traditions

Kurnool: Hundreds of villagers injured in stick fight in Devaragattu Festival in Aluru Mandal as police remained mute spectator to bloodshed Kurnool is a place in Andhra Pradesh This is a kind of tradition that they follow for the festival hitting with sticks on the heads of one another. What...

10. New Years Dive – Siberia, Russia In Russia on New Year’s Day, divers from all over take the plunge into the world’s deepest lake, as well as freshwater reserve, Baikal. The lake reaches about 5,390 ft until you reach the bottom. On this day, dives cut a hole into the ice that covers the top...

Flouting traditions - Shobhaa De THE SEXES The power of cinema? Or something far deeper? I am astonished that a commercial movie like Karan Johar's Kabhi Alvida Naa Kehna has created such an unholy furore. Just before I started writing this column, a senior financial analyst...