How a 92-year-old in Alappuzha, Kerala, battled physical and emotional handicaps to build a free medicinal sanctuary

How a 92-year-old in Alappuzha, Kerala, battled physical and emotional handicaps to build a free medicinal sanctuary

The heart of Alappuzha in Kerala, houses a unique green wonder which spreads throughout its endless backwaters, and paddy fields. The five-acre forest known as Tapovanam exists today, because Devaki Amma, now 92, planted each sapling by hand, to create this forest. She has dedicated more than forty years to nurturing trees which she planted…

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'Mango, Paneer, and ...': Not just chess on Russian GM Volodar Murzin's mind as India hosts GCL for first time | Exclusive

‘Mango, Paneer, and …’: Not just chess on Russian GM Volodar Murzin’s mind as India hosts GCL for first time | Exclusive | Chess News

Volodar Murzin (FIDE/GCL Photo) NEW DELHI: Russia wears its history like an heirloom, something impossible to ignore. Chess, naturally, is one of its proudest legacies.India, another civilisation rooted in deep traditions, has spent the last few decades carving out its own place on the global chess map, producing prodigies and sharing podiums at a pace…

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