Month: August 2018

BOOKS

PM Modi autographs medical device innovation book

In a quiet shed within IIT Bombay, a handful of engineers who left their jobs elsewhere to start working on innovative medical devices guided by Prof B Ravi, supported by the Government of Maharashtra and Government of India. In less than four years, BETiC (Biomedical Engineering and Technology incubation Centre) has grown to 10 centres across […]Read More

NEWS

Transfer Netaji’s mortal remains to India

Daughter Prof Anita Bose Pfaff appeals to governments of India and Japan On the 73rd death anniversary of Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Professor Anita Bose Pfaff, Netaji’s only child, said, “On this, the 73rd anniversary of my father’s passing, I renew my appeal to the Governments of India and Japan to facilitate a transfer of his […]Read More

DIL SE

Be a responsible citizen, rise above petty politics

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha As if mainstream media wasn’t enough, social media too is now falling into the same rut. There is a slight difference though: while journalists working in mainstream media are answerable to their bosses and hence, follow a particular line of writing, there are no such limitations on social media. The result: all […]Read More

L&M SPECIAL

We’ll never be able to thank them enough…

Team L&M Over the last four days, we profiled four little-known freedom fighters though there were hundreds of thousands unknown names who laid down their lives or contributed for the nation’s freedom. As India celebrates the 72nd Independence Day, www.lifeandmore.in remembers a few other freedom fighters who played an important role in helping us breathe in […]Read More

ART & ARTISTES

Platform for Artists’ art getaway in Panchgani

The misty town of Panchgani was the venue for 10th Art Getaway of Platform For Artists (PFA), a Pune-based community of artists that focusses on creating inter-disciplinary artwork. The event in the form of a residency, organised in association with Zostel, India’s largest chain of backpackers’ hostels, took place between August 10-12 in the newly […]Read More

ART & ARTISTES

Art allows me to rediscover myself

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha For artist Neeti Aggarwal, painting, besides being a passion since childhood, is akin to meditation. The Hardwar-born artist, who recently did a show of her works in the Convention Foyer of India Habitat Centre, New Delhi, says art allows her to rediscover herself “and creating art gives me immense personal gratification. I […]Read More

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