Sudipto Roy
MIG journalist, writer and photographer based in Kolkata, Sudipto is also an Independent filmmaker, a traveller and a keen observer of the civilisation. He is passionate about world cinema and shares his impressions on Indian celluloid and how the Darwin theory holds true in every aspect of life.
Sudipto Roy
Modi led TIME readers’ online poll
December 6, 2016
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has won the TIME magazine ‘Person of the Year’ reader’s online poll. But the US elect-president Donald Trump was ultimately chosen as the ‘Person of the Year’ by the US magazine’s editors, who had picked Modi in 2014.
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Indian Yoga added to UNESCO’s world of treasures
December 5, 2016
While Yoga, the ancient Indian philosophy for the mind-body discipline gets acceptance in the list of UNESCO's intangible world heritage treasures at the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa, the AYUSH ministry in India seeks suggestions from global experts to turn India into a global h...
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Anatomy of Violence
December 5, 2016
An investigation of India’s most notorious gang rape, Deepa Mehta’s Anatomy of Violence was hailed as the most creative outlet for dialogue in Toronto this November. The film indicts the society that breeds rapists and instigates gender violence. Canada-based filmmaker Deepa ...
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Kolkata gets global recognition for tackling climate change
December 3, 2016
Kolkata bags the best cities of 2016 award along with Paris and nine other cities across the globe for its inspiring and innovative efforts towards climate change and solid waste management. At the C40 Mayors Summit held in Mexico City, the capital of West Bengal was the only Ind...
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Goa Tourism goes 100 pc cashless
December 3, 2016
While experts expressed apprehensions about tourism economy getting hurt following the demonetisation in India, Goa Tourism becomes the first government organisation to adopt 100 pc cashless transactions.
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India perks up e-visa policy to allure global travellers
December 2, 2016
Looking to advance medical tourism and allure more business travellers, the Union Cabinet on Wednesday extended the scope of e-tourist visa to incorporate purposes such as short-term medical trips, business excursions and meetings.
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World AIDS Day – a mixed bag of hope and despair for India
December 2, 2016
Being the third largest population in terms of HIV positive cases, India is still fighting social taboos despite various forms of awareness programmes.
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A slice of Hollywood for Indian travellers in Dubai
December 1, 2016
The Indian audience, enchanted by the storylines, the entertainment aspects, the actions or the thrills and the innovation in Hollywood films, can now literally jump into the big screen action at Motiongate Dubai.
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UN points out regressive trade policies and higher costs in India
December 1, 2016
While the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) finds trade costs in India higher than the best-performing economies in the region, the 'Make in India' initiative is expected to ease foreign investment regulations.
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‘Traffic Heroine’ of Ghaziabad diagnosed with cancer
December 1, 2016
When the unruly traffic snatched her daughter away, she decided to handle the traffic herself. Acknowledged as the ‘traffic heroine’, Dorris Francis is now fighting cancer.
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