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Political cartoons in India: Rich legacy, hazy future
November 2, 2022
October 24 marked the 100th birth anniversary of renowned cartoonist R K Laxman, whose creation “The Common Man” in You Said It, a daily strip published in a leading newspaper of India, seemed to resonate with all Indians as it evoked the problems or issues of the day, that...
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Besides Draupadi Murmu, 5 Tribal Women You Should Know About
August 12, 2022
The recent election of Draupadi Murmu as the first tribal President of India has put the focus on the state of tribal communities, especially the women. Beyond Murmu, there are many tribal women who have been taking up the cause of their community and fighting for not only protec...
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Thomas Cook India & SOTC launches special offers for Durga Pujo Holidays
July 23, 2022
With the ease of travel restrictions in the country and the onset of arrival of Durga Pujo in October, Thomas Cook India, one of the country’s leading Omni channel travel companies, says there is a 25 pc surge in demand for Durga Pujo holidays. Therefore, in order to maximise o...
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Induction of e-bus in DTC: Remedy or political stunt
January 25, 2022
The DTC and Delhi Integrated Multi-modal Transit System (DIMTS) jointly own about 6,900 buses in the city responsible for providing inland transport to the commuters. These and other forms of transport are often blamed for the seemingly uncontrollable air pollution that has been ...
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Durga Puja joins UNESCO’s intangible cultural heritage list
December 11, 2021
India had applied for Bengal’s biggest cultural and spiritual festival, Durga Puja, to be included in UNESCO’s Representative List of Intangible Culture Heritage for the meeting that began on Monday. West Bengal government had earlier asked the central government for ...
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From classical to contemporary: Leading modern Bengali film directors
September 18, 2021
Bengali films perhaps first made a mark globally when Satyajit Ray’s Pather Panchali (1955) became critically acclaimed and won several awards, both local and international, including the prestigious Best Human Document award at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival. The feat inspired ...
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Bishnupur: Land of Terracotta architecture
May 1, 2021
“It is hard to imagine an entire city built of terracotta, but those who visit Bishnupur in West Bengal can feast their eyes on a temple town built purely of clay and brick,” says Bhuvan Mukherjee, a Kolkata-based engineer who visited Bishnupur about two years ago. Away from ...
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Colonial heritage cities in India
March 6, 2020
Besides the British, India has seen several other colonial powers and each left its mark through buildings, and structure. Thus different cities in India bear the hallmark of each of these European nations
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Disappearing arts of India
February 22, 2020
India’s art heritage is as diverse as its people. India is known for its rich cultural heritage from the ancient times, yet amidst all these there are art forms that are dying
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World Cancer Day: One in 10 Indians will develop cancer in their lifetime
February 4, 2020
World Cancer Day is organised on February 4 every year by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC)as an initiative under which the entire world can come together to fight against the global cancer epidemic. The theme for the years 2019-21 has been set as ‘I Am and I Wi...
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Exodus of Kashmiri pandits
January 24, 2020
In the year 1990, Kashmiri pandits had witnessed a hysterical, macabre night in the form of blaring threats and slogans, asking them to either convert to Islam or face death. Most of them fled their home for centuries to find shelter as refugees in other parts of India.
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The women warriors of Shaheen Bagh
January 22, 2020
For nearly two months now, hundreds of women, many of them grandmothers, have been leading a peaceful protest against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act in a part of New Delhi that has become icon of the rebirth of peaceful resistance against an autocratic power, exactly...
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