In a patriarchal Uttar Pradesh village, a young girl is making a difference.
President Pranab Mukherjee's wife Suvra Mukherjee, who has been ailing for some time, passed away on Tuesday. She was 74.
'When I look at the faces of people around me, they have a certain energy, as if unemployment, food scarcity and infrastructural breakdown are small sacrifices for our agitation for Gorkhaland,' a Gorkha based in Delhi tells Geetanjali Krishna.
"When the judgement was being delivered by the Juvenile Justice Board (JJB), presided over by Principal Magistrate Geetanjali Goel, the victim's younger brother tried to attack the minor," the sources at the Board said.
'As I look back on 2016, I see yet another year in which our country -- not just the government -- has failed to move ahead,' says Geetanjali Krishna.
The juvenile accused in the December 16 gang rape and murder of 23-year-old paramedic on Wednesday denied all the charges against him, claiming that he was not a participant in the horrendous crime.
The 230-year-old Alila Fort in Bishangarh is now a hotel.
Most homeless kids, whether they have families or live alone, face daily physical & sexual abuse.
Recipes by Chef M A Sayyad at the Ranbanka Palace.
'This is just a harmless card that helps me beat the system occasionally... being labelled a Scheduled Caste is another cup of tea altogether.'
There was a time when the fierce warriors of the Konyak tribe displayed the skulls of their vanquished enemies as war trophies. Today, their world is disappearing.
Key documents related to the seven-year-old scam go missing from medical college in Gwalior.
In the snow clad Jungfraujoch, Geetanjali Krishna walks straight into a scene from a Bollywood film -- a buxom beauty in a green chiffon sari.
A Delhi-based organisation is helping parents become involved with their children's school experience, says Geetanjali Krishna.
How do the shows we watch and the songs we listen to, affect us? The question bothers Geetanjali Krishna after a domestic worker gushes about her six-month-old daughter's love for a nagin-themed TV show and Mika's Gandi Baat.
The banana grower, like everyone else in the village, was buying all his daily requirements on credit. The grocer, fishmonger and vegetable seller were all happily dispensing with their goods and keeping account of who owed what.
Meet the Ravana makers of Titarpur, courtesy Geetanjali Krishna.
They landed at their destination in the midst of a typhoon warning!
Hard decisions have to be taken when a baby is on the way, says Geetanjali Krishna.
This picturesque city is a fascinating mix of Swiss quaintness and modern flourishes.
The celebrities offer their condolences.
When she told me her story, I realised that one man's meat is another man's poison.
The capital of Portugal has reinvented itself as one of the hottest travel destinations in Europe.
Dedicated to the goddess of happiness, this beautiful tourist attraction remains spectacular in its desolation, says Geetanjali Krishna.
Like the Vietnamese, maybe we too will survive bombs and disasters to see a better day.
'All these people want is a secure home where they can live and earn in peace.'
The monkeys can't take their eyes off the snake, and Geetanjali Krishna has forgotten to breathe.
No, they are not you or me, says Geetanjali Krishna.
Geetanjali Krishna approached her trip to Greece -- the cradle of democracy where the notions of equality, free speech and civic liberty first took shape -- as much as pilgrimage as a holiday.
A social venture is recycling shoes so that barefoot children have proper footwear.
Even the most positive change can inflict collateral damage, discovers Geetanjali Krishna.
'Bateshwar is a rare temple where Shiva is depicted in his human form (and not his symbol, the Lingam).'
A Swiss sojourn may start at Alpines but its real charm lies in Interlaken, says Geetanjali Krishna.
'We met on a Mumbai local some time ago, but the lessons she taught me about money management and life in general have stayed with me,' says Geetanjali Krishna.
The idea that home itself could have hitherto undiscovered delights, was a nice one for Geetanjali Krishna.
'Patriotism is a sentiment, a feeling of belonging to a place.' 'Nationalism is an ideology, and like all ideologies, it is absolute and restrictive in nature,' Ashis Nandy, arguably India's leading social thinker, tells Geetanjali Krishna.
"The idea is to inform industries about sustainable practices that will reduce their carbon footprint as well as boost their bottomlines," Smarter Dharma founder Sriram Kuchimanchi tells Geetanjali Krishna.
The prospects of getting a good course in a good college with an aggregate of 92 per cent are bleak, says a parent.
Geetanjali Krishna discovers beautiful landscapes, caves and secret beaches in an exhilarating voyage off the Algarve coast.
Improved fire-fighting equipment and proper training for forest guards is a must to ensure that fires like the recent ones don't occur again. In the first of a three-part series, Geetanjali Krishna looks at the burning issues that need to be resolved.
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