“Even though devotees visit the temple through the year, footfall surges during navratra as hundreds offer prayers to a grand statue of Siddhidatri Durga seeking a daughter”, said the temple priest.

As we are not privy to moments of deep reflection, some of the ‘twists’ seem to come out of nowhere, leaving us more bemused than shocked. In this adaptation of A Suitable Boy, the intent feels lost in translation.

Through Kala aur Katha, her design and research-based studio in Bhubaneswar, she launched a Ketto fundraiser campaign urging people and organisations to support one weaver of Odisha for one month to compensate their recurring losses during the lockdown and honour their contribution towards heirloom tradition.

In a series of Guardian interviews, students past and present reported bullying and harassment over their accents and working-class backgrounds. Some said their academic ability was questioned because of the way they spoke.

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Port Ban beach is sheltered and if the sun comes out you are in heaven – you could be in the Caribbean here if the temperature were 20 degrees higher.

Later, I was part of a group of more than 20 men, many crying, as we talked about our emotions – about moments from our childhood, about parents, about doomed relationships and fading hopes.

Kids could tell gang members they were ‘going boxing’ rather than hanging around the streets without fear of being laughted at. One young person told researchers: “Instead of getting respect from other gang members you get respect from everyone in the gym.”

We’ve all experienced sensations like queasiness and butterflies when faced with challenges, or felt ‘sick to the stomach’ when things don’t go well. According to Mayer, the brain labels memories of such situations with the effect they had on our gut.