Babasaheb Ambedkar's Private Habits Come Alive In This Intimate Portrait

"You have not cared to inquire into my past," BR Ambedkar wrote to his fiancée Sharda Kabir in 1948. "But it will be available to you at any time in the pages of many Marathi magazines." 

Thus, in a terse statement, the towering leader of the untouchables dismissed his private preoccupations, almost like an afterthought, and put a premium on the recorded instances of his biography in the public domain. What we read of him, in the papers and in other sources, Ambedkar seems to be saying, is who he is.

Exclusive: The Great 'Battle' Of The Smartphones

A round up of Samsung, Sony Mobile, LG Electronics, Huawei and Lenovo's latest smartphone releases.

This week, Samsung, Sony Mobile, LG Electronics, Huawei and Lenovo all launched their latest flagship lines in India.

After a tough 2016, Samsung unveiled its highly anticipated Galaxy S8 and Galaxy S8 Plus which has a focus on security, virtual assistant Bixby and its Infinity Display.

The Incredible Bond Between Power Yoga And Weight Loss

There is always a looming question around yoga – does it help you lose weight? Well, yoga definitely helps you tone up and lose the extra fat. But Power Yoga is different. Power Yoga and weight loss have a connection simply because Power Yoga is a sort of cardiovascular workout. It’s amazing how yoga has a solution for everything. If you want to lose weight and are weighing workout options, don’t look away. Give Power Yoga a chance. You will not only enjoy the practice but will shed some pounds too.

Beauty companies are obsessed with turning Indian men white

For generations, companies have been selling fair skin to young Indian women, promising better marriage and employment prospects. However, over the last few years, men have became a favoured target audience. This followed the realisation that the Indian alpha male, denied a choice in male-specific grooming products, had been using women’s fairness creams all along.

Until the mid-2000s, deodorants and shaving creams were the only grooming products advertised for men. But India’s largest consumer goods companies sensed an opportunity, and launched a slew of fairness products for male consumers.

An Indian politician gifts brides laundry bats to tackle abusive husbands

This minister’s message to Indian women is simple: “If your alcoholic husband is physically abusive, thrash him.”

When one suffering woman asked Madhya Pradesh minister Gopal Bhargava if it was all right to beat up her abusive spouse with a mogri, the wooden bat traditionally used to wash clothes, he took the idea seriously. After all, Bhargava had been receiving numerous such complaints.

The Indian dogs that are dying out because everyone wants a Labrado

It’s easy to identify what a German Shepherd, Labrador, and Saint Bernard have in common: they’re furry, adorable canine companions with massive fan bases all over the world. But what about the Chippiparai, Jonangi, and Kombai?

Even ardent animal lovers might stumble a bit here, but these too are dog breeds which have another thing in common—they’re all Indian. Skilled, sturdy, and well adapted to the country’s tropical climate, these dogs are great workers and excellent companions. Unfortunately, the other characteristic Indian breeds share is that they’re disappearing.

This Great-Grandmother From Andhra Pradesh Is One Of India's Most Popular YouTubers

She has over 2.5 lakh followers on YouTube. With a cotton sari as her uniform and an open paddy field as her kitchen, Mastanamma isn't your usual celebrity chef. 

Yet, the grey-haired great-grandmother from Andhra Pradesh has become an unlikely YouTube sensation thanks to her traditional cooking techniques.

Mastanamma is the star of a nine-month-old YouTube cooking channel called Country Foods, with over 2.5 lakh subscribers from within and outside India. Though she has no birth certificate to prove her age, Mastanamma says she is 106, which makes her possibly the oldest YouTube star in the world.