Kavita Majumdar
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Kavita has more than 13 years of experience in the media and publishing industries, including television production, digital management, content creation/editing, and commissioning. Her previous position was as the Commissioning Editor at Firstpost Print. Before that, she worked as a News Editor for Business Insider India and as the Blogs Editor of HuffPost India. She has also enjoyed a two-year-long stint in book publishing, where she served as the Commissioning Editor and Digital Manager of Lonely Planet India.
Latest Stories from Kavita Majumdar
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Fund manager Samir Arora recommends you read these books so that you can be ‘Future Ready’
When Samir Arora, Founder and Fund Manager at Helios Capital Management Pte. Ltd, with an experie…
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An interview with an inspiring particle physicist from Pune who 'happens to be a woman'
Particle physicist, Professor Rohini Godbole, who was awarded the Padma Shri in 2019 and the French…
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One thing we now know for sure is in the budget proposals— a new infra lending institution
National Bank for Financing Infrastructure and Development (NaBFID) bill is one of the key bills …
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The many marvels of Satpura Biosphere Reserve in Madhya Pradesh
When Shyamla Nayyar, an executive search professional, was told she would be travelling to Pachma…
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A scary proposal to use facial recognition and AI by an Indian state has experts fuming
The Lucknow police seem to be dead serious about attempting to provide women with a sense of secu…
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Nine useful tips to amp-up your online shopping game
There was a time not so long ago when shopping was an ‘event’ for an ‘event’ - a wedding in the f…
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The forgotten little town of Bundi in Rajasthan is a treasure waiting to be unearthed
Around 480 kilometres from New Delhi, the charming little town of Bundi presents all the experi…
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A former Harvard epidemiologist says getting vaccinated now is a hedge against the new COVID-19 strain as well
The primary focus around the COVID-19 narrative has shifted to the vaccine from the fear around t…
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Travel buffs tell you where to veer off the highway in Chhattisgarh to find some lesser-known gems
It’s every passionate traveller’s sole purpose to explore the offbeat locations. For those yearning…
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Cattle farmers in Rajasthan cashing in on the rising demand for cow urine
However, ensuring that cow urine is collected without spillage is no mean feat. Kailesh Gujj…
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McDonald’s is to fuel its delivery trucks with biodiesel made from used cooking oil
The company announced on Monday that they will recycle the cooking oil used in making its food …
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‘Default’ WhatsApp group administrator lands up in jail for sharing ‘objectionable’ forward
The familiar adage of being at the wrong place at the wrong time seems to have transcended the phys…
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Another feather in the cap for Air India, first class passengers complain about bedbugs on international flight
Looks like India’s national air carrier, Air India, is vying to beat the country’s national rail ne…
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Movie-goers in Maharashtra will soon be able to take their own food into theatres
Starting from 1 August, movie-goers in Maharashtra will have the option to opt-out of buying overp…
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The Supreme Court of India is veering towards legalizing gay sex
The Indian gay community may soon be able to heave a collective sigh of relief after the Suprem…
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Private school in Delhi locks up 16 kindergarten kids in the basement for not paying fees
A particularly harsh punishment was doled out to 16 kindergarten students in a private girls' scho…
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WhatsApp takes to print ads to curb fake news in India
Promptly after, WhatsApp responded by saying that it was “horrified by the violence” and said …
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Drunk station master leaves passengers stranded, and this is not the first time it’s happened for Indian Railways
Trains delays are so commonplace in India that most remain unphased when they hear about one. A…
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Many obstacles later, India’s first bullet train project finally sees a ray of hope
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pet project the $17 billion bullet train connecting Mumbai to Ahmeda…
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Air India now refers to Taiwan as Chinese Taipei
So it seems that India’s national carrier, Air India, has caved to China’s attempts to strong-a…
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It’s been 9 months since Amazon started quick delivery service in Leh, and sales are already up twelvefold
Determined to deliver to every nook and cranny of India, Amazon recently added Leh in Jammu and K…
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India’s capital has breathable air for the first time in 10 months
The Air Quality Index (AQI) was recorded at 83 today, which is deemed ‘satisfactory’ and things …
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You can now go for ‘cow safaris’ in India, and ‘bull safaris’ are next
Rajasthan, the only state in India that has a Cow Welfare Ministry, now plans to introduce ‘cow saf…
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Blankets provided on trains by Indian Railways will soon be fresher and cleaner
If the idea of a train journey through the waxing and waning topography of rural India fills you …