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What is triggering this distressing trend in India? Illustrations: Uttam Ghosh The day the Class X exam results were announced, Dhanalakshmi rushed back home from work in the afternoon. She had found out by checking online that her daughter, 16-year-old Sridevi, had failed the exam and she was worried she might not be able to handle the disappointment. But when she reached their two-room house in the crowded quarter of Jogupalaya in Bangalore, it was to discover the body of her son, ...

KOLKATA: A film by the name Sare Chuattar Ghosh Para, which has been titled after the Uttam Kumar-Suchitra Senstarrer Sare Chuattar, has suddenly been derailed as directors stopped post-production work after its producer and bookie Ajit

That Maharashtra has been grappling with severe drought is a given now. So when rediff.com's Uttam Ghosh packed his bags and set off for Jalna in the north Marathwada region of the state he expected to come across the usual images.But instead of a parched landscape, he encountered greenery and chara chavanis (cattle sheds) with well-cared bovines. Eventually, as he walked around with his camera, Uttam realised that the real villains in the scene lay somewhere else -- in excessive tubewell ...

Archana Kochhar showed her latest line inspired by the spirit of Mumbai. Photographs: Uttam Ghosh Ace designer Archana Kochhar sought inspiration from the city she works out of in her latest collection called Mumbai Checkmate. Lakme Fashion Week Complete Coverage ...

Day Two of the Lakme Fashion Week saw a lot of celebs in attendance. Photographs by Uttam Ghosh and Hitesh Harisinghani Genelia D'souza came dressed in a satin white blouse and denims. She completes the casual look with a designer bag and brown jacket. You can see her happily posing for shutterbugs at the event. Please click NEXT to continue ...

Leading menswear designer Kunal Rawal shows us how grunge can look sexy. Photographs: Uttam Ghosh For all those who thought that men can't dress fashionably, take a cue from Kunal Rawal who showcased his collection on Day Two of the Fashion week.  The 20-something costume designer whose spring-summer collection was inspired by his own karkhana (workshop) cleverly blended the various elements of his workshop which translated in the form of prints, cuts and silhouettes in his designs. The ...

The veteran singer made a dazzling appearance at the end of Manish Malhotra's show. Photograph: Uttam Ghosh The fashion ramp can strike fear in the hearts of the best of the models. But Asha Bhosle is no regular woman. The veteran singer who was part of the audience in Manish Malhotra's show at the Lakme Fashion Week was invited on the ramp at the end of the show to speak a few words confessed that she'd done everything in her life except walk the fashion ramp. Seizing the opportunity, Manish ...

Analyst , 2013, Advance Article DOI : 10.1039/C3AN00423F, Communication Subhadip Ghosh, Uttam Anand, Saptarshi Mukherjee Ciprofloxacin mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles having luminescent properties that can be used for drug delivery and ...

The writer has posted comments on this article Dwaipayan GhoshDwaipayan Ghosh , TNN | Jun 13, 2013, 05.42 AM IST RELATED NEW DELHI: Scores of Delhi Transport Corporation drivers and conductors held a protest at Hari Nagar depot in west Delhi, ...