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TOP 5 Books you should gift your kids

Team L&M Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls 1 & 2 by Elena Favilli and Francesca Cavallo: 100 bedtime stories about the perseverance and bravery of 100 extraordinary women, this book has been illustrated by 60 female artists from around the world. The Upside Down King by Sudha Murty: Discover speaking bears, Ravana’s brother- the God of Wealth, and a […]Read More

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UNBLOOMED FLOWERS

An early winter morning As I step down from the cosy confines of my home I witness Hoards of small children Sleeping under the stars Engulfed in the sheet of Mist, Smog and Fog These are street children Most name them ‘urchins’ Some set out for begging Others exploited as child labour Their bodies and […]Read More

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Life, work and play in Gurugram

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Lest you are mistaken, Debeshi Gooptu’s Gurgaon Diaries (Rupa, 226 pages, Rs 295) is not in a diary format despite its title. Rather it is a collection of small stories, anecdotes to be precise, presented randomly — each one driving home the point that in spite of being an IT hub sporting […]Read More

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The fightback story

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha The Adventures of Young Kalam by Stuti Agarwal (Juggernaut, Rs 199, 168 pages ) is an interesting insight into the life of India’s late President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam. But don’t you take it to be a fact-based narrative as it is a fictional story that reimagines Kalam’s childhood in a magical manner!, so […]Read More

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Report sexual harassment at workplace

Sexual harassment comes in different forms, and when it’s online it’s often even less obvious. Yet, it still happens. If you’re in a professional situation where you feel uncomfortable, you should immediately start recording it. Often larger cases are built on a pattern of small incidents, which, if not documented properly, won’t be useful as evidence. […]Read More

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Love life, live life

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha I couldn’t have got Life’s Amazing Secrets: How To Find Balance and Purpose In Your Life at a better time. Confused and at crossroads on various life issues, I had recently joined a spiritual group (Beings Of Light) and started attending its monthly meetings. The group founder Major Dalbir Singh often called me for […]Read More

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