It was the best of Times. It was the worst of Times.
Yesterday, footage of a leopard in Rajasthan with its head stuck in a utensil circulated on the internet.
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The townspeople, despite being very scared, did not hurt the big cat, and it was later sedated and freed from the unwanted helmet by forest department officials.
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The Times of India, Bangalore, printed the story with the best headline ever. WARNING: terribly punny.
Love the strong, savoury flavour of curry? Just mix together some curry powder, cayenne pepper, salt, and chilli powder. Store it in a container and sprinkle on your popcorn whenever you're craving a snack. Follow this tutorial by CookingWithKarma.
If you ❤️ peanut butter, try this chocolate-drizzled yummy mix.
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It really is as simple as it sounds. Peanut butter, honey or corn syrup (if you don't have it on hand, here's a recipe), and sugar. Toss them all up in a hot pan and drizzle the creamy mixture over a bed of fresh popcorn. If you like, lightly drizzle some melted dark chocolate on top. Follow this tutorial by mommycraftsalot.
“I felt that if I told someone, they were going to view me as someone weak.”
"The Survivor Chronicles" is a new series by the Bachpan Bachao Andolan where adult survivors of sexual abuse talk about the trauma they endured.
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Bachpan Bachao Andolan (Save The Child Movement) is an India-based child rights movement. Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi laid its foundation in 1980 in India.
In its first instalment, Vijay (alias), 46, talks about the incident that changed his life in several ways.
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About 30 years ago, Vijay was molested by his eye doctor. He kept it a secret for a long time, all the while blaming himself for not doing anything about it. He dealt with a mix of shame and a fear of being seen as weak by people. Vijay's wife only found out 17-18 years into their marriage.
Happy Bellies is a Kickstarter project which aims to sell plush toys shaped like India's fave foods, to use the proceeds to increase technology access in rural India.
Diana and Jackie co-founded a social enterprise called Essmart to improve life in the villages of South India by increasing technology. Happy Bellies is one of their sub-projects that they hope will help do just that. They teamed up with Avantika, a local designer, to make their plush toy dreams a reality.
Meena was raped for rejecting a marriage proposal, and pushed to the point of contemplating suicide.
This is Meena, the second child sexual abuse survivor to speak up about her experiences for the "The Survivor Chronicles" series.
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“The Survivor Chronicles” is a new series by the Bachpan Bachao Andolan where adult survivors of sexual abuse talk about the trauma they endured. Nobel Peace Laureate Kailash Satyarthi laid the foundation of the child rights movement Bachpan Bachao Andolan in 1980 in India.
Meena moved to Sonipat, Haryana, in hopes of working as domestic help. She wasn't allowed to contact her family, and her employer physically abused her regularly. A man in Sonipat proposed to her and raped her when she refused to marry him. The sexual abuse continued for two whole years and Meena couldn't go home. She was pushed to the point of contemplating suicide.
An idol has been modelled on the Ardhanarishwar concept of half-man, half-woman: Shiva and Durga — the masculine and the feminine in the same body.
Pratyay Gender Trust, an Indian transgender collective, is all set to observe India's first transgender Durga Puja in Kolkata after completing this representation of goddess Durga.
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The idol was crafted by China Pal, who is known as the only woman artist of the Kumortuli region. It was a result of the vision of Bhanu Naskar, the secretary of the 12-member Puja committee of trans women set up by Pratyay Gender Trust.
Bhanu Naskar, 55, initiated the process towards organising the Transgender Women's Durga Puja with Monorama Kinnar and other senior transgender members.
They collaborated with the local Puja organising committee, Joy Mitra Street Udyami Yubak Brinda, to create scope for conversations between communities where transgender women and their families live.
"The idol is being modelled on the Ardhanarishwar concept of half-man, half-woman: Shiva and Durga — the masculine and the feminine in the same body," Pratyay Gender Trust told BuzzFeed.
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Pratyay Gender Trust
The idea, according to the trust, was to explore the gendered lines while keeping within the traditional framework.