When Covid struck, the only thing selling well was masks. By innovating, adapting and helping each other out, these Madhubani painters in Bihar rose to the challenge and earned a steady income, even during the lockdowns.
To help communities during that period, Gravis started active relief measures, supporting about 150,000 people. The organisation distributed food and hygiene kits to nearly 40,000 families (around 3,20,000 people).
“When my husband was in ICU during the third wave, I got a lot of strength and inner peace only because of this group and the hymns we learnt. In difficult times, we had each other.”
Confined to her home, Johanna decided to film a few sit-down videos, where she spoke about her experiences in India, interspersed with a few snippets of her everyday life with her husband Vinod, a government official, and their one-year-old daughter Annika.
Dr Champaneria returned from overseas to live and work in the region, and contribute significantly to bring sustainable development to healthcare at the grassroots.
Dr Nivedita Gupta, the Head of Virology at Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR), had to take on responsibilities that did not really fit into her "designated work profile".
Nine years after terrorists killed at least 166 people in Mumbai on November 26,2008, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, actor Amitabh Bachchan and poet lyricist Prasoon Joshi will take the stage at a memorial event on Sunday to listen to survivor's accounts of their personal triumph over terror in the years since.
How the Iran war has left Gulf nations divided in their response
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The US-Israeli war on Iran has put Gulf Arab countries at risk, with military bases, energy facilities, and population centers targeted. While Saudi Arabia and the UAE support war, Oman and Qatar seek diplomatic solutions. The mediation presents a chance for India to increase involvement in the region.
