"Writing is not life, but I think that sometimes it can be a way back to life" – Stephen King.
“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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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 …
Photo Credit: Indian Express The protection of cows has always been an important issue of deliberation in Indian subcontinent since the cow protection movement started by the Arya Samaj. The principal reason for the spread of cow protection was the establishment of the Cow Protection Society (Gaurakshini sabha) in 1882. Historian S. A. A. Tirmizi …
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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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 …
It is one of the many quake that Congress suffered in the recent past under the leadership of Rahul GandhiJyotiraditya Scindhia's exit should be the last lesson for the Congress' introspection to avoid the complete elimination from India's political scenario. Indian National Congress is on the verge of a complete breakdown. Senior congress leader Jyotiraditya …
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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 …
India has witnessed unprecedented protest following the amendment of the Citizenship Act, 1955 after it was passed by both the houses on Wednesday 11th December and with the President's assent on 12 December, 2019 it turned into Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019. Immediately after its inception, a large section of civil society turned out against the …
Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 is amending the Citizenship Act, 1955 to give citizenship to the religious minorities of three neighbouring countries of Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan where they have faced religious persecution. It constitutes non-Muslims of six religious communities namely Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Parsi, Buddhist and Jains; contrary to the fact that India doesn't have …
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