Business and Politics

BEHIND THOSE TALL WALLS

Humra Quraishi recalls the words of Khushwant Singh in trying to understand the nature of the chaos that communal politics in India is spreading far and wide. Several years a...

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THE AFTERMATH WILL OUTLIVE US

Humra Quraishi gives us the details of how many of the members of parliament in the present have cases against them of dacoity, murder and unforgivable crimes against women. ...

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THE WAVES OF FAITH

Humra Quraishi comments on the mindless destruction of libraries, literature and Indian history by the forces that are leaving no stone unturned to divide India. All the book...

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SAD TIMES…

Humra  Quraishi reports on mindless encounters taking place in UP and harks to understand why they have almost become the norm today. A news report states, "The UP Polic...

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HOW WILL I KNOW PEACE

Humra  Quraishi revisits the artist Satish Gujral and his words, as she tries to make sense of the polarisation and lack of representation of diversities in our instituti...

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A FERRIS WHEEL GOING AROUND

Humra  Quraishi questions the mindless lynching’s of Indian Muslims on mere suspicion of the carrying beef, although they could’ve been carrying a sack of cab...

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KEECHAR VERSUS GULAL

Satyabrata Ghosh analyses the following words spoken by the Prime Minister of India in parliament: “Keechar uskey paas tha, mere pass gulal.” Indian Cinematograph...

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FAIZ, SAHIR AND VERSE

Humra Quraishi revisits two of the best known poets of this  subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi. Both who were born years ago in the season of spring and ...

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IS THE SLOGAN DYING?

Monojit Lahiri questions the relevance of slogans in today’s era, and wonders about its fate in the future. Once upon a time, slogans & advertising were truly the m...

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WE ARE SISTERS BORN

Humra  Quraishi recalls important conversations, she has had over the years with various people, twenty-one years after the Gujarat pogrom of 2002 The month of February ...

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YOU LOVE CINEMA, RANJAN DAS RECOMMENDS

From Bad City to Fair Play, from Another Gem From Darbhanga - Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar to The...

December 10 2023

CLOSE TO THE GARDEN OF BROKEN SHADOWS

Humra Quraishi traces the events from 6th December 1992 to the recently concluded assemb...

December 8 2023

BOLLYWOOD TIK-TALK: MAMATA BANERJEE IN THE SPOTLIGHT THIS WEEK

Bollywood stars grace the inaugural ceremony stage at the Kolkata International Film Fes...

December 7 2023