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Arundhuti Banerjee- Nandita Puri, author and wife of the late actor Om Puri, is gearing up for her fourth book, “Jennifer”, a real-life account of a girl who is a victim of intercountry child trafficking. She says addressing the issue through her writing was important for her, as child trafficking is a global issue. […]
indica News Bureau- Academy award winning director and producer Shekhar Kapur, to adapt ‘Ibis Trilogy’ written by author Amitav Ghosh into a series. The trilogy by Ghosh is based on the trade of opium between India and China, run by the East India Company. Ghosh’s magnum opus comprises three parts- Sea of Poppies, River […]
IANS- Indian-American economist Abhijit Vinayak Banerjee, and his French-American wife Esther Duflo were conferred the Nobel Prize for Economics in Sweden here, alongside their American colleague Michael Kremer. Unlike other laureates, who arrived in tuxedos and fancy Red Carpet dresses, the couple glorified the prestigious occasion in traditional Indian attire. Abhijit wore a black […]
Vishnu Makhijani- The ban on women dancing in bars in Mumbai is an example of the ‘caste governance’ of our times and the Maharashtra government may be considered as working toward maintaining the proper caste order in the upheaval caused by globalization, a scholarly work on the subject says. “The legal ban on bar dancing […]
IANS- India’s Oscar-winning music maestro AR Rahman is pitching in with a creative contribution for Hollywood music veteran and humanitarian Ken Kragen’s climate change effort. Rahman, along with a team of international composers, will create a track titled “Hand in hand” for the initiative. Kragen, who was honoured with United Nations Peace Medal in […]
indica News Bureau- Aiming to provide equal opportunity to all employees, Tata Steel of India has made new policies to incorporate same-sex partners in their policies for married couples, making them eligible for all the benefits enjoyed by couples. ‘ The Steel giant said in a statement that it has introduced a new HR policy […]
indica News Bureau- In an unprecedented event, 20 Indian American community organizations in New England jointly hosted Indian Ambassador to the United States Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Friday in Boston, according to India New England News. Sanjay Gowda, India Association of Greater Boston president, said Friday’s dinner reception for Shringla at Northeastern University was a […]
IANS- Shilpa Shetty took to Instagram to express anger and anxiety over the series of violent sexual attacks and murders of women across the country. The actress added Beti Bachao cannot just be relegated to a mere campaign. It needs to be put into action. On Instagram, Shilpa shared a couple of news reports, […]
Sukant Deepak- She says that neither Partition nor the events of 1971 are static. That they continue to live in diverse manifestations, informing the collective narrative of India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. “For instance, India and Pakistan still define themselves in opposition to each other, claiming to be everything the other is not – more […]
IANS- Actress Priyanka Chopra Jonas was honored with the Danny Kaye Humanitarian Award for her philanthropic work as UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador for Child Rights. She was felicitated with the award at the 15th annual UNICEF Snowflake Ball on Wednesday here. Priyanka even took to Instagram to share what the award means to her. “I am […]
