Candlelight gathering held in memory of the late Zubeen Garg at Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi. If you are not from Assam, it’s quite possible that you were shocked to see the unreal number of condolence messages shared online after the devastating news that one of Assam’s most revered cultural icons, Zubeen Garg, had left …
A Nation in Grief. A Society on Trial.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays tribute to Pahalgam terror attack victims. Photo credit: The Economic Times. It’s difficult to find the right words in the wake of something as horrific as the dastardly terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of around 28 innocent people, leaving their families, friends and relations with permanent, …
Musk-Trump relationship Raises Serious Concern
Elon Musk speaks with the U.S. President-elect Donald Trump at a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket in Brownsville, Texas, U.S., November 19, 2024. Source: Reuters Elon Musk is an oligarch in the truest sense—a technocrat wielding unrestricted monetary influence, and it only gets better as Trump …
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Shoojit Sircar’s slow-drama is Abhishek’s career-best work.
i want to talk is directed by Shoojit Sircar, written by Ritesh Shah and produced by Rising Sun Films and Kino Works. Six years after October, I Want to Talk captivates with the world Shoojit creates through his lens. Piku was another gem, which, over the years, has become a beloved feel-good film for cinephiles. …
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Minimalism: A documentary that makes you ponder
“Imagine a life with less: less stuff, less clutter, less stress and discontent…Now imagine a life with more: more time, more meaningful relationships, more growth, contribution and contentment…” - This is how the film starts... Every now and then, this documentary would pop up on my YouTube recommended videos list, but I deferred every single …
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Vijay Sethupathi starrer Maharaja is a brilliant script on the big screen living up to the audiences’ expectation
The recent trend of movies that are coming out of both the Malayalam and Tamil movie industries is setting the benchmark for Indian movies. Film critic Shubhra Gupta opines, "Each film is a testament to its time," and rightly so. If we are to study the movies made in Hindi in the last decade, we …
Relevance of the United Nations and challenges to the concept of multilateralism
Multilateral platforms are the upshot of marathon negotiation between nations which on the odd occasion takes decades before it comes into effect. Often these consortiums are found at the crossroads of criticism and praise for the types of work they do. Photo: Pinterest The Indian Prime Minister in a pre-recorded video, addressing the 75th anniversary …
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Brick Kiln: A Hazardous Tale
Illiteracy, poverty, hunger and lockdown has lodged greater sufferings to the defiance they are fighting for ages. Bonded brick kiln workers. A number of reports have been published concerning brick kiln workers left with only rice to eat in the name of essential commodities amidst the CoVid-19 pandemic. These are the workers living at the …
US Taliban Peace Deal
US peace envoy Zalmay Khalilzad, left and Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar, the Taliban group's top political leader shake hands after signing a peace agreement between Taliban and U.S. officials in Doha on February 29, 2020. Much awaited peace deal between USA and Afghanistan’s Taliban finally come to an end with the signing of ‘Agreement for …
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