News – India & You
Soumitra Chatterjee: the first Indian actor to att...
January 19, 2017
While many would know this veteran actor as the prime collaborator of Satyajit Ray, only a few might be aware of the fact that he is the proud recipient of the highest award of arts from the French government. The actor turns 82 today.
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Merging Japanese and Indian theatres
January 19, 2017
Merging Japanese and Indian theatres: Two theatre companies from Japan and India are putting together a play, keeping the language barrier at bay and learning from each other’s cultures and skills.
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Land acquisition row escalates in West Bengal
January 18, 2017
West Bengal government has landed itself in hot water over land acquisition for a power grid project at Bhangar in suburban Kolkata. The violent protests, reminiscent of Nandigram and Singur, have come at an awfully wrong time as the state gets ready to host the Bengal Global Bus...
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Kolkata Literary Festival celebrates inclusiveness...
January 18, 2017
While Kolkata remains a hub of literature enthusiasts, reflecting the city’s long association with books, music, arts, films and more, a unique literary festival concluded on a high note at various heritage sites.
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Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak outlines challenges of ...
January 18, 2017
At a recent event in Kolkata, Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak raised points on growing problems of education in practice and pushed for reforms for quality education.
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Five Bollywood veterans who came from theatre
January 18, 2017
Had it not been for theatre, Bollywood would not have met these actors who changed how Indian cinema is envisaged today, even in the west. Here’s the ‘famous five’ for you.
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Rajwadi Dhokli: A taste of Kathiyavad in Gujarat
January 18, 2017
Rajwadi Dhokli is a dish rooted deep in the Kathiyavadi culture. It is said that when in the olden days, women couldn’t go out to buy vegetables, they would fix up a meal with anything available to them; Rajwadi Dhokli comes from that era. Now a part of the Gujarati culture, th...
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International Kite Festival at Gujarat concludes o...
January 16, 2017
The International Kite Festival, held primarily in Ahmedabad and other parts of Gujarat brought together kite flying enthusiasts from across the world.
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Rising Cases of Acid Attacks in India
January 16, 2017
What could be more heinous as a crime: the act of upsetting a face with acid just to establish gender muscle or a gross societal denial to the victim, alienating her from a normal life?
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India and Japan to collaborate through Bollywood
January 14, 2017
Renowned Indian film writer-director, Imtiaz Ali and Japanese film making company, Shochiku have collaborated for producing ‘Love in Tokyo’, a film bringing together culture and characters from India and Japan.
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