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New Mobile Medical Unit vehicle are launched by Karnataka Health and Family Welfare Department in Front of Vidhana Soudha in Bengaluru on Saturday. DH Photo by S K Dinesh
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Women wait for their turn to scoop out water with a wooden ladle from a 12-foot-deep pit on the Gundar riverbed in Virudhunagar. The district in Tamil Nadu is facing a water crisis. Photo: R. Ashok

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Incredible India

Just imagine how these native Indians have dug up wells centuries ago.

The Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge), Shri Bandaru Dattatreya flagging off the ESIC Mobile clinics, in Hyderabad on March 26, 2017
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A view of 15,000 sq ft Rangoli created by 28 artists using 750 kg colours for upcoming Gudi Padwa festival at Shivaji Chowk Mill Road at Kurla in Mumbai.

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As the temperature goes up, animals go in search of water in the Kabini backwaters near Mysuru. A scene on Friday. Photo: Bhagya Prakash K

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Intricate rangoli designs in the streets and on doorsteps are a part of the traditional festivities on this annual event (Photo: Debashish Dey)
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Portraits of historic personalities including Lord Ram, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj, Swami Vivekananda and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar showcased among festivities (Photo: Debashish Dey)
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The rangoli and people in their attire mark a colourful beginning of the year in the city (Photo: Debashish Dey)

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Among other attires, people dressed as historic personalities took to the streets (Photo: Debashish Dey)

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Traditional costumes create a vivid scenario in the streets as people pose for pictures amid celebrations (Photo: Debashish Dey)

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An Eagle drinks water from a tap in the Bihar Assemblys campus in Patna.
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A view of Maharashtras largest solar rooftop installation at the National Centre for Performing Arts (NCPA) in Mumbai.
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Electric vehicles being showcased at International Expo for the Growth of Indian E-Vehicle Industry at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi.

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Artists perform during a rehearsal for the Namami Brahmaputra festival at the bank of River Bramhaputra in Guwahati.
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On revival path: The koyya bommalata or wooden string puppetry artistes proudly displaying their puppets to Guruji Ravinder Sharma at Kala Ashram in Adilabad. | Photo Credit: S. HARPAL SINGH;S. HARPAL SINGH - S_ HARPAL SINGH
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Tablas (a form of Indian percussion) kept outside for drying in the sun at Rhythm, a famous musical instrument shop & workshop in Tollygunge, Kolkata. Ustad Zakir Hussain to Pt. Krishan Maharaj trusted this shop for its quality. Kolkata is known for hosting some of the most famous classical music festivals in the country. But with time, the city’s cultural scenario is slowing losing its sheen. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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Located at Rashbehari Triangular park 42-year-old iconic shop & workshop, Hemen & Co. once produced unique Sarod (stringed musical instrument) for masters like Ustad Amjad Ali Khan to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. These manufacturers of classical instruments form the backbone of the classical music scenario. Their instruments have regaled music connoisseurs across the world. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)


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Different musical instruments hang from the ceiling at Hemen & Co. The world of digitization and popularity of Bangla rock bands have changed the way their business used to be. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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53-year-old Sarod maker Tapan Sen seen with pictures of classical musicians like Ustad Allauddin Khan, Ali Akbar Khan, Ravi Shankar, Amjad Ali Khan in the backdrop, at Hemen & Co. Sons of renowned sarod maker Hemen Sen (the owner of Hemen & Co) - Ratan Sen and Tapan Sen look after the business now. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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Tapan Sen learned sarod from Dhyanesh Khan (son of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan) for more than 13 years. From Amaan Ali Khan, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Basant Kabra, Tejendra Narayan Majumdar, Suresh Vyas, Pradeep Barot to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, all leading international sarood players, trust Hemen & Co when it comes to quality instruments. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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In fact, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons, Ayan and Amaan, own nearly 28 sarods made by Hemen & Co. But unfortunately, it seems the legacy once started by Hemen Sen would soon bite the dust. With a heavy heart, Tapan and Ratan Sen inform HT that their children have no interest in the business of classical instruments. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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78-year-old Gobinda Rith is an ex-employee of Dwarkin & Sons, founded in 1875, it is world famous for its hand-held harmonium. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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Gobinda worked there from 1958-1970, now owns a shop, tucked in a by-lane of crowded Manicktala. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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According to Gobinda, 15 days are required to make a harmonium. Though the demand of harmonium has dwindled over the years, Gobinda makes them with honesty and determination. He has three daughters, and none showed any interest in taking his legacy forward. Yet, unlike the other melody makers, he sounds optimistic. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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An employee of Rhythm, a famous shop & workshop, works on a tabla. Owned by 42-year-old Mukta Das, his shop produces nearly 1500 instruments in a year. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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Tabla maestros such as Pandit Kishan Maharaj, Shankar Ghosh, Bickram Ghosh to Zakir Hussain, all of them are more than pleased with Mukta’s creation. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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Mukta Das, 42, still remembers his meeting with maestro Zakir Hussain at Pandit Ajay Chakraborty’s house in 1995. Since then, the bond has only strengthened. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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The makers of these classical instruments are trying hard to fit in and stay afloat in the business. Most of them are aware that their next generation wouldn’t continue with this business. The thought saddens them but their passion for music pushes them to remain in the business. And they promise to do so till their last breath. (Samir Jana/HT PHOTO)
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A member of the Bathudi tribe gives finishing touche to a figurine part of the Dokra craft at a recently concluded arts workshop in Bhubaneshwar. Tribal from remote areas are exposed to a larger audience and to interact and share creative ideas among other tribal artists from different parts of the state. Major tribal groups including Lanjia, Saora, Bhumija, Bathudi, Mankidia, and Dongria Kandhs show their skill in making traditional handicrafts such as shawls, bangles, decorative items and jewellery. (Arabinda Mahapatra/ht photo)
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A workshop conducted by the Lalit Kala Academy in Bhubaneshwar recently. Forty eight artists belonging to 16 different tribal communities of Odisha participated in the three-day arts and crafts workshop. (Arabinda Mahapatra/Ht Photo)

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A painting showing tribals sitting around a traditional kitchen fire made by a tribal student. (Arabinda Mahapatra/HT Photo)
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An artist processing a Lacquer craft bangle on the burning coal commonly used by the Bathudi tribe women . (Arabinda Mahapatra/Ht Photo)
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An artists working on an age-old Munda lohar tribe jewellery during the workshop. (Arabinda Mahapatra/ht photo)
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A Dokra craft figurine made of bronze undergoes treatment in a smelter. (Arabinda mahapatra/ht photo)
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Paddy work handicrafts, an ornamentation style done by the indigenous Bhottoda tribe on display. (Arabinda Mahapatra/ht photo)
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Articles made of lacquer by the Bathudi tribe displayed above. (Arabinda Mahapatra/ht photo)
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Baskets and other weaves being shaped by Mankirda tribals busy at work. (Arabinda Mahapatra/ht photo)
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Strands of threads seen through a khadi handloom being woven by a member of the Mirgan tribe. (Arabinda Mahapatra/ht photo)
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