Godhooli Sharma is working as Senior Content Creator and is based in Lucknow. She majorly covers Education and Science beats alongside cultural and human-interest stories. Being a creative person inside out, she believes in pulling out some soft stories which can help in bringing positivity to society. Besides writing she enjoys photography, painting and travelling.
Articles by Godhooli Sharma
Ganesh Utsav: From a small migrant tradition to citywide celebration in Lucknow
The Maharashtrian Samaj, which has organised the Aminabad celebrations since 1921, was founded by migrants from Maharashtra.
Updated on Sep 02, 2024 05:52 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma, Lucknow
Finding a usable Pink Toilet an uphill task for Lko women
The state capital boasts of 74 Pink Toilets. But a reality check by HT found most of them locked. As women feel unsafe using public facilities which are not even hygienically maintained, lack of washrooms is a major constraint for those commuting to office or out shopping in the market.
Updated on Sep 01, 2024 05:36 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
CIMAP research finds new way to enhance nutritional quality of plants
Through the new research, the scientists have found that the nutritional quality of plants can be enhanced using ‘complementary peptides’ (complementary form of a short protein found in plants). Complementary peptides, when sprayed on the plant, can enhance its nutritional value and properties, the research has found.
Updated on Aug 30, 2024 05:56 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
BSIP research can help protect Indian wild ass
Director, BSIP, Mahesh Thakkar said wild ass of Gujarat, also known as Asiatic Wild Ass (Equus hemionus khur), played a vital role in the local ecology of the Rann of Kutch and surrounding areas
Published on Aug 25, 2024 01:34 PM IST
Godhooli Sharma, Lucknow
‘Music helps in achieving goals’
A golden moment for music maestros in the making as they joyfully receive medals during the 14th convocation ceremony of Bhatkhande Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya on Wednesday.
Updated on Aug 22, 2024 08:28 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
AKTU honours student start-ups set to make a difference
While some are trying to cater for a human cause, others are working towards environment conservation.
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 08:02 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma, Lucknow
With heads held high and butterflies in stomachs, toppers bask in medal glory
Jhalak Jain, 22, a BTech Computer Science and Engineering (Data Science) student from Meerut Institute of Engineering and Technology, was overjoyed to receive the coveted Chancellor’s Medal along with a prize of ₹31,000.
Updated on Aug 14, 2024 07:34 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
Solah shringar, full-on masti: Colourful world of women’s ‘kushti’
A day after Nag Panchmi, decked in ‘solah shringar’ (full makeup befitting a married woman), the village women compete against each other in ‘kushti’. The annual event is said to be over 200-year-old. None of the women is professionally trained and they learnt the sport as spectators.
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 08:08 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
Eyewitness accounts turn into folktales for people in Kakori
At a time when elaborate celebrations are planned to commemorate the Kakori Train Action of 1925, the faces of the villagers in Kakori light up as they narrate the presence of their parents and grandparents at the time of the incident, finds HT
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 07:14 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
Ignorant scholars: Most college, varsity students clueless about Kakori case
Students in higher educational institutions are ignoramuses when it comes to the Kakori Train Action Plan. Some have their facts lopsided and others are all at sea, finds an HT reality check
Updated on Aug 06, 2024 07:54 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
Ornamental fish farming empowers SC women in Barabanki village
Indian Council for Agriculture Research – National Bureau of Fish Genetic Resources (ICAR – NBFGR) organised a workshop on rearing of ornamental fish in February this year as part of mission Navshakti of the institution, where five pairs of Molly and Guppy fish along with an aquarium were provided to 50 Scheduled Caste women of Dhankutti village.They were also informed about how to maintain and breed the fish.
Updated on Aug 03, 2024 09:18 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
Central varsity status for LU back in focus: Teachers, alumni cite positive changes to back demand
Lucknow University was set up in 1921 and is among the first 10 universities of the country, which is one of the prominent reasons behind the demand. If it gets the central status, it will be entitled to more funds, leading to infrastructure development, increasing the number of faculty members and improving the quality of education.
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 08:44 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
It’s time for Lucknow to know the “real” Wajid Ali Shah
Probably for the first time, a long-dedicated study by the city-based Himanshu Bajpai and Pragya Sharma will enable this city of Nawabs to get to know the “real Wajid Ali Shah.”
Updated on Jul 27, 2024 08:40 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma, Lucknow
Thai students take Hindi heartland route to learn English at LU
As part of the course, they will be taught professional and general communication, grammar, business communication and academic writing
Updated on Jul 25, 2024 06:34 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma, Lucknow
From 19 to 500 now: A house where poor kids chase joy
Rita and Vijay Sharma’s initiative ‘Hasta Bachpan’ provides infotainment to underprivileged kids, who watch video clips and cartoons and the same time learn about moral values like kindness and contemporary issues such as shunning plastic and saving water.
Updated on Jul 22, 2024 06:42 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma
A music university where guru is still ‘God’
As per the Guru Shishya Parampara, a guru transcends subject knowledge and serves as a mentor to the pupil for life. In olden times, a music guru used to tie the ‘ganda’ (ceremonial thread) to mark his acceptance of a disciple. The disciple would then stay with the guru till he or she learnt all the important aspects and nuances of the art form. Some famous music ‘gharanas’ still follow this. The most important part of this tradition was the devotion and respect of a disciple for his/her guru which continues in BSV till date
Updated on Jul 21, 2024 06:44 AM IST
Godhooli Sharma