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February 7, 2016 Krupabai Satthianadhan’s ‘Saguna’, which appeared in 1887, was largely autobiographical.
18.3K Total Views I began this series last summer with the first book written in English by an Indian. So when it was time to read the first book of 2016 for my bottom shelf, I picked another old volume that enjoys a similar honour. This time, it’s by an author who is credited with […]
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NEWS 
February 7, 2016 Two rare archival interviews with the formidable vocalist.
Photo Credit: via YouTube 35.2K Total Views Known for his unbelievable virtuosity, superb intonation, unpredictability, and above all, a unique tonal quality, Bade Ghulam Ali Khan (1901-1968), doyen of the Patiala gharana, took the world of Hindustani music by storm in the 1940s. Though inimitable, he left behind a stylistic legacy that has impacted several […]
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February 7, 2016 Meet the three Indian comic book artists on the global 100 list (and one who isn’t)
23.7K Total Views The year 2015 was a watershed for women writers of graphic novels. They swept the IgnatzAwards but then, as the year came to a close they shook the foundations the prestigious Angoulême Comics Festival in France by protesting against all-male 2016 Grand Prix nominee list citing gender discrimination. This resulted in the […]
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CLOTHING 
February 7, 2016 Don’t expect to see women dressed in feathers at Goa’s version of the pre-Lent festival.
Photo Credit: YouTube 21.5K Total Views Earlier this week, residents of Panaji, Goa’s capital, awoke to the sight of large pink masks and blue, red and green buntings being draped on the street along the Mandovi River, where a sprinkling of brown-headed gulls enjoyed the early February sun. This weekend, Carnival ‒ the burst of […]
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NEWS 
February 7, 2016 What history proves: Indian mosques barring women is only a recent trend
Photo Credit: Ruchika Sharma 19.9K Total Views Recent protests against an age-old ban on the entry of women in the Shani Shingnapur temple in Maharashtra’s Ahmednagar distrct and in Mumbai’s Haji Ali dargah have sparked a debate on restrictions on women in places of worship. On Monday, a group of Muslim women moved the Supreme […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 7, 2016 Why aren’t Indians using Wikipedia to hold the government to account?
Photo Credit: Lionel Bonaventure/AFP 15.9K Total Views Thanks to modern science and technology, the treasury of human material as well as intellectual and cultural wealth is overflowing. Enormous quantities of information are exchanged today at lightning speed, and incredible numbers of people separated by great distances are in constant touch with one another. Two contrasts […]
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February 6, 2016 MakeMyTrip Under Scanner for Alleged Tax Evasion
Online travel company MakeMyTrip is under probe for alleged service tax evasion of Rs. 75 crores. The Directorate General of Central Excise Intelligence (DGCEI) has registered a case against the online travel services provider for allegedly not depositing service tax which it had collected from the customers, official sources said. Following the probe, one of […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 6, 2016 Microsoft to Bring Windows Phone’s Word Flow Keyboard to iOS
Microsoft until now restricted its Word Flow Keyboard app to its own Windows Phone platform. The Redmond-based tech giant is now planning to bring it to Android and iOS as well. In an email sent to some Windows Insider testers, shared by The Verge, Microsoft said it is hunting foriPhone 5s (or later) users to […]
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February 6, 2016 New App Could Help Users Hide Their Location From Third Parties
A team of researchers at a US university has developed an app that blocks third parties from identifying an individual’s location based on what they search for online. “The trend of people using searches and social networks on smartphones which aren’t well-protected is going up. Sometimes people share too much information. This is a way […]
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ALL DEALS 
February 6, 2016 Oyo Rooms Claims 1 Million Check-Ins; Celebrates With a Flash Sale
Budget hotel aggregator Oyo Rooms made a splash on social media on Monday, claiming to have hit 1 million check-ins. The ticker on its website crossed the one million milestone at around 3:30pm IST. According to the flash sale page, a thousand early birds get bookings at Rs. 99, but it appears to be sold […]
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February 6, 2016 WhatsApp Becomes Free, Drops Annual Subscription Fee
WhatsApp will be getting rid of its $1 (approximately Rs. 68) annual subscription fee this year. The widely used messaging app confirmed plans to ditch annual fee from all of its apps across various platforms over the next several weeks. Until now, WhatsApp asked some users to pay an annual fee for using the app […]
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February 6, 2016 Microsoft Selfie App for iOS Updated With New Features and Interface
The Microsoft Selfie app that was introduced last month for iOS has now been updated with a new logo, new UI, and some new features as well. The Microsoft Selfie v2.0.0 besides a new UI and logo, introduces a ‘Share’ feature using which you can send the selfie images clicked to others, something that was […]
