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Blind student earns PhD under guidance of another visually-challenged
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 12:29 in People | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
In what could be an interesting achievement, Sanjay Jain, a visually-impaired lecturer with the Indian Law Society’s Law College, recently received a doctorate degree, which he pursued under the guide who is also visually-challenged.... (Continue reading)
Bharatnatyam artist Smitha Madhav will perform in the city on March 14
Written on 11 Mar, 2010 at 11:50 in Art | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Smitha Madhav feels that there is a lot of room for innovation in the creative field these days ... (Continue reading)
A group to protect men from women
Written on 9 Mar, 2010 at 11:39 in Lifestyle | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
As the world celebrates the empowerment of women, a group of men meet regularly at Sambhaji Park to plan how to protect men from women who they say ‘misuse legal rights to opress men.’... (Continue reading)
Celebrate being a woman
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 18:40 in Headline, People | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
8th March is the day to celebrate the glory of being a woman. This day is marked as the International Women’s day and is celebrated on a large scale worldwide. ... (Continue reading)
Nowhere to go six years ago, woman now in driver’s seat
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 11:55 in People | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
When six years ago, Savita Kumbhar took to driving an autorickshaw at the age of 31 to make a living, all she wanted was just enough money to sustain herself and her son as the burden of running the family... (Continue reading)
Pune Linux Users’ Group encourages people to use and play with open source software
Written on 8 Mar, 2010 at 11:44 in Lifestyle | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Back in 1999, when people in the city were just becoming aware of the Internet, Gautam Godse founded the Pune Linux Users' Group (PLUG) for those who loved to play with open source software.... (Continue reading)
Fergusson College starts its official film club
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 12:23 in Lifestyle | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
There is good news for cine buffs. They now have one more place in the city to watch and discuss films after Fergusson College floated its official film club recently.... (Continue reading)
Learn the basics of life saving at Ruby Hall Clinic
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 12:04 in People | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Now, anybody can learn about first aid, thanks to the Lifesavers course started by the Rashtriya Life Saving Society (India).... (Continue reading)
Marathi film ‘Gair’ will be released in USA
Written on 5 Mar, 2010 at 11:51 in Movies | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
'Gair', a Marathi film directed by Satish Rajwade, will be released in Big Cinemas in San Jose on Friday, followed by 17 other cities in the USA.... (Continue reading)
Pen-work, charcoal painting and large-scale memory drawing
Written on 4 Mar, 2010 at 11:53 in Art | viewed times and users have made 0 comments so far
Artiste Rajshekhar Khollam talks about his specialisation – pen-work, charcoal painting and large-scale memory drawing.... (Continue reading)