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Bollywood

A Dearth of Female Filmmakers

Acclaimed actress and director Konkona Sen Sharma has said that there are not enough female filmmakers in the industry, and not enough variety of roles for women, either. Read More

Kaleidoscope

Marriage-Go-Round

The North Indian pre-wedding ritual of the Ladies Sangeet, at which women gathered together to sing (some raunchy songs) an dance, minus the men. The cus...

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Human Rights

Modern-Day Slavery

The National Crime Agency of the UK reports revealed that a subtle form of slavery is rampant across the country even today, and is ‘far more prevalent than thought e...

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Gender

The Cost of Child Marriage

Child marriages are defined by global organizations as a formal marriage or an informal union entered upon by an individual before the age of 18, although cohabitation of t...

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Sustainable Development

Indigenous People

The International Day of the World's Indigenous People was celebrated worldwide on the 9th of August 2017, to commemorate the varied endemic cultures and peoples around the...

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Thought Factory

How far can humanity Advance?

You get grades in school and promotions at work but ever wonder how a civilizations performance is measured? The Kardashev scale is a method of measurin...

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Retroscope

21 years of Commemorating Roy

The Bimal Roy Memorial Committee and Film Society, founded in honour of Bimal Roy, the 'Silent Master' of the Golden Age of Indian Cinema turns 21 years old this year.

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Human Rights

Hard hats and Chappals

Construction is the second largest economic activity in India after agriculture. The Indian construction industry employs over 35 million people and creates assets worth ov...

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Gender

All-Women TV Channel Zan TV Makes Waves in Afghanistan

Zan TV, an all-women TV channel has been taking the Afghani media by storm. The first TV station to be made for, and run entirely by women, it consists of a team of 50 wome...

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Festivals

Dekmental Festival - in search of new Music

Dekmantel festival, a raver heaven. It is a three-day electronic music festival set in a woodland park in Amsterdam in early August. Very close to nature, with an easily ac...

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