Arul Ashram: giving a new lease of life
AIDS has killed more than 25 million people worldwide since it was first identified. More than 15 million children have been orphaned by HIV. As the world is fighting with this deadly disease,...
Daily Archive: December 20, 2011
Students’ use and abuse of drugs
One of the widespread problems among students in India and all over the world is high alcohol and drug use. Many campuses around the nation experience problems arising from students’ use and abuse...
Anjalai, 70 and going strong
For 70–year-old Anjalai, selling fish is more than a job. It has been a part of her life since she was a teenager. Anjalai, who sells fish at the ‘Periya’ (big) fish market in...
Camera kodunga
Santhosh, an amateur photographer, called out in excitement to us, trying to snatch the camera mobile one of us was holding, “Camera kodunga” (give me the camera). A bubbly boy with stars in his...
Ramesh: travelling miles to read
It is easy to give up and walk back in the midst of an activity, that too for a person with a disability. But Ramesh, a visually challenged student at Pondicherry University, attributes his...
Calicut University wins Kho-Kho tournament
Calicut University emerged champions in the South Zone Inter University Kho-Kho Tournament for Women held at Pondicherry University from Sep 27 to 30. Teams from 43 South Indian varsities participated in the tournament. Mr....
