Sports & Culture

National Sports Day is celebrated as an annual event on 29 August in India on the birthday anniversary of legendary hockey player Dhyan Chand. This day serves as a platform to recognise and honour professional athletes for their sporting contributions. In recent years, it is seen as an opportunity for stakeholders in India’s sports...

This Sunday marks an important day for the Black Lives Matter movement. August 23 is annually reserved to honour the people in Saint-Domingue who revolted against slavery in 1791 and paved the way for the abolition of this humiliating practice that reduces human beings to minions. It's a major event in Haiti and the...

Periods have been a major taboo in India. The hush-hush around the topic has made it difficult to address the issues surrounding it. Breaking the taboo, Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket team Rajasthan Royals has brought the limelight back on the subject of periods. Menstrual Hygiene Issues in India Issues pertaining to periods involve issues related...

The Handicrafts sector is one of the key sources of employment for the Indian Artisan Community. They have been impacted severely during these unprecedented times. On Independence Day 2020, Tata Tea Premium has launched a special "Desh Ka Kulhad" collection that promotes the work of our Indian Artisans. This limited edition hand-painted Kulhad showcases...

India officially got independent from British Rule on August 15th, 1947. The years of struggle of thousands of people and the political leadership of our leaders at the right time finally culminated in the freedom of our beloved nation. On the 15th day of August 1947, the citizens of India gained political and legal...

The founding fathers of our nation laid out a structure for governance with a strong centre. However, we wonder on the eve of Independence Day 2020 whether they realised that it would concentrate all power with the Union government, particularly the PMO (Prime Minister's Office). This centralisation has always been a source of tension....

The NBA Board of Governors announced today that it will contribute $300 million in initial funding to establish the first-ever NBA Foundation dedicated to creating greater economic empowerment in the Black community. The Foundation is being launched in partnership with the National Basketball Players Association. Over the next 10 years, the 30 NBA team owners...

The Seven Sisters – Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura, and the second smallest state of India, Sikkim, together constitute Northeast India. The region is a mixed bag of various languages, cultures, tribes and indigenous sports. The partition in 1971 (split with Bangladesh) made access to the North East geographically limited. The...

As many as 5,400 employees of both IndusInd Bank and Bharat Financial Inclusion, a 100% subsidiary of IndusInd Bank, participated in the ‘Run to the Moon, a unique virtual running initiative to commemorate the 51st anniversary of man landing on the moon. Championed by celebrated Badminton National Coach, Padma Bhushan and Dronacharya Awardee Pullela Gopichand...

CSR funding can be utilised to effectively develop the value chain for sports employment in India including training programmes and curriculum for coaches and service personnel, infrastructure and equipment for training. Training and placement of youth in emerging sports jobs in the sector can be well-funded by corporate social responsibility (CSR) programmes. A success story Take...

How the mighty fell yesterday... if only for a few hours. US Presidential hopeful Joe Biden, eccentric tech heavyweight Elon Musk, God-complex rapper Kanye West and his reality star wife Kim and the world's richest man (Amazon CEO) Jeff Bezos and other widely followed celebrities were targetted in a high profile hacking spree. They...

Even as two players tested positive for COVID-19, the American National Basketball Association is going ahead with its plans to resume the season on 30th July. In wake of the protests tearing through America, the NBA has dedicated the upcoming 2020 season to “social justice”. The phrase “Black Lives Matter” will appear on court. Social...