Stu-C is Punjab University’s hotspot, a popular hangout since 1960s. Housing one of the oldest coffee shop, it draws students even now and evokes nostalgia among older ones, says Mannat Mundi

To save the gooseberry she fought malnutrition and helped farmers and women find livelihood. Rakesh Kumar meets Sarla Lakhawat whose prescription has brought prosperity to Anta in Rajasthan

Visit Shivpuri, a summer resort of the Scindia rulers, to soak in nature’s beauty and also marvel at the architectural wonders, says Azera Parveen Rahman, listing the places one must not miss

A 15-minute boat ride through the Poovar River took Sanu George to a resort where there were a row of floating cottages and a floating restaurant. The place is 20 km from Thiruvananthapuram

Child birth in the lap of luxury is the latest as Labour-Delivery-Recovery suites, costing a lakh for three days, are hired by couples, for whom comfort is the key, says Azera Parveen Rahman

The fisherfolk of Appikonda in Andhra Pradesh pin their hope on a primary school with 72 students. Pamela Philipose explains the community dynamics that keeps education at a faraway horizon

Deftly blending academics with social action programmes, Periyar Maniammai University has proved that the local community too can be taught skills they can use. P C Vinoj Kumar checks it out

For the six girls of Ahmedabad, painting is catharsis. Mentored by Vasudha Thozhur, these survivors of the 2002 riots have displayed their work in an art exhibition, says Surekha Kadapa-Bose

The ‘Snack Attack’ host, who followed his passion against family wishes, wants the media to highlight the passion and labour in cooking, and not glamourise the chef, says Natalia Ningthoujam

A concerted effort is on to popularise mountain biking among white-collar workers of big cities. As training sessions and events are being organized the response is good, says Vishal Gulati

Asiya Zahoor is a born teacher. First she taught the flowers in her garden, then kids, and now college students. But her goal always was to educate poor Kashmiri children, says Shazia Yousuf

Singer Shreya Ghoshal has come a long way since she won a musical talent show on TV. Today she is a top celebrity, and her voice is being compared to Lata Mangeshkar’s, says Santosh Mehta

The unanimous decision of the UPA government and the Congress Working Committee to grant statehood to Telangana sets right a historic blunder committed by Nehru 57 years ago, says Sam Rajappa

Campus radio’s popularity has caught up over the decade and there are about 100 such stations whose reach go beyond their campuses. Jamia Millia Islamia’s radio is one, says Shradha Chettri

Visiting Leh is an experience. At an altitude of 11,000 feet, amid snow-capped mountains the visitor gets to wake up to an azure sky and savour every little moment, says Azera Parveen Rahman