Retroscope - A Veritable Carnival

The 19th edition of CFSI’s festival turned out to be a veritable carnival, a feast of colourful sights and sounds.
Had I not gone, I would have missed the robust...

How Would Tech Entrepreneurs Recode The Foreign Aid System?

Foreign aid agencies have started to pay more attention to the world of tech entrepreneurs in seeking solutions to some of the biggest challenges on the planet. But what do...

118 More Years of the Gender Wage Gap

Earlier this week, one analysis suggested that the growth of American women’s wages had stalled this year. While it’s important not to put too much emphasis on ...

Main Kuch Bhi Kar Sakti Hoon' Narrated By Farhan Akhtar Redefines Edutainment

Mumbai, November 18, 2015 (Washington Bangla Radio): To address regressive practices such as sex selection, early marriage, early and repeated pregnancies, under-nutrition ...

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival Aims For Biggest Year Yet

Three weeks before hitting the Academy Awards red carpet at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles, several stars will travel two hours north to attend the 31st annual Santa Barb...

Global Fight Against Tuberculosis Hinges On India Stepping Up Funding: WHO

India is critical to the global fight to end an epidemic of tuberculosis by 2030 and must step up funding to control the disease, the World Health Organisation said, citing...

Cine Central Film Festival Showcases Movies From 17 Countries

Bangladeshi film “Mritika Maya” (Earthen Love), an emotional tale of an old potter, is part of an eclectic package of films being shown at a film festival here ...

Making Health Care Accessible

Aneema Begum, 61, had the last of her three children 38 years ago. The first two didn’t survive more than a year, and it is after the birth of her last, and only surv...

Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...