Stuntwoman Stands up against ‘Wigging’ in Hollywood

Being a stuntman is Hollywood's most dangerous profession. There were two stunt-related deaths last year. It is now in chaos and spiralling ...

Has Justice for Women in India Improved?

In 1890, a case of a Bengali child bride named Phulmani, who died following brutal conjugal intercourse went to trial in the Calcutta Sessio...

Bangladesh Film Festival 2018 held in Kolkata

This is the first time in recent public memory that a film festival was organized officially between Bangladesh and West Bengal. The Bangladesh Film Festival, which was hel...

HELLI, a Smart Helmet that can save Precious Lives on the Road

Here’s a lifesaving idea which has now been turned into a reality, thanks to the really innovative techies at Let’s Innovate. This smart hel...

Time's Person of the Year 2017: 'The Silence Breakers'

Time Magazine has announced its Person of the Year 2017 as the Silence Breakers representing people who came forward to report sexual misconduct.

The Law of the Land

Environmental lawyers and organizations across the world have begun to demand intrinsic 'rights' for nature- natural bodies, flora and fauna...

Waiting for the Ban on Banning of Banning!

While the intentions of outright banning books, art, music, symbols, statues, or behaviour are usually always good—desires to end raci...

Labour Laws for Children

Human Rights Watch published a dispatch last Wednesday, reporting the establishing of a new policy, that prohibits children under the age of 18 from working with green toba...

Remedying a Greek Tragedy

In a small corner of Athens in Greece, everyday, a group of migrant women gather- not to formulate protests or prepare speeches, but to teach.

Classes range from se...