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Roger Federer’s announcement of not becoming a part of the U.S Open comes as a shocker to Federer fans. The 40-year-old Grand Slam titled Federer announced on Sunday via Instagram that he would be sidelined for months as he is to get his right knee operated on. However, the surgery will leave him with a […]
Javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, who became the toast of the season for winning India’s first-ever gold medal in athletics exuded confidence that all sorts of track and field sports will gain eminence in medium to long term. His victory is being considered by sports analysts as the beginning of an era when non-cricketing sportspersons from tier […]
A human is because a human is resilient. Resilience is everything. It is the core of what makes us humans. There is a fine example of human resilience in Ernest Hemingway’s novel, The Old Man and the Sea. Santiago, the protagonist, is an old man. His age has not been defined but the lines on his face […]
Today, India is celebrating its 75th anniversary of Independence Day. We all cherish the fact that India is the biggest democracy in the world but in the recent past we have seen a big misuse of the institutions and it looks like we are regressing in multiple senses. The challenges to democracy today are really […]
Two monks were returning to their aboard through a forest, discussing all that they had learned in the monastery. The old Monk listened sagely while the younger one seemed all charged about following each principle and never stepping into the material realm of existence. As they walked along, they came to a river that was […]
Jude Walker, an 11-year-old boy is using his time to raise awareness for a petition in Zero Carbon’s campaign. At an age where kids would play video games and binge-watch, Walker is passionate about protecting the climate. He is a climate activist who has committed to complete a 200-mile walk from Hebden Bridge to London […]
Breastfeeding is considered to be one of the most natural and beautiful aspects of motherhood. A cherished moment of intimacy between a mother and a baby cementing their bond. But is it the easiest aspect of motherhood? Not really. Contrary to what popular media would like you to believe, breastfeeding is not a simple linear […]
Anish Ganpathy Corals are marine invertebrates that are called phylum Cnidaria in the scientific language. They are singularly called polyps. A colony of polyps is called a coral, and a large group of corals forms a coral reef. Corals are usually found only in oceans and sea beds and have vibrant and vivid colours. They […]
What is Vipassana ? Vipassana is a way of life as suggested and practiced by Gautam Buddha. Vipassana guides you to help cleanse the conscious and to attain inner peace. Vipassana is the knowledge of living in the present. Accepting others as they are and believing them to be their true self, our appropriate and […]
The 23-year-old Neeraj Chopra from Panipat won the Men’s Javelin Gold medal at the Tokyo Olympics and became the first Indian track and field athlete and made his way through to become an Olympic champion. In an interview, expressing his joy he said that he slept with the medal near his pillow and was happy […]
Disclaimer: VoI urges all of the children to only cook under the guidance of an adult. Especially, do not use the stove in absence of an adult. Yana cooks mouth-watering ‘Cheese Loaded Bread’ with the help of her grandmother and shares the entire recipe with all of us. Try this easy yet delicious recipe out! […]
The closing ceremony of the 16-days sporting event was concluded in Tokyo, Japan. The closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics began in an empty stadium and following the strict COVID protocols on Sunday. The ceremony began with six bearers bringing the flag of Japan with the Tokyo Story movie’s theme song in the background, which […]
German Modern Pentathlete, Annika Schleu dreamt of bringing home the gold medal, but her horse, the handsome Saint Boy had other ideas. As Schleu mounted him, he refused to jump over the obstacles and left his rider in tears. In such a situation, the right and humane thing to do would be to dismount, and […]
A few years ago, my friend, a beautiful divorced woman in her 60s, with adult children from a heterosexual marriage, ‘came out to a group of us during a weekend break. For a brief moment, awkward silence descended upon the flower-filled garden where we sat. Six minds churned, our thoughts could be heard buzzing at […]
Santanu Bhattacharya is a hardcore soccer fan who has been following this global sport since the early ’90s. Having mostly followed World Cup football and the local East Bengal, Mohun Bagan Derby leagues, and more he started following club level – EPL, La Liga and other international leagues for a decade. This year too, Kolkata […]
by Kimaya Rana Bangtan Sonyeondan which means Bulletproof Boy Scouts is better known to people as BTS. It is a globally known sensational South Korean boy band of 7 members. Their music is different from other K-Pop bands. Their music has a meaning to it that I feel is something that music rarely has nowadays. […]
Hundreds of thatched huts, rickety houses, tin-sheds jostling for space amid smelling overflowing public toilets. And a narrow squalid lane meandering through them. Welcome to Ramapir Tekra, a typical slum colony in Ahmedabad’s Vadaj locality and home to around 150 tribal migrants. Some 70 per cent of them would be single male migrants, anywhere from […]
Hidilyn Diaz, the Phillipines weightlifter created history on Monday by winning her Nation its first Gold Medal in weightlifting at Tokyo Olympics after a 97-year-long wait. The story for Diaz in 2019 was quite different when the 30-year-old was accused to be involved in a plot to overthrow Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte in 2019. Fast […]
Times have changedEven though theyAre dying.Sky is redNow hearts black,Even though theyAre throbbing.Times have changed. (One of the poems from the book titled ‘Change’) This beautiful poem is penned by the youngest English poet from Kashmir, Abdullah Bin Zubair. The 12-year-old poet from Delhi Public School, Srinagar, wrote his first book – a collection of […]
India rejoiced the Indian women’s hockey team’s spot in the semi-finals at the Tokyo Olympics on Monday. This is the first time that the women’s hockey team has made it to the semi-finals with a stunning victory of 1-0 against Australia. Savita Punia is one of the key contributors to this historic event. The Australian […]
