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War of Words

Though many of his plays have been absurd or surreal, Makrand Deshpande wanted to experiment with an all-out farce, and what invites ridicule more than an Indian wedding? Howe...

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Venice Film Festival to premiere a host of Netflix Movies

The 75th Venice International Film Festival, organized by La Biennale di Venezia is all set to take place at Venice Lido from August 29th to September 8th, 2018. The aim of ...

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2018: The Year of Highest Grossing Documentaries

2018 seems to be the year of documentaries. The winner of the top documentary prize at the 90th Academy Awards, Icarus — a film that helped expose Russian doping which s...

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Murals: An Artist’s Way of Cherishing the Community’s Past

A perfect shot of yourself in front of a graffiti wall sounds like "the" plan to show it off on the 'Gram. While some may walk past these gorgeous solid blocks of bricks, igno...

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Empowering Adolescents through Collaboration

By delaying adolescent pregnancy, India could add an estimated 12 percent to its GDP, stated a report ‘Collaborative Force: Empowering 10 to 19’. The report furthe...

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The Khan Syndrome: Are we ready for a New Kind of Hero?

Admit it. We all need a hero - someone whom we can look up to, admire and believe that he represents the zeitgeist of the present-day conditions. Be it in the spheres of polit...

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Women and Girls with Disabilities more likely to experience Violence

A study published in the Lancet says that both children and adults with disabilities are at much higher risk (up to 4 times) of violence than their non-disabled peers. Out of ...

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Why India lags behind in vaccinating its Children?

A new study by the World Health Organization called Explorations of inequality: Childhood immunization, launched in July 2018 describes how a child’s likelihood of being...

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Dhadak Stars join the League of Celebrities in Support of the LGBTQ Community

The Supreme Court recently said that there will be no discrimination against the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer) community once Section 377 is declared u...

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India’s Concerted Efforts to protect its Endangered National Animal

Yesterday, on 29th of July, the world celebrated the Global Tiger Day and there are a number of success stories of tiger conservation that India can boast of. The Hindu report...

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GENDER: LIVING ALONE, FINDING INNER STRENGTH

AkelaNest by Aparajita Krishna: A reflective, deeply personal exploration of single livi...

November 21 2025

TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw p...

November 20 2025

BOLLYWOOD: LOVE, AGE, CHAOS, REPEAT

A witty, uneven yet engaging romantic comedy, De De Pyaar De 2 explores age-gap love wit...

November 19 2025