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How Assam’s indigenous communities are fighting to revive endangered Tai languages

Amarjyoti Borah
18 Aug 2025 8:00 AM IST

From Tai Khamyang to Tai Phake, Tai languages in Assam are vanishing with their last speakers, leaving communities racing against time to revive languages that carry centuries of history but risk...

Tai language

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Araku coffee: How Andhra Pradesh govt, tribal farmers are taking organic beans global

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Araku coffee: How Andhra Pradesh govt, tribal farmers are taking organic beans global

15 Aug 2025 10:35 PM IST

How Bhadrachalam’s Godavari bridge in Telangana linked ‘Southern Ayodhya’ to millions

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How Bhadrachalam’s Godavari bridge in Telangana linked ‘Southern Ayodhya’ to millions

14 Aug 2025 2:40 PM IST

How rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is whizzing through our solar system

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How rare interstellar comet 3I/ATLAS is whizzing through our solar system

13 Aug 2025 8:00 AM IST

How climate change, tourism, and human greed push Uttarkashi towards disaster

How climate change, tourism, and human greed push Uttarkashi towards disaster

12 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST

How Assam’s visually impaired keep learning to read and write against all odds

How Assam’s visually impaired keep learning to read and write against all odds

11 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST

Kolhapuri Saaj: How this handcrafted gold necklace keeps a city’s heritage alive

Kolhapuri Saaj: How this handcrafted gold necklace keeps a city’s heritage alive

7 Aug 2025 8:18 AM IST

How IIWC remains Bangalore’s cultural hub, its window to the world, 80 years on

How IIWC remains Bangalore’s cultural hub, its window to the world, 80 years on

6 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST

How Purulia’s Chhau dance is changing, and what it’s losing along the way

How Purulia’s Chhau dance is changing, and what it’s losing along the way

5 Aug 2025 6:30 AM IST

Ayyappan Theeyattu, Kerala’s ritualistic theatre form, opens its doors to a female artist

Ayyappan Theeyattu, Kerala’s ritualistic theatre form, opens its doors to a female artist

4 Aug 2025 7:31 AM IST

Mysuru Dasara may see Abhimanyu’s last walk as Golden Howdah bearer this year

Mysuru Dasara may see Abhimanyu’s last walk as Golden Howdah bearer this year

1 Aug 2025 8:36 AM IST

How India’s Sacred Groves are protecting biodiversity in a time of ecological crisis

How India’s Sacred Groves are protecting biodiversity in a time of ecological crisis

31 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

How two suicides in UAE uncover the plight of Kerala’s dependent migrant women

How two suicides in UAE uncover the plight of Kerala’s dependent migrant women

30 July 2025 8:00 AM IST

How Dharmasthala, Karnataka’s temple town, struggles to shake off its shame

How Dharmasthala, Karnataka’s temple town, struggles to shake off its shame

29 July 2025 7:12 AM IST

How astronomers spotted birth of a new solar system around baby star HOPS-315

How astronomers spotted birth of a new solar system around baby star HOPS-315

28 July 2025 6:35 AM IST

How women from Telangana’s Irkode village built a global meat pickle brand

24 July 2025 4:51 PM IST

How Bengaluru’s garbage is ruining lives of villagers in Karnataka’s Doddaballapur

How Bengaluru’s garbage is ruining lives of villagers in Karnataka’s Doddaballapur

K H Niranju
23 July 2025 2:50 PM IST

A solid waste unit in Chigaranahalli has turned into a nightmare for Doddaballapur villages ; hundreds suffer health issues, farmland lies poisoned...

Pulicat women bottle palm nectar, revive Tamil Nadu’s neglected palmyra trees

Pulicat women bottle palm nectar, revive Tamil Nadu’s neglected palmyra trees

22 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

In Tamil Nadu, Swamimalai artisans keep alive Cholas’ lost-wax casting technique

In Tamil Nadu, Swamimalai artisans keep alive Cholas’ lost-wax casting technique

21 July 2025 7:45 AM IST

In Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal, women help boost rural tourism as nature guides

In Uttarakhand’s Tehri Garhwal, women help boost rural tourism as nature guides

18 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

How Myanmar’s military crackdown has galvanised a defiant press corps

How Myanmar’s military crackdown has galvanised a defiant press corps

17 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

Health ball to haute laddus: The delicious rise of India’s sweet rockstar

Health ball to haute laddus: The delicious rise of India’s sweet rockstar

16 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

Family clinics to swanky super speciality hospitals, the story of Kerala’s healthcare

Family clinics to swanky super speciality hospitals, the story of Kerala’s healthcare

15 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

Bihar voter enumeration gets murkier as EC begins listing without documents

Bihar voter enumeration gets murkier as EC begins listing without documents

14 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

Why Earth is in a hurry and July 9 saw one of the shortest days ever

Why Earth is in a hurry and July 9 saw one of the shortest days ever

11 July 2025 7:27 AM IST

How Tempranillo travelled from Spanish cellars to Indian vineyards

How Tempranillo travelled from Spanish cellars to Indian vineyards

10 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

Millets in, middlemen out: Tamil Nadu’s Veppur village women lead millet revolution

Millets in, middlemen out: Tamil Nadu’s Veppur village women lead millet revolution

9 July 2025 6:57 AM IST

Dodecahedron and the story of how India stood at the heart of a truly connected ancient world

Dodecahedron and the story of how India stood at the heart of a truly connected ancient world

8 July 2025 6:30 AM IST

Why sports drama remains Hindi cinema’s most bankable genre

Why sports drama remains Hindi cinema’s most bankable genre

7 July 2025 6:59 AM IST

How women’s travel bags have evolved over time

How women’s travel bags have evolved over time

4 July 2025 6:30 AM IST