Sunday, Nov 27, 2022
Journalism of Courage
Dipanita Nath
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Vikram Gokhale (1945-2022): ‘Swabhiman in way he lived, worked’
November 27,2022 04:16:11 AM
The thespian, who was hounored with the National Award for best actor at 60th National Awards in 2013 for 'Anumati', a Marathi film, died on Saturday at Deenanath Mangeshkar hospital in Pune. He was 77. Gokhale's wife Vrushali and daughters Asavari and Neha survive him.
Sun, Nov 27, 2022
Actor Vikram Gokhale passes away in Pune at 77
November 26,2022 19:57:59 PM
Over the decades, Vikram Gokhale gave stellar performances in a range of roles in prominent Hindi films such as Bhool Bhulaiyaa, Traffic, Hichki and Ab Tak Chhappan.
Sat, Nov 26, 2022
Veteran actor Vikram Gokhale succumbs to multi-organ failure, Maharashtra Deputy CM Fadnavis expresses condolences
November 26,2022 15:19:19 PM
Vikram Gokhale started his journey on the Marathi stage and was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2011. In 2013, he won the national award for best actor for his role in the Marathi film Anumati.
Sat, Nov 26, 2022
Know Your City: Pune-based JVP, India’s oldest club of amateur astronomers, keeps thousands glued to the sky
November 26,2022 12:16:46 PM
Jyotirvidya Parisanstha (JVP) was started on Aug 22, 1944, when World War II was raging, and its history is linked to preserving the Indian science of timekeeping that is thousands of years old
Sat, Nov 26, 2022
OneLove protests at FIFA World Cup: How the armband was born, its Nelson Mandela link
November 25,2022 11:01:50 AM
As the FIFA World Cup fever takes over, the OneLove armband has come under the spotlight, igniting debate around LGBTQ+ rights.
Fri, Nov 25, 2022
History of the red cap of liberty, which inspired the 2024 Paris Olympics mascots, Les Phryges
November 23,2022 10:04:32 AM
The limp, brimless red cap, known as the Phrygian cap, was worn by the common people of France. In the country, headdress became a matter of importance in asserting political identity and loyalty during the French Revolution.
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
Pune Inc: National award-winning Atmantan centre takes wellness treatment to greater heights
November 22,2022 12:35:31 PM
Atmantan Wellness Centre on the Sahyadri mountain range overlooking Mulshi dam attracts people from across the nation and abroad to fight the stress of modern lifestyle.
Wed, Nov 23, 2022
Pune Inc: An award-winning startup founder who wants to make sim racing affordable
November 15,2022 12:51:45 PM
Pune-based Niranjan Ovhal’s Simforge Engineering manufactures simulated car racing products at affordable rates, hoping to get more people to enter the sport.
Wed, Nov 16, 2022
Pune Inc: How a bookstore is taking on e-commerce giants by focussing on old-fashioned reading habits
November 08,2022 13:02:52 PM
Pagdandi Bookstore Cafe has opened a new outlet after finding that a lot of people were tired of screen time and coming back to books.
Tue, Nov 08, 2022
New book brings to light the lost art of theatrical backdrops spanning six decades
November 07,2022 13:56:19 PM
The book ‘The Art of Theatrical Backdrops: 1901-1960: A Succinct Survey’ was launched in Pune on Saturday. With a bit of stimulation or orientation, the art could come alive once more, says author Dr Amol Divkar.
Tue, Nov 08, 2022
Pune Inc: This firm shows how to turn plastic waste into fashionable products and generate profit
November 01,2022 11:31:52 AM
EcoKaari is now upcycling 1.7 million plastic bags and packaging items annually, and employing 25 artisans in its Pune unit and 50 in Karnataka.
Wed, Nov 02, 2022
How a new play gives a fresh perspective to the Tibet-China conflict
October 29,2022 21:57:48 PM
This theatre adaptation in Tibetan, with a Tibetan cast, explores a people’s search for peace and freedom
Sat, Oct 29, 2022
Know Your City: A 110-year-old Pune eatery refuses to change with the times, but keeps drawing hungry crowds
October 29,2022 16:17:39 PM
The misal is the chief attraction at Vaidya Uphar Gruha in Budhwar Peth, which was opened in 1912. The menu here was last tweaked in the 1960s, but the eatery continues to serve over 1,000 plates of misal on Sundays.
Mon, Oct 31, 2022
Pune Inc: How a bootstrapped startup is powering Web3 — the next revolutionary idea on the internet
October 25,2022 12:29:17 PM
Seracle has created a Blockchain-as-a-Service platform and offers a Whitelabel Crypto exchange and other software solutions for businesses. In India, Seracle’s recent projects revolve around Metaverse.
Thu, Oct 27, 2022
Pune Inc: Winner of a city startup contest is harnessing the power of rural, semi-urban youth
October 18,2022 09:34:38 AM
Anaxee’s business model involved “digital runners” or the local youth who act as a last-mile network.
Fri, Oct 21, 2022
Know Your City: Poona Guest House, a heritage restaurant that once nurtured, and nourished, artists
October 15,2022 10:07:45 AM
At PGH, creative people starting out or down on their luck found shelter and meals — leading to it being called the mayka of artists
Sat, Oct 15, 2022
Pune Inc: How a small firm came to manage bio-specimens for Oxbridge and other elite institutions
October 11,2022 17:56:29 PM
Krishagni’s OpenSpecimen software involves the management of bio-banks of human samples, such as tissues, tumours, DNA, RNA, blood, saliva and plasma, among others, which are required by researchers.
Wed, Oct 12, 2022
Know Your City: A 90-year-old home in Pune guards a legacy of friendly political rivalries, going beyond party lines and ideologies
October 08,2022 10:57:02 AM
From Jawaharlal Nehru to Atal Behari Vajpayee, Pune’s Gadgil Wada has welcomed several Indian Prime Ministers since it was built in 1930 by Narhar Vishnu Gadgil or Kakasaheb Gadgil, a Gandhian freedom fighter.
Sat, Oct 08, 2022
Pune Inc: Tech startup aims to improve logistics, bring down cost
October 04,2022 10:48:10 AM
FreightFox was one of the organisations that had been sharing their experiences and expertise with the government in the formulation of the National Logistics Policy that was unveiled last month.
Tue, Oct 04, 2022
Pune Inc: A startup that turned sugarcane juice into a profitable, award-winning venture
September 27,2022 14:02:39 PM
CaneBOT, run by Kirty and Milind Datar, is all set to launch a patented smart machine to make sugarcane juice widely available. The Datars have been providing hygienic sugarcane juice to consumers since 2012.
Tue, Sep 27, 2022
Pune Inc: After becoming a centaur, Icertis heading towards making it bigger globally
September 20,2022 14:47:02 PM
Icertis, started by Monish Darda and Samir Bodas in 2009, provided ‘contract management services’ at a time when the term was known only among a few.
Thu, Sep 29, 2022
Pune’s cultural calendar: Book fair, theatre festival and fun with science
September 19,2022 12:26:14 PM
Celebration of Hindi Diwas with four iconic plays, Science workshop for children, Pune Book Festival and more to look forward to this week in the city.
Tue, Sep 20, 2022
How theatre director KP Suveeran’s encounters with social inequalities shapes his award-winning works
September 16,2022 09:40:12 AM
Earlier this week, the director of feted plays such as Bhaskara Pattelarum Thommiyude Jeevithavum and Ayussinte Pusthakam won the Kerala state's Mullanezhi Award for Lifetime Achievement
Fri, Sep 16, 2022
Pune This Week: From searching for love on stage to exploring the poetry of Rumi and travelling to the valley of flowers
September 14,2022 19:37:38 PM
From orchids to the wild and carnivorous Drosera Indica and 850 species of plants that bloom only in September, this trip will cover it all.
Thu, Sep 15, 2022
Pune Inc: Pune Startup’s filterless tech converts polluted air to powder, turns to be game changer
September 13,2022 11:19:09 AM
The new technology stops pollution at source, such as heavy vehicles, diesel gensets, jaggery units, industrial boilers and crematoriums. Pi Green Innovations has deployed the technology in Carbon Cutter which claims to cut down over 90 per cent of the particulate matter emitted from diesel genesis and heavy vehicles.
Tue, Sep 13, 2022