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He used his airline to rescue refugees from Pakistan, donated 300 acres to India: Meet the Tamil Nadu Padma awardee who gave everything to the nationTamil Nadu industrialist Dr. R.M. Alagappa Chettiar, a visionary beyond business, utilized his private airline for crucial refugee rescue o...- From insurgency to Arabica: Nagaland finds a new revolution in coffeeNagaland is brewing a new future, shifting from its past to a vibrant coffee economy. Local farmers and young entrepreneurs are leading thi...
- From forests to fields: How India's earliest rebels fought colonial exploitation before 1857Across the annals of Indian history, we find vivid accounts of agrarian resistance standing firm against exploitation. From indigenous fore...
- For investors with ability to understand and take risks: 6 small-caps from different sectors with upside potential of up to 26%The mood across global markets is not great at this point of time. News headlines point in directions we would rather they did not. But suc...
- How to identify Gaboon Viper: Key physical features, range, habitat, and dietAfrica's Gaboon viper boasts the longest fangs of any venomous snake. This master of camouflage lives in forests and is a patient hunter. W...
- Jane Austen’s worlds of sweetness conceal a dark chapter of slaveryJane Austen’s novels depict a world of tea, cakes, and polite society, but the sweetness of that world was underpinned by the grim realitie...
- Global Bihar: How Biharis spread all over the worldPrime Minister Narendra Modi acknowledged Kamla Persad-Bissessar's Bihar roots during his Trinidad and Tobago visit. A century ago, many In...
- Karnataka: 9 Plantation Companies owe Rs 1,492 cr in lease rentals to Govt, says minister Eshwar KhandreNine plantation companies in Karnataka, including Tata Coffee, owe the state government Rs 1492 crore in lease rental dues. The government ...
- Karnataka: Plantation companies owe Rs 2000 cr in lease rentals to Govt, says Forest Minister KhandreSeveral plantation companies, including Tata Coffee, owe approximately Rs 2000 crore in lease rentals and interest to the Karnataka governm...
- Benedict Cumberbatch: How Barbados' slave trade history caused controversy surrounding British actorAncestors of Benedict Cumberbatch reportedly operated a sugar plant in Barbados with 250 slaves. The Caribbean country is now seeking compe...
- Lessons from a 100-year-old tea campaign reveal how food trends emergeIn 1922, the Lipton Company tried to promote tea with imperial imagery.
- 150,000 Bangladeshi tea workers strike against dollar-a-day wagesThe minimum wage for a tea plantation worker in the country is 120 taka a day -- about $1.25 at official rates, but only just over a dollar...
- Heavenly piece of history: How the chocolate became sweet and a gift of loveChocolate now comes in the form of candies, bakery items, ice cream, biscuits and sweets.
- Assam offers a culinary tradition distinctly different from the rest of IndiaBamboo shoot has a big role in creating the flavours of most of the Assamese dishes.
- Why the world still has craving for tea from plantations on Darjeeling's steep slopesThrough new markets and new styles (like increasingly important green tea), Darjeeling can survive as long as it can maintain the magic in ...
- PM Modi pays homage to Indian immigrants at 'Aapravasi Ghat'PM Modi today visited the 'Aapravasi Ghat' here and paid homage to the "brave" Indian indentured labourers who arrived in Mauritius nearly ...
- Sri Lanka confirms 10 deaths in landslideMeanwhile, authorities warned of landslides in six other mountainous districts as heavy rain continued to lash most parts of the Island nat...
- Plantations looking at tourism, other crops to augment incomePlantation majors such as Kanan Devan Hill Plantations (KDHP), Harrisons Malayalam and AVT are looking at farm tourism , dairying and culti...
- Indian worker has always come cheapThe contract system and racist policies favouring European immigrants forced many to return and their role is generally downplayed.
- Government to unveil memorial on indentured labour in KolkataThousands of men and women set sail from Kolkata port for various destinations around the world to work as indentured labour at British pla...
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