Sonakshi Sinha recently ditched her desi look and took to the stage in a cool and carefree tapori avatar during the Colors Screen Awards.

When most in the nation were celebrating Republic Day, some were preparing to take on the government, fight for their rights and demand justice for all those who have been raped, molested or been victims of injustice.
Two groups of protesters gathered at the Jantar Mantar to campaign for women’s rights and to “revive the anger” of the public that ebbed in the last few days.

Abhishek Bachchan’s look in the film Guru was much talked about. His transition from a 20-something ambitious guy to a middle-aged successful businessman didn’t just require him to act well to be nominated for all the awards, but also required him to convincingly look the part of an older man.

It was a simple role of a village girl in Singham opposite Ajay Devgn through which actor Kajal Agarwal was noticed in Bollywood. She again portrays the role of a simple school teacher in her upcoming film, Special Chabbis opposite Akshay Kumar, that is inspired by a real life incident in Mumbai.

It’s a common notion that Mathematics as a subject in college will lead to nowhere but either becoming a teacher or pursuing MBA. To change this belief, three girls — Nishika Bhatia, Neha Budhiraja and Ashima Sharma — studying Maths (Hons) at Miranda House, Delhi University, have come up with a monthly newsletter Mathletics to show that maths can not only be of use in classrooms but has many other applications as well.

Recently when Sachin Tendulkar’s son, Arjun Tendulkar, 13, made it to the Under-14 squad from Mumbai, it made much news. But Tendulkar Sr tried to play down his son’s big break by saying Arjun needs to be left alone.

The sports fraternity has tried hard to revive the national sport of India, hockey. This time, it’s the India Hockey League that’s trying to make the sport popular among the masses.

It was in the 19th century that artist Raja Ravi Varma, to make art accessible to everyone — even the middle class, started making oleographs; a print made with oil paint that makes the painting look like an oil painting.

In order to mark the National Youth Day, ComMutiny — the Youth Collective in collaboration with the NGO Pravah and Youth Alliance recently organised “5th Space [Live]: Youth in Social Action”, an event that attempted to create an unique space for youth development.

Tattoos with experimental designs are going to make a huge trend among youngsters in the coming time, says 27-year-old tattoo artist Moranngam Khaling, better known as Mo Naga, who was accredited as t