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Folklore method makes social studies interesting
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Folklore method makes social studies interesting

New Indian Express  

VIZIANAGARAM: Bonthalakoti Sankara Rao, a school assistant at Zilla Parishad High School in Gurlatammaraju Peta of Mentada mandal in Vizianagaram district, has revolutionising the way Social Studies is taught by incorporating folklore and music into his lessons to make them interesting. With over 24 years of teaching experience, Sankara Rao has successfully transformed traditional classroom learning into an engaging and …

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Sri Sankara TV to host two new series this month
3 weeks, 2 days ago

Sri Sankara TV to host two new series this month

The Hindu  

Continuing its legacy of broadcasting spiritual and culturally enriching programmes, Sri Sankara TV will have two new series on spiritual leaders soon. Both series will air at 7.30 p.m. During an event held recently to launch the series, K. Sriram, Managing Director, Sri Sankara TV, said the aim of the channel was to connect the younger generation with the country’s …

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Over 500 Treated for Eye Injuries at Major Hospitals in Mumbai During Deepavali Season
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Over 500 Treated for Eye Injuries at Major Hospitals in Mumbai During Deepavali Season

The Hindu  

Over 500 people were treated for eye injuries at major hospitals last year, with around 10% of them losing their vision permanently. Ophthalmologists have urged people to be cautious while lighting fireworks during the Deepavali festival. They recommend wearing protective eyeglasses and maintaining a safe distance from the crackers. If a firecracker does not ignite properly, it is better not …

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Madras Orchestra to Feature Ensemble of Instruments
2 months ago

Madras Orchestra to Feature Ensemble of Instruments

The Hindu  

The article highlights the upcoming launch of a Vadya Vrinda, an ensemble of instruments, in the Madras station of the All India Radio. The ensemble will feature instruments from both Carnatic and Hindustani styles, with a view to preserve classical traditions while incorporating elements of foreign music. The first unit is expected to start working from January next, with the …

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Sankara Nethralaya gets an influx of people from Bangladesh with fake documentation
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Sankara Nethralaya gets an influx of people from Bangladesh with fake documentation

The Hindu  

Sankara Nethralaya, the not-for-profit charitable eye hospital headquartered in Chennai, is facing a unique concern relating to patients from Bangladesh: a significant number of them are arriving at the hospital with fake documentation regarding appointments with doctors there, only to be disappointed. Speaking to The Hindu, a representative of the organisation said, “To facilitate the issuance of Indian visa for …

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‘There was no point of reference for Bedurulanka 2012’: Kartikeya Gummakonda
1 year, 3 months ago

‘There was no point of reference for Bedurulanka 2012’: Kartikeya Gummakonda

New Indian Express  

Your full name in the film, as seen in the trailer for one shot, is Siva Sankara Varaprasad, which is the given name of Chiranjeevi. Someone on the sets suggested Siva Sankara Varaprasad, and we thought it was a good idea, so we proceeded. You have always been vocal about your admiration for Chiranjeevi offscreen as well… More than a …

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Theatreperson Maya Tangeberg to receive Prof G Sankara Pillai Award 2022
1 year, 6 months ago

Theatreperson Maya Tangeberg to receive Prof G Sankara Pillai Award 2022

The Hindu  

Prof G Sankara Pillai Award for 2022 will be given away to theatreperson Maya Tangeberg on June 22 at Rangaprabhath Theatre Complex, Alumthara, Venjaramoodu. The award instituted by Prof G Sankara Pillai Memorial Centre of Performing Arts in the name of Prof G Sankara Pillai, a luminary of Malayalam theatre, is presented to a distinguished contributor to the development of …

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Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso
1 year, 10 months ago

Iconic West African leader Sankara reburied in Burkina Faso

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The late Burkina Faso revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara was reburied Thursday, eight years after his body was exhumed as part of an investigation. Sankara, a charismatic Marxist leader with a reputation as “Africa’s Che Guevara,” came to power in 1983 at the age of 33 after he and Compaore led a leftist coup that overthrew a …

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Late K. Vishwanath\'s films capture the human struggles of people
1 year, 10 months ago

Late K. Vishwanath\'s films capture the human struggles of people

Deccan Chronicle  

In most of the movies of the legendary director K. Viswanath, who died on Thursday, there is no antagonist; there are no bad guys to sabotage the hero; only adverse circumstances are the villains. With his compelling drama that creates empathy for human pain and helplessness in hostile situations, Vishwanath's films manage to make the audience feel compassion for the …

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Wedding with a vision in Chennai
2 years, 3 months ago

Wedding with a vision in Chennai

The Hindu  

On September 9, Maanasi Mahalingam and E Vignesh got married at a kalyana mandapam in Avadi, but in an unusual way. Part of the wedding celebration turned out to an eye donation awareness campaign with many guests coming forward to pledge their eyes. The bride’s father, A Mahalingam, who is founder-cum-president of Association for Healthcare Management Professionals - India, decided …

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Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader
2 years, 5 months ago

Burkina Faso junta faced with protests over exiled ex-leader

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — Protesters in Burkina Faso demonstrated Friday against the return of former President Blaise Compaore, as the ruling junta faltered in its efforts to hold a summit on the crisis of jihadi violence. The meeting devised by Damiba, who had himself appointed interim president, was an attempt to discuss Burkina Faso’s future amid escalating jihadi violence linked …

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Burkina Faso tribunal sentences ex-leader Compaore to life
2 years, 8 months ago

Burkina Faso tribunal sentences ex-leader Compaore to life

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — A Burkina Faso military tribunal has sentenced ex-President Blaise Compaore to life imprisonment for complicity in the murder of his predecessor Thomas Sankara in 1987 and for undermining state security. “It is not good that people kill other people and stop the process of development of a country without being punished.” The long-awaited trial, nearly 35 …

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Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa helping his sister turn queen of 64 squares
2 years, 9 months ago

Grandmaster Praggnanandhaa helping his sister turn queen of 64 squares

The Hindu  

Grandmaster R. Praggnanandhaa picked up chess watching his elder sister R. Vaishali play, but he soon began beating her. “We used to have a lot of fights initially when he started beating me.” Now, along with his own goals, Pragg is helping his sister achieve her big dream – of becoming a Grandmaster herself. “I practise often with her, that …

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A wave of coups in West Africa
2 years, 9 months ago

A wave of coups in West Africa

The Hindu  

In the last couple of years, Africahas witnessed a series of military coups reminiscent of those that regularly occurred in the region until the 1980s. Colonel Assimi Goita, who led the coup in 2019 and was the Vice President in an interim government led by a civilian President, seized power in the middle of last year. In the last week …

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Burkina Faso suspends trial on killing of ex-leader Sankara
2 years, 10 months ago

Burkina Faso suspends trial on killing of ex-leader Sankara

Associated Press  

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso — The long-awaited trial on the killing of Thomas Sankara, Burkina Faso’s influential leftist leader killed more than three decades ago, has been suspended as a result of the West African country’s recent coup. The suspension comes one week after a military junta overthrew President Roch Marc Christian Kabore, suspended the constitution and dissolved the national assembly. …

Burkina Faso Sankara Suspends Trial
Burkina Faso opens trial on 1987 Sankara assassination
3 years, 2 months ago

Burkina Faso opens trial on 1987 Sankara assassination

Al Jazeera  

Ex-president among 14 who face charges in killing of former leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. The trial of 14 men, including a former president, has begun in Burkina Faso over the assassination of the country’s revered revolutionary leader Thomas Sankara 34 years ago. Former President Blaise Compaore and 13 others face an array of charges in the death of …

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Burkinabe ex-leader Compaore to snub Sankara assassination trial
3 years, 2 months ago

Burkinabe ex-leader Compaore to snub Sankara assassination trial

Al Jazeera  

Former Burkina Faso President Blaise Compaore is the main defendant in the trial on the 1987 murder of his predecessor. Burkina Faso’s former President Blaise Compaore, the main defendant in a long-awaited trial on the 1987 assassination of his predecessor Thomas Sankara, will boycott the upcoming proceedings, according to his lawyers. “President Blaise Compaore will not be attending the political …

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A green memorial for poet G. Sankara Kurup to come up in Kochi
3 years, 4 months ago

A green memorial for poet G. Sankara Kurup to come up in Kochi

The Hindu  

An eco-friendly memorial for poet G. Sankara Kurup will soon come up in Kochi. The Greater Cochin Development Authority, Kerala State Housing Board, and the Kochi Corporation joined hands to develop a road to the parcel of land, said Mayor M. Anilkumar. Though the corporation council lead by Tony Chammany in 2010, which had B. Bhadra, the granddaughter of the …

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Burkinabe ex-President Compaore charged in Thomas Sankara murder
3 years, 8 months ago

Burkinabe ex-President Compaore charged in Thomas Sankara murder

Al Jazeera  

Military court indicts Burkina Faso’s exiled former president for alleged complicity in 1987 murder of man he removed in coup, Thomas Sankara. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso – A military court in Burkina Faso’s capital has indicted former President Blaise Compaore in connection to the 1987 murder of his charismatic predecessor, Thomas Sankara. “The warrant can be executed at any time if …

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