First Dalit woman autobiographer, teacher Shantabai Kamble, author of the famous autobiography ‘Majhya Jalmachi Chitra Katha’, passed away today at the age of 101 at the residence of her daughter Mangal (Gauri) Tirmare in Pune. His body will be cremated […]
Casteism and Indian Cinema: Chetan Anand’s Neecha Nagar won the Best Film Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1946 Priya Sharma Jai Bheem: The film ‘Jai Bheem’, released in the year 2021, shows the story of the Irulur tribal […]
National Transgender Awards 2023 were held in the National Capital – New Delhi with an aim to build a more inclusive society where transgenders get equal opportunities and not get discriminated New Delhi: With an aim to build a more […]
Discriminated socially and economically for ages, the third sex members are earning social recognition by turning entrepreneurs now Udupi district administration led by district collector Mr Kurma Rao, has provided them self-employment facilitating bank loans under Udyogini Scheme Most of […]
It puts the pristine island, its priceless biodiversity, and indigene populations as well as the huge investment itself in danger. PANKAJ SEKHSARIA In a series of developments that have unfolded with uncharacteristic speed and coordination over the past two years, […]
Great Nicobar is home to two isolated indigenous communities—the Shompen and the Nicobarese—who were the sole inhabitants of the island until the government set up seven revenue villages, settling 330 ex-servicemen families (settlers) from 1969 to 1980. In picture, a […]
Mumbai: It is said that I was looted by my own people, where was the courage among strangers… Something similar is the story of Naaz Joshi. Born in a well-to-do family in Delhi, Naaz did not lack anything in her […]
The last couple of years of Indian cinema has seen a shift from the conventional genres of the fixed ‘hero-villain and eye candy heroine’ narrative to more socially aware, sensitive, and critically acclaimed content. Aditi Narayani Indian cinema has emerged […]
Caste biases run deep in the Hindi entertainment industry. There is no surprise if we bring a Dalit character only when we have to tell a ‘Dalit story’ and we write a Muslim character only when we have to tell […]
Actress Celina Jaitly has appeared in U.N. ‘Free and Equal’ campaign Published By Ankush Kumar MUMBAI, India — Music, dance, color, compelling stories and drama: Welcome to the world of the Indian film industry. With the production of more than […]
