RAISING THE CHILDREN OF RAPE
They are known as 'the unwanted' - babies born after their mothers have been sexually attacked - but as the crime rate in poorer states...
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Anand Raj OK's very own passion project
Welcome to my virtual world where I have put together a collection of my works and some thoughts on just about everything under the sun... and occasionally beyond it.
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'I was married at 11 months old, but I've finally won my freedom'
Overcoming dire threats, 19-year-old Santadevi Meghwal, a child marriage victim, fought to get her wedding annulled. She tells Helen...
'I fought the law to adopt my special needs baby'
Aditya Tiwari, 28, went through hell to catalyse a change in Indian law and become the country's youngest single father to Avnish, an...
It's school time for grannies!
Every afternoon, a group of elderly women - all over 60 years, and some nearing 90 - head to a new school in their village near Mumbai to...
'With baby Armaan I feel complete'
Daljinder Kaur, 72, and her 79-year-old husband Mohinder Singh Gill were desperate to have a child, so she underwent IVF treatment and...
Meet India's male rapunzel
Savjibhai Rathwa, a 62-year-old farmer from Gujarat, stopped getting trims when he was 12. Today, his mane is a fascinating 18 metres...
'MYTHS REVEAL OUR SEARCH FOR MEANING OF LIFE'
Mythologist and author Devdutt Pattanaik tells Anand Raj OK myths actually help define a particular society With close to 40 books to his...
ARE YOU AFRAID TO SPEAK IN PUBLIC?
Manoj Vasudevan, the world champion of public speaking, reveals how you too can overcome the fear of the mic. As I sit down to interview...
William Dalrymple: If I had five more lives, I’d live them all in India
Why award-winning author William Dalrymple is the Indiana Jones of the literary world
Decoding author Dan Brown
Dan Brown, the bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code and The Lost Symbol, tells Anand Raj OK that his character Robert Langdon is...
David Nicholls tells the story of his new novel, Us
Bestselling author David Nicholls is back with Us, a companion piece to his phenomenally popular novel One Day. It’s my best novel to...
Being alive is extraordinary and should be celebrated
Bestselling author Caspar Henderson encourages people to take anew look at the wonders of life in his new book
Ship of hope
Mini hospitals on boats are helping improve the health conditions of people in far-flung islands in northeastern India
Colorectal cancer: how screening helps save lives
Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer in the UAE, with the incidence highest in Asia. Dr Rahul Nathwani throws light on the...
The street hero of India
Narayanan Krishnan was a top chef in a five-star hotel, but gave it all up to feed the poor living on the streets of India
Shah Rukh Khan reveals his loves, hates and passion
Shah Rukh Khan, Bollywood’s megastar, believes he is blessed
Alpen adventures by day
From spectacular cycle tours to Habsburg history and luxury hotels, Austria is packed full of Alpen adventure, says Anand Raj OK
Delhi bus rape victim’s mum speaks out
In an exclusive interview, Jyoti Singh's mother tells Friday she will never forgive her daughter's killers
An Indian village in mourning
Six months after 23 children died after eating the state-sponsored school meal, we speak to the grief-sticken community
Suit yourself
Hot on the heels of the bespoke trend, Friday’s features editor Anand Raj OK gets measured up…
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