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A travelling photography exhibition highlights weaving traditions of India

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A travelling photography exhibition highlights weaving traditions of India

Ilkal sarees worn by women in North Karnataka | Photo Credit: Navaldeep Thareja “You are not a Bharwad if you wear a saree,” is how elderly Bharwad women chide young women from their community. Navaldeep Thareja, a textile engineer from Sangrur in Punjab, who often visits little-known places across India to meet craftspeople, artisans, weavers, and tribal people and photo documents … Read more

Rajasthan approves 5% reservation for more backward classes in state’s judicial service

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Rajasthan approves 5% reservation for more backward classes in state’s judicial service

JAIPUR: The Rajasthan government has approved five per cent reservation to the ‘more backward classes‘, including Gurjars, in the state judicial service, according to a statement. The government has amended the Rajasthan Judicial Service Rules, 2010, through the state cabinet on the initiative by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot to provide five per cent reservation in … Read more