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Thought Factory

So Long, Farewell, It’s Hard To Say Goodbye!

The last time I spoke to Piroj was two days before Nina Goel, her friend called me from Piroj’s mobile phone to inform me of her hospitalization and to tell me that P...

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Festivals

Metro Vancouver's South Asian Music Festival Brings Back The Bhangra Beat

After a successful start in Vancouver last year, the City of Bhangra Festival is expanding in all the right places. “We are now in the heart of the community that we ...

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Human Rights

Casa Rana: Tamil Nadu's Foster Home For HIV-Positive Kids

India has always struggled with providing facilities for the terminally ill. Whether for the aged or mentally unwell, palliative care is an arena in which we are sorely lac...

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Hollywood

Meryl Streep And Viola Davis To Headline Massachusetts Conference For Women

The Massachusetts Conference for Women announced today that Academy Award winning actresses Meryl Streep and Viola Davis will be keynote speakers at the Massachusetts Confe...

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Bollywood

After Farhan, Now Vidya Balan Says ‘Bus Ab Bahut Hogaya’

After actor Farhan Akhtar, Vidya Balan extended her support to the campaign ‘Bus Ab Bahut Hogaya — Enough is Enough’ which is led by Population Foundation...

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Alternative Entertainment

Women Writers Face Major Hurdles, Especially In Best Selling Genres

Sci-fi and mystery authors speak out about inequality in these male-dominated fields.You’ve probably read the stats: books by women are being reviewed more and more b...

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Health

Mental Health: Huge Gap Between Health & Provision

The research, by the Mental Health Rights Campaign, found that general practice is falling short of the standards of care to which it aspires. The group comprises people af...

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Hollywood

Lisa Ling To Speak At MGM Resorts Foundation Women's Leadership Conference

Lisa Ling, executive producer and host of the investigative documentary series “This is Life” on CNN, will speak at The MGM Resorts Foundation’s 11th annu...

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Alternative Entertainment

Is It Wrong To Group Together LGBT Art?

Billed as ‘the first major exhibition dedicated to queer British art’, Tate Britain's brand new show, which covers gay art from 1861 to 1967, joins a host of ot...

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Festivals

Hot Docs Announces Awards, Human Rights Watch Festival Unveils Lineup

The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented June 9 – 18, with 21 topical and provocative feature documentaries and panel discussions that showcase courageo...

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