Sayed Irshad Ali from Udaipur in Rajasthan is in Bhopal these days seeking justice for victims of the Bhopal gas leak through his provocative hoardings and posters. Shahnawaz Akhtar reports

If you want to look right, you have to learn to love your body, model – turned -Bollywood item girl – turned – author, Yana Gupta, told Madhusree Chatterjee at the Jaipur Literature Festival

Women have become vulnerable for sexual exploitation in cyberspace, elucidates Donna Demetillo-Mendoza citing examples from Philippines, which is emerging as a global hotspot of cyber porn

Self reliance in water changed the lives of the people of Ekalpaar village in Rajasthan for the better. Manu Moudgil tells us how the village in Thar desert revived traditions and prospered

With the country’s child sex ratio hitting a new low—944 girls for every 1,000 boys – a pilot project in Maharashtra’s Kolhapur district has brought ultrasound clinics under the scanner

It is a cool way to explore places – on bicycles. Shahnawaz Akhtar catches up with three young engineers, who have launched a novel bicycle movement for those with a flair for adventure

If you're busy shopping at a packed marketplace and someone next to you breaks into a jig, don't fret, just join in, suggests Radhika Bhirani writing about ‘flash mobs,’ a new rage in India

An Islamic seminary in Uttar Pradesh breaks the stereotypes associated with madrassas, teaching modern subjects to its students most of whom are girls, finds Abu Zafar

Parul Duggal does India proud winning the first runner-up title at the Miss Globe International pageant in Cyprus. Is this a sign of India’s return to the top of the global beauty stage?  

“It’s just a song. Just a phase. It will pass,” says a modest ‘why this kolaveri di’ star Dhanush, who is set to perform live in Delhi after his successful shows in Mumbai and Kolkata

Harlequin Mills & Boon launched its second novel by an Indian writer - who writes a Bollywood type Indian love story - with Indian models on the book’s cover, says Madhushree Chatterjee

Women in Bihar’s Valmiki Tiger Reserve have shown a way for households using firewood to reduce fuel consumption by 40 per cent. Their eco-friendly chulhas burn less wood, says Sanjeeb Baruah

Cartoonist Kravmaga Sreeram takes a dig at Team Anna’s India Against Corruption Movement – and its slogan shouting brigade –which organised a public meeting in Chennai on Sunday

Indian designers are now trying to adapt saris to the resort-wear segment through stunning designs that would appeal both to the Indian and international market, says Nivedita Sharma 

Thanks to ‘desi’ wedding planners who have set up shop in Washington, it is now possible for Indian Americans to celebrate their marriage in the traditional style, says Arun Kumar