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Indian artists at Venice Biennale 2019
May 16, 2019
India is back at the Venice Biennale with its second-ever pavilion after a hiatus of eight years and also has three artists participating in the main exhibition.
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WTO: An existential battle
May 15, 2019
As countries chart their own path, violating global trade rules with impunity, the World Trade Organisation (WTO) is more vulnerable than ever. But for the smaller developing nations, WTO is the sole recourse in a lawless world.
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India Moves to HIP-HOP
May 14, 2019
After years of remaining underground, hip-hop has finally emerged from the shadows and talented young artists use the music to denounce social inequalities, injustices, and conservatism in the Indian society. It was a bold bet but filmmaker Zoya Akhtar took it and won it. The dir...
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Reelpolitik
May 14, 2019
The last two years have seen a spate of Hindi films based on key political personalities as well as political incidents in the history of independent India. Quite a few seem to toe the line propagated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose charisma is translating itself in...
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Documentaries in India
May 14, 2019
Indian documentary film making is storytelling at its best, but it is no bedtime story. It makes one want to get up and get into action. Purveyors of fiction films tend to marginalise documentaries as non-entertainment; yet they have no compunction about borrowing liberally from ...
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Regional languages changing India’s internet landscape
May 14, 2019
With the diverse nature of Indian demography, the growing use of local Indian languages online will change the country's internet landscape breaking the English language barrier.
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Is it unlucky 13?
May 10, 2019
Why the number 13 is considered unlucky? Let’s look at the history of triskaidekaphobia (the fear of number 13) and why people fear Friday the 13.
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Tagore’s renunciation of knighthood
May 8, 2019
‘Kaviguru’ Rabindranath Tagore has not only enriched literature but also contributed to India’s struggle for freedom. On his 158th birthday, here is an account of one of his action which marked his patriotism in face of the colonial rule.
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University of Houston renames building after Indian-American couple
May 7, 2019
A building at University of Houston has been renamed after an Indian-American couple in recognition of their contribution to aid research projects, faculty and students at the university.
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India’s pop-up exhibition wins international award
May 4, 2019
The ‘Bonjour India Experience’ was the flagship initiative of the Bonjour India 2017-18, a festival to celebrate the friendship between India and France through more than 300 events spread over four months across 33 Indian cities.
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You can now see the world’s seven wonders in Delhi
May 4, 2019
To solve its problem of solid waste management, authorities in Delhi have made replicas of the seven wonders of the world. Putting 150 tonnes of metal scrap to good use, it is safe to say, the Indian capital has transformed its waste into wonder! Serpentine pathways, bloom...
Read MoreIndian origin students nominated for 2019 Schmidt Science fellowship
May 3, 2019
Two Indian origin post-doctoral students among the 20 Schmidt Science fellows this year.
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