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Cruelty of child labour seen through the lens
June 12, 2020
Though the Indian society has turned a blind eye towards child labour, the film industry has been highlighting this curse with various films over the decades.
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Mixed fortune for Indian artists during Covid-19 pandemic
June 11, 2020
While the coronavirus pandemic has meant cancellation of all art exhibitions and brought sale of art to near zero, it has boosted traditional and digital art online and enhanced creativity.
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Khan Market’s shopkeepers & shoppers remain cautious
June 8, 2020
Monday was the first day when New Delhi’s iconic Khan Market was fully reopened for business, after over 75 days of severe restrictions. But neither the shopkeepers nor the shoppers looked at ease.
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Bollywood’s bard Basu Chatterjee dies at 90
June 5, 2020
Along with his fellow Bengali filmmaker Hrishikesh Mukherjee, Basu Chatterjee had firmly established himself in Bollywood despite dealing with offbeat subjects and without any superstar in the cast. His secret was to make films that dealt with the common man's life and its challe...
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World Environment Day or World Emergency Day?
June 4, 2020
In line with the theme of this year’s World Environment Day, urban forests could become instrumental in protecting biodiversity and cleaning up the Earth at the same time. Friday marks the 46th World Environment Day (WED), a global event coordinated by United Nations Environmen...
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Covid redefines heritage walks in Kolkata
June 4, 2020
As with other aspects of tourism, the coronavirus pandemic has also deeply impacted heritage walks in the country, with walk organisers adopting new norms and regulations.
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Recreating the Chinese monster
June 3, 2020
Ever since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, China-baiters around the world have been hyperactive putting the blame for everything that’s not right with the world at Beijing’s doorstep.
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Is Italy turning its back on EU?
June 1, 2020
Having been let down by fellow EU members while it was struggling with coronavirus pandemic, Italians are increasingly hostile towards the community, and with fairly good reasons.
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UN warns of sharp spike in child marriages in India
May 28, 2020
Hit hard by the economic misery wrought by the lockdown, poor families in India are turning to marry off teenage girls in order to reduce the cost of running the household. A spike in child marriages is one of the most devastating side-effects of the lockdown.
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Latest reforms dilute workers’ rights in India
May 27, 2020
Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s famed INR 20 trillion bailout package delivers a blow to workers even as job losses, triggered by lockdown, rise to highest level in over 40 years.
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Fearful, frenetic, furious flyers
May 25, 2020
Total chaos, cancellations and delays greeted the few thousand flyers at Mumbai airport on Monday as domestic air travel resumed after two months.
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A day in the life of a Community Health Visitor
May 23, 2020
While doctors and nurses get into the act once a Covid-19 patient is admitted to a hospital, there are hundreds of healthcare workers at the forefront, working with the communities for early detection of Covid-19 positive patients as well as to prevent the spread of the illness.
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