All posts by Saumya Bansal

The accidental mountaineer
World's youngest to scale seven mountains and volcanoes

Posted On : February 15, 2019 in Tourism

Satyarup Siddhanta, an engineer by profession and a mountaineer by passion, shares his inspirational story with Media India Group of fighting his prolonged illness of asthma and becoming the youngest ... More

Selfless social workers of the country honoured with Padma Shri
A total of 112 people have been selected for the award this year

Posted On : February 1, 2019 in Social Vibes

Many unsung heroes of the country who have dedicated their lives to serve the poor, worked for the protection of environment, spread education, and others, have been honoured with Padma Shri this year... More

Felt Baazaar was maybe a little underrated, says actor Rohan Mehra
The actor made his debut with the 2018 film Baazaar

Posted On : February 1, 2019 in Cinema

Rohan Mehra, who recently made his debut with the film Baazaar as one of the lead characters along with actors Saif Ali Khan and Radhika Apte, talks to Media India Group about his journey, the film an... More

Indian-American Sikh receives Rosa Parks Trailblazer award
A short film ‘Singh’ also released in his honour in US

Posted On : January 30, 2019 in Diaspora

Indian-American philanthropist and entrepreneur, Gurinder Singh Khalsa, has been presented with the prestigious Rosa Parks Trailblazer award for his campaign that forced US authorities to change their... More

Preserving the unparalleled history of films through national museum
A new experience for students, cinema lovers and scholars

Posted On : January 29, 2019 in Cinema

The National Museum of Indian Cinema (NMIC) provides a glimpse into Indian film history and helps film students, film-makers, fans and critics to learn and understand cinema as a medium of artistic ex... More

Republic Day 2019: This is how the parade has evolved over the years
The 70th republic day parade will be all about encouraging and celebrating women power in the country

Posted On : January 26, 2019 in Art & Culture

Every year India's Republic Day celebrations have been a national window to the country's multifarious culture. While the presence of a foreign dignitary as the chief guest and tableaux remain constan... More

Bollywood’s hit on-screen couples that are all set to make a comeback
It's a season of reunions in 2019

Posted On : January 24, 2019 in Cinema

Two decades later, the most iconic hit jodis (couple) of Bollywood are making a comeback with films such as Kalank, Ek Ladki Ko Dekha Toh Aisa Laga and Sadak 2, bringing the old charm back on the big ... More

The rising income disparity in India and women are its biggest victims
Rich gets richer while the poor gets poorer

Posted On : January 24, 2019 in Social Vibes

The Oxfam Inequality Report 2019, released on January 21 details shocking levels of wealth inequality in the country, adding that wealth is being further concentrated in the hands of the richest while... More

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