Straws in the wind – India Today

Kitu Gidwani has bagged the Best Actress Award for her role in the film Dance of the Wind at the prestigious Festival of Three Continents in Nantes, France. It’s a rare honour, it’s also her first international award. ISSUE DATE: Dec 29, 1997 | UPDATED: May 22, 2013 11:52 IST Source link

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Shubhanshu Shukla | The new space odyssey

When Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla floated into the International Space Station (ISS) from the Crew Dragon capsule that had docked with it on June 26, he wasn’t feeling too good. Despite being a test pilot in the Indian Air Force, like most astronauts on their maiden flight into orbit, Shukla admitted that his head felt…

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How to fix Air India

Just 10 days before the London Gatwick-bound Air India flight AI 171 crashed within seconds of takeoff in Ahmedabad on June 12, the airline had been busy staging its most high-profile media blitz since privatisation. On the sidelines of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) annual general meeting in New Delhi from June 1-3, Air…

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Photo feature | Inside Dharavi

These images, taken on a rain-lashed day inside the Indiranagar 3 locality of Dharavi, capture the stubborn heartbeat of Asia’s largest slum amid dystopic surroundings. It is where dreams navigate sun-deprived days, one precarious breath, one bucket of water, one encroached inch at a time. Source link

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