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The voice of Birendra Krishna Bhadra

September 22, 2017

While the world is gathering pace to take a leap ahead of time, Bengal travels eight decades back every year to seek the nostalgia associated with a voice; the voice of Birendra Krishna Bhadra.

The journey of No Nasties

September 22, 2017

No Nasties, an organic, Fairtrade certified brand, is among the first fashion labels of its kind, brings an ethical twist to style.

Though Urdu readers and speakers in India are fast disappearing, the language is still alive in the form of ghazals (poetic expressions in the form of songs), poetry recitations, Urdu festivals, Sufi music, the new emerging Urdu pop culture, and more.

Cosplay in India

September 20, 2017

India is seeing a slow growth in the colourful cosplaying community, who express themselves in creative ways.

Theatre in urban India: lifestyle more than art?

September 19, 2017

While the lack-lustre stage theatre scene in India tries to rise from the ashes of mediocrity, the audience and practitioners at major venues throng to showcase lifestyle more than the love for the art.

Report predicts India’s emergence as economic su...

September 18, 2017

A Deloitte report projects India’s growing strength in Asia, with its young population as a major factor for the same, yet several challenges remain for the country.

India at Toronto International Film Festival

September 16, 2017

Indian cinema is making the headlines in the ongoing Toronto International Film Festival with five Indian films having made fanfare entries into the 42nd edition of the coveted film festival.

Indo-Japanese relations turn a new page

September 15, 2017

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s two-day visit to India, focused on several agreements, bringing together the two countries in areas of defence, security and infrastructure among others.

India’s Rohingya policy criticised by the UN

September 14, 2017

While the United Nations Human Rights Council describes the violence against Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar as typical ‘ethnic cleansing’, India's stand regarding the minority refugees also attracts criticism.