Author: Sharad Natani
In a landmark move to safeguard and celebrate India’s rich tribal heritage, the Union Ministry of Tribal Affairs launched the beta version of ‘Adi Sanskriti’, the country’s first-of-its-kind digital platform dedicated to tribal artforms, knowledge, and heritage. Officials describe it as the world’s first digital university for tribal communities, designed to blend tradition with technology. A One-Stop Digital Hub for Tribal Heritage The Adi Sanskriti platform is designed with three powerful components: Adi Vishwavidyalaya (Digital Tribal Art Academy): An online learning space to document, teach, and share tribal artforms, rituals, and traditions. Adi Sampada (Socio-Cultural Repository): A rich, continuously updated…
In a world where excuses come easy, Latheesha Ansari chose courage over comfort. Born with brittle bone disease and later battling pulmonary hypertension, Latheesha’s life was a constant test of endurance. But even as her bones fractured more than a thousand times, her dreams stayed unbroken. A Childhood of Challenges, a Heart Full of Dreams Confined to a wheelchair and unable to walk, Latheesha was carried to school and college by her devoted father. Despite her fragile health, she excelled academically, became a talented painter, and played the keyboard beautifully. Her ultimate dream? To become a civil servant and serve…
भारतीय मूल के न्यूरोसाइंटिस्ट अक्षय जगदीश (Akshay Jagadeesh) ने आर्टिफिशियल इंटेलिजेंस की दुनिया की अग्रणी कंपनी OpenAI में बतौर Research Resident नई पारी की शुरुआत की है। उन्होंने इस बात की जानकारी सोशल मीडिया प्लेटफॉर्म X (पूर्व में ट्विटर) पर साझा करते हुए लिखा— “मैं बेहद उत्साहित हूँ यह बताते हुए कि मैंने OpenAI में रिसर्च रेज़िडेंट के रूप में ज्वाइन किया है। यहां मैं सुरक्षा शोध (safety research) और स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्र में AI के उपयोग पर ध्यान केंद्रित करूंगा। लगभग 10 साल मस्तिष्क (Brain) का अध्ययन करने के बाद अब मैं इस नए अध्याय के लिए उत्साहित हूँ, जहां…
ज़रा सोचिए, जब अधिकांश किशोर 18 साल की उम्र में कॉलेज की परीक्षाओं और करियर की तैयारी में व्यस्त होते हैं, तब एक युवा उद्यमी पहले ही करोड़ों का साम्राज्य खड़ा कर चुका है। 18 वर्षीय ज़ैक याडेगरी (Zach Yadegari) आज एक सफल टेक उद्यमी हैं और उनकी कंपनी Cal AI हर महीने करीब 1.4 मिलियन डॉलर (लगभग 11.6 करोड़ रुपये) की कमाई कर रही है। कोडिंग से शुरू हुआ सफर ज़ैक का सफर बेहद रोचक रहा है। जब वह केवल 7 साल के थे, उनकी मां ने उन्हें एक समर कोडिंग कैंप में भेजा। यहीं से उनकी रुचि तकनीक…
In the narrow lanes of Vyasarpadi, one of Chennai’s most modest neighborhoods, a young boy once watched his parents leave home every morning to earn daily wages. They had little to give their son except food, love, and the most powerful lesson of all—the value of hard work. That boy, Varaprasad, is today Lieutenant Varaprasad of the Indian Army. Struggles That Couldn’t Break Him Life was never easy for Varaprasad. After completing his 10th standard, financial hardship struck the family so hard that he had to drop out of school for a year. Many dreams fade in such darkness, but…
Amid the relentless downpour and rising Yamuna waters, one officer stood tall—umbrella in one hand, books in the other. Noida District Magistrate Medha Roopam (IAS, 2014 batch) has become the face of resilience and empathy after a video of her braving heavy rains to oversee flood relief operations went viral, sparking admiration across India. Leading from the Front: Relief Over Rain With parts of Noida submerged due to the Yamuna crossing danger levels, Medha Roopam wasted no time stepping into action. Appointed as Noida DM in July, she visited flood-hit relief camps in Sector-135 and Sector-150, walking through drenched lanes…