An unusual education initiative in Kodaikanal’s Kombai-Perungadu tribal settlement is changing how children and families think about schooling. Instead of beginning with textbooks, teachers first arrived with nail cutters, hygiene lessons and conversations with parents. The initiative, called “School on Wheels”, was started in 2024 by My School Satya Surabhi to reach children who had…

Pic credit: English Heritage When you visit a historic place, your eyes usually go where you expect them to: the paintings at eye level, the carved doors and the glass cases full of relics. Few people ever think to tilt their heads back and take in what hangs overhead. That is a missed opportunity, because…

Instagram creator @bejaintle documented his experience riding through Delhi dressed as a woman For two hours, a Delhi-based creator stepped out on a scooty after dressing up as a woman. He wore a dress, got his makeup done, covered his head and face with a dupatta and set out on the city’s streets at night-…