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Nine forms of female divinity celebrated during Navratri

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi Every autumn, across India, Navratri - the nine-day festival of prayer, fasting, music and joyous celebration -- is dedicated to Goddess Durga. According to Sanatan philosophy Shakti, the feminine divinity, is a source of power, and energy that led to the creation. The Goddess is associated with destroying the evil and restoring balance in the universe. It's also associted with wealth, and knowledge. ...

10 books that explore Mahatma Gandhi’s life and ideas

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi More than seven decades after his assassination, Mahatma Gandhi continues to occupy a unique place in the imagination of people across the world. His name is associated with non-violence, civil resistance, truth and the struggle against injustice. His methods have been studied far beyond India, while his life has inspired generations of political leaders, scholars, activists and writers. Gandhi's internation...

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5 things to know about Naga film Angh that has entered the Oscars race

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi A film rooted in the remote hills of Nagaland has suddenly found itself on the international awards map. Theja Rio’s Angh, a story about a Naga village chief, his family and a rapidly disappearing way of life, has won the prestigious Platform Award at the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF). Here are five things to know about the film. 1. Angh tells a story from 1960s Nagaland Set in the...

Everester Nahida Manzoor wants more women to climb peaks

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi Nahida Manzoor, Kashmir’s first woman to scale Mountain Everest at the age of 23, says that she does not see many women in India interesting in mountaineering and she wants to change that. Speaking to Awaz-the voice, Srinagar-based Nahida, says that women don’t have to necessarily scale major peaks like Everest. “Mountaineering is meant to give one the experience, test one’s mental and ph...

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Rear Admiral (retd) Khurram Shahzad Noor's fascinating journey

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi The thought of joining the Indian Navy never occurred to a young Khurram Shahzad Noor while he was growing up in a village of Western Uttar Pradesh. It was a meeting with a colonel while he was attending a tuition class. The Army officer encouraged him to consider a career in the armed forces. Today, after retiring from the Indian Navy at the rank of Rear Admiral, a fairly senior leadership position, he remembers...

How Elina Dawoodani turned her nutrition expertise into a digital venture

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi Elina Dawoodani is the founder of Momfunda, a digital platform that seeks to help parents make informed decisions about child nutrition and early care. Her journey demonstrates how specialised academic knowledge can be transformed into a digital venture that combines education, content and community-oriented services. Originally from Mumbai, Elina has built her professional identity at the intersection of nu...

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Rear Admiral (retd) Khurram Shahzad Noor's fascinating journey

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi The thought of joining the Indian Navy never occurred to a young Khurram Shahzad Noor while he was growing up in a village of Western Uttar Pradesh. It was a meeting with a colonel while he was attending a tuition class. The Army officer encouraged him to consider a career in the armed forces. Today, after retiring from the Indian Navy at the rank of Rear Admiral, a fairly senior leadership position, he remembers...

10 interesting facts about Vande Mataram

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi As the national song Vande Mataram is being sung for the first time at the Independence Day Function at Red Fort in Delhi, it's time to look at this iconic Sanskrit-Bangla composition in historic perspective. The song embodies a universal expression of love for the motherland. Written 150 years ago, it travelled from the pages of literature to political meetings, protests and revolutionary movements. Here are...

Major Rajiv Kumar Joon's courage that still inspires

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi There are soldiers whose names become familiar through wars, and there are those whose courage is displayed in battles that the public may never see. Major Rajiv Kumar Joon, an Ashoka Chakra awardee, belongs to the latter category, a soldier whose extraordinary courage during a militant encounter in Jammu and Kashmir came at a time when the Valley was facing a difficult period of insurgency. On September 16, 1994...

Havildar Hangpan Dada, Ashok Chakra, chased terrorist till sustaining fatal injury

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi Some heroes are remembered for the battles they win. Others are remembered for the lives they save. Havildar Hangpan Dada, an Assam Regiment soldier who was posthumously awarded the Ashoka Chakra, belongs to the latter. His final battle in the mountains of Jammu and Kashmir was a story of extraordinary courage, leadership and sacrifice. In the face of armed terrorists, difficult terrain and overwhelming danger, ...

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Grateful nation honoured Lt Balwan Singh for Tiger Hill operation with MVC

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi During the Kargil War of 1999, a young officer of the Indian Army, Lieutenant Balwan Singh led his men up one of the most treacherous mountain faces in the Drass sector, fighting through darkness, freezing temperatures and enemy fire to reclaim Tiger Hill. Born in Haryana, Balwan Singh joined the Indian Army with the determination of a young man who wanted to serve his country. He was commissioned into the 18 Gr...

Letters of Tololing hero Captain Vijayant Thapar are testament to his bravery

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi Captain Vijayant Thapar, who was posthumously awarded the Vir Chakra for his bravery during the Kargil War, left behind three deeply personal letters to his family that are testimony to his indomitable spirit in fighting for India's territorial integrity. Born into a military family, Captain Vijayant grew up with a strong sense of duty towards the nation. His father, Colonel V.N. Thapar, had served in the Ind...

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Neikezhakuo Kenguruse , MVC, fought barefoot in Kargil war

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi On the icy cliffs of Kargil, where even standing upright was a challenge, Captain Neikezhakuo Kenguruse made a decision that redefines courage and has since become one of the extraordinary stories of bravery taught in India's Military schools. Remembering Heroes He took off his boots to take on the intruders on Indian soil -Pakistani soldiers- during the 1999 Kargil conflict. It was not an act of des...

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Naik Digendra Kumar, MVC climbed a mountain of fire in Kargil War

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi Some victories are written in history books. Others are etched into mountains. High above the icy heights of Kargil, where every breath was a battle and every step could be the last, Naik Digendra Kumar fought a war that would become one of the defining moments of the 1999 Kargil conflict. It was a battle not just against heavily armed enemy soldiers, but against freezing winds, razor-sharp cliffs and the certai...

Mali Bi's courage turned the course of 1971 war in Poonch

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi History often remembers generals who led armies and soldiers who won battles. Yet, hidden in its pages are ordinary people whose extraordinary courage changed the course of history. One such forgotten heroine is Mali Bi, a Gujjar woman from the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, whose bold act during the 1971 India-Pakistan War helped save an entire town. Remembering Heroes All she possessed was...

Mali Bi's courage turned the course of 1971 war in Poonch

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi History often remembers generals who led armies and soldiers who won battles. Yet, hidden in its pages are ordinary people whose extraordinary courage changed the course of history. One such forgotten heroine is Mali Bi, a Gujjar woman from the border district of Poonch in Jammu and Kashmir, whose bold act during the 1971 India-Pakistan War helped save an entire town. Remembering Heroes All she possessed was...

Major Hamza Arif's love story cut short in the line of duty

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi While most Indians sleep peacefully each night, thousands of soldiers stand guard along the country's frontiers, prepared to risk—and, if necessary, sacrifice—their lives in the line of duty. One of them was Major Hamza Arif, a 31-year-old Indian Army officer, who died in a road accident near the Jaisalmer Military Station in Rajasthan on the night of July 30, barely a month after he married the ...

Sajjad 'Bob' Hussain, the man behind Stringmo Sisters of Ladakh

Vidushi Gaur/New Delhi Recently pn Kargil Vijay Divas, the nation watched a group of Ladakhi women singing a medley of Bollywood patriotic songs, Tera Himalaya Aakash Chhoo Le..(Yodha) and Aiy desh mere.. (Bhuj: The Pride of India) and winning hearts of millions. The internet was bombarded with questions about these women who also rendered the song at the Kargil Martyrs' Memorial at Drass on July 26. How did these women come to th...

CWG medalist Mohammed Basil once sprinted alongside normal athletes

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi When Mohammed Basil crouched at the starting blocks for the men's 100m T47 final at the 2026 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, he was carrying more than the hopes of a nation. He was carrying the belief that determination can outrun every limitation. Seconds later, the young sprinter from Kerala sprinted into history. Basil crossed the finish line to claim the silver medal, while compatriot Dilip Mahadu Gav...

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Why is Ranjit Bajaj betting everything on India's football future

Vidushi Gaur/ New Delhi When football legend Lionel Messi visited India recently, his arrival was celebrated like a national festival. Crores were spent on hosting the Argentine icon, and stadiums overflowed with fans eager to catch a glimpse of one of the greatest players in history. Watching the celebrations unfold, football administrator and youth coach Ranjit Bajaj posed a provocative question. "If someone gave me ₹1...

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