News – India & You
Alleged ‘poor India’ remarks by Snapchat’s C...
April 18, 2017
Even as Snap has tried clearing the air, many Indians took to boycotting Snapchat as backlash against the CEO’s alleged remarks.
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Aajeevika handicraft Mela in New Delhi from April ...
April 18, 2017
Aajeevika Mela in the national capital, New Delhi, is being organised from April 14-23, 2017, at Pragati Maidan, by the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India. The Mela offers the rural workers an opportunity to showcase and sell their products: from wooden art, hand-...
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The Paradox of Affordable Housing in India
April 17, 2017
Even as the Indian government has been advancing the cause of affordable housing, whether the housing projects are affordable at all remains the key question.
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Cannes film selection list out, India misses the m...
April 14, 2017
With final lineup for Cannes Film Festival’s 70th edition announced, the festival is highly anticipated.
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Four myth-inspired graphic novels in India
April 13, 2017
Mythological texts have often been visually represented in India, but, the new age graphic novels have turned and evolved characters that have been known in the Indian subcontinent for centuries now.
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Dali and Tagore inspires Indian filmmaker to Canne...
April 12, 2017
After a brief yet enterprising run in some of the prestigious film festivals around the world, a Bengali film is set to make its presence felt at the Festival de Cannes (Marche du film) this year.
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TN farmers shed clothes to have their voices heard
April 12, 2017
In a protest that has been going on for almost a month now, farmers from Tamil Nadu have made several attempts, some rather unconventional, to have their voices heard, including undressing on the anniversary of Gandhi’s Champaran Satyagraha.
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Support for cow slaughter ban gaining momentum in ...
April 10, 2017
Even as reports of mob-lynching leading to the death of a dairy farmer failed to shock a larger electorate, India’s cows are stirring sentiments among them, leading to demands for an all-India ban on cow slaughter.
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Anita Dube to helm Kochi-Muziris Biennale 2018
April 10, 2017
Anita Dube has been announced as the curator for the 2018 edition of the ‘People’s Biennale’ at the concluding ceremony of the 2016 KMB at Durbar Hall Ground. The proclamation was made by the chief guest of the evening, Culture Minister AK Balan, for the fourth edition of t...
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Around the Himalayas in 7 days
April 8, 2017
The third edition of the Uttarakhand mountain biking race flagged off on April 8, 2017, in Nainital, in the northern Himalayan state of Uttarakhand. With participation from over 15 countries, the race will cover a distance of 884 km in seven biking days.
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