Munawwar Rana returns Sahitya Akademi Award on live TV
New Delhi: Noted Urdu poet Munawwar Rana joined the league of writers returning their Akademi awards in protest of the ‘present situation’ in the country. Returning the award, Munawwar Rana said that...
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A visit to Delhi’s most famous Ram Leela
By Harshmeet Singh Delhi’s famous Red Fort ground is currently the venue for at least 5 simultaneously ‘Ram Leelas’ being organized by different committees. While each of them has its own USP, visitors...
View ArticleCreating fear, intolerance not good for society: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt
New Delhi: Filmmaker Mahesh Bhatt speaks up against the rising intolerance in the country as other film makers choose to remain mum. He said that such acts ‘ridicule’ our constitution and ‘debunks’...
View ArticleHinduism is about love, unity, not divisive ideas: Author Mani Rao
New Delhi: With attacks by fringe Hindu outfits on writers and intellectuals for their views and assaults and murders of those with different religious and cultural practices, author Mani Rao, who has...
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RK Laxman and his indelible brushstrokes on the Indian mindscape
By Swarnima Bhattacharya RK Laxman and his indelible brushstrokes on the Indian mindscape In a glowing tribute to R.K Laxman, India’s foremost cartoonist, humorist and political satirist (to say the...
View ArticleShiv Sena continues hatemongering, disrupts Pakistani play in Gurgaon
It seems attacking innocuous singers, artists and writers from across the border has become far-right Shiv Sena’s favourite spare-time activity, for after ensuring that Pakistani singer Ghulam Ali’s...
View ArticlePakistani author to release book over Skype
Dhanachuli (Uttarakhand): Pakistani author Kanza Javed, denied a visa to take part in the Kumaon literary festival, will release her book here over a Skype session on Sunday. The author’s debut book is...
View Article‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ wins award at Rome Film Festival
Mumbai: Pan Nalin’s film ‘Angry Indian Goddesses’ bagged an Audience Choice Award at the Rome Film Festival. The filmmaker is elated about the win. The honour, titled BNL People’s Choice Award, is...
View ArticleIndia’s first travelling literary festival ends
Nainital: Kumaon Litfest, the country’s first “travelling literary festival”, ended on Tuesday with Uttarakhand Governor Krishan Kant Paul conferring a life time achievement award posthumously to...
View Article10 filmmakers return national awards over growing intolerance
Mumbai/Pune: In a dramatic development, 10 prominent filmmakers returned various awards and honours to the government, protesting impediments to freedom of speech and expression and showing solidarity...
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