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For weeks, the visually challenged runners and their guides have been training together while navigating traffic, pedestrians, and other obstacles such as debris (right) on roadsides. Pics/Ashish Raje

How these visually impaired runners are set to run the Tata Mumbai Marathon 2026

Twelve visually impaired runners are set to race in the marathon next Sunday, confident for the first time of unfaltering support from the ‘buddy runners’ they have been training with since October, thanks to a new initiative by a city NGO

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Dev Nadkarni, former associate editor, feels that ACK — as also to a certain extent, Tinkle — artworks sit at a rare intersection of scholarship and popular art. The artists work from rigorous historical and cultural references, yet produce imagery that is instantly readable and emotionally resonant for children. The visual language is disciplined, the language formal, respectful rather than sensational, and rooted in Indian aesthetics. Pics Courtesy/Amar Chitra Katha Pvt Ltd

How this popular Indian comic book is rebuilding after a warehouse fire

Three months after a warehouse fire destroyed all the stock of Amar Chitra Katha and Tinkle titles, their editors discuss how a resilient team and reader support helped them restore the Indian household favourite’s legacy

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