All posts by Saumya Bansal

Sexist comments by celebrities and politicians being highly slammed by netizens
Reversing the “boys will be boys” culture

Posted On : January 17, 2019 in Social Vibes

A wave of #MeToo revelations has rocked India, breaking a culture of silence around sexual attack, harassment and everyday sexism, calling men to account in a male-dominated country.

Ahead of general elections, a spree of political biopics line up on big screens
The election fever has reached theatres

Posted On : January 15, 2019 in Cinema

Beginning with The Accidental Prime Minister and NTR, that released last Friday, a string of political biopics are lined up for release in different languages in the upcoming months such as Thackeray,... More

Lodhi Garden moving towards becoming India’s first high-tech park
Trees get QR codes on them, after free wifi and technologically advanced nursery

Posted On : January 11, 2019 in Social Vibes

The New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC) is in the process of installing the QR codes which when scanned by a visitor will give details of a tree, including its age, lifespan, botanical name, common nam... More

Purification rites held after two women of menstruating age enter Sabarimala
A reminder of the practice of untouchability in the enlightening state of Kerala

Posted On : January 7, 2019 in Social Vibes

The closing of the Sabarimala temple for purification rituals following the entry of two women of menstruating age has put many questions forward like that of untouchability, social exclusivity, and t... More

Remembering Mrinal Sen’s legacy
With the passing of Mrinal Sen the curtain has fallen on a sublime phase of Indian cinema

Posted On : January 3, 2019 in Cinema

Legendary filmmaker Mrinal Sen, known for his hard-hitting films on the Indian society, died at the age of 95. He was the last of the triumvirate of directing icons - Satyajit Ray and Ritwik Ghatak, t... More

Bollywood’s idea of women empowerment in films
Female leads will smoke and drink but not be a part of the workforce

Posted On : December 28, 2018 in Cinema

Almost every other Bollywood film starts with introducing its male leads having a particular profession or a business, while female leads are often neglected as being part of the workforce. In the rec... More

Is freedom of speech compromised in a democratic country like India?
Recent comments by Naseeruddin Shah on mob violence receives backlash

Posted On : December 27, 2018 in Business & Politics

"How much more freedom do you need in a country?" asks actor Anupam Kher in response to Naseeruddin Shah’s statement criticising mob violence and lynching incidents in the country.

Google Santa Tracker is helping kids track Santa Claus
Christmas celebrations now have a digital edge unlike the past

Posted On : December 26, 2018 in Art & Culture

While the kids in the pre-internet era waited night long in the hope of the arrival of Santa Claus, kids nowadays can simply track him on Google Santa Tracker, play Christmas games and lots more-court... More

Farmers protest over the deepening agrarian crisis in India
Crop failure, depressed income and landlessness serve as the backdrop of every farmer's story

Posted On : December 21, 2018 in Social Vibes

It is not just the uncertain nature that push the farmers toward desperate measures of protesting or ending their lives, but apathy from the government towards the agriculture sector has also undermin... More

The new age actors currently ruling Bollywood
Khurrana and Kaushal over Khans and Kapoors

Posted On : December 18, 2018 in Cinema

Ayushmann Khurrana, Vicky Kaushal and Rajkummar Rao are the new age actors who have performed extremely well in 2018, with Ayushmann Khurrana having the kind of a year that most actors in Bollywood dr... More