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TECHNOLOGY AND THE MEDIA

“Give me liberty to know, to utter and to argue freely according to conscience, above all liberties”, thundered John Milton in his famous Areopagitica, his essa...

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Gender

Here’s Why The Biggest Slum In India Is Honoring A Fictional Rape Victim

Ram Devineni has been thinking a lot lately about shakti — a word that translates loosely from the Sanskrit to “female power.” It’s a transformative...

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Environment

India's Deadly Heat Wave Could Be A Glimpse Of Things To Come

Indians are suffering from temperatures topping 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius) and nearing 122 F (50 C) in some states where amenities like air conditioning are rare. ...

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Sustainable Development

Entering The Mind Of My Rapist: An Exercise In Extreme Empathy

The essential dilemma after a date rape is also the essential dilemma before the novelist: Who’s in charge of the narrative, and what is his or her perspective? My ra...

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Bollywood

Bollywood Pays Tribute To Nurse Aruna Shanbaug

Bollywood celebrities mourned the death of former KEM Hospital nurse Aruna Shanbaug, who passed away today after living in a vegetative state for the past 42 years followin...

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Thought Factory

VICTIMS, WOMEN & THE LANDED VOICELESS

So here?? the thing!

As I entered home this evening, my housekeeper Leela Lhama opened the door, as usual.

She normally takes my laptop bag from my hand and...

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Movies

Piku

Critics rating: 3 Stars

Cast: Amitabh Bachchan, Deepika Padukone, Irrfan Khan, Moushumi Chatterjee.

Direction: Sho...

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Hollywood

Salma Hayek Visits Lebanon With UNICEF To Raise Funds For Syrian Refugees

Salma Hayek visited Syrian refugees in Lebanon on April 25 to draw attention to the urgent humanitarian needs of children and families whose lives have been upended by the ...

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Top 5

Top 5 Films with Human Rights Commentary

Human rights are inviolable. The Indian Constitution has held sacred the rights of the people when it comes to Right to Equality, Protection and so on. International bodies...

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Movies

Broken Horses

Critic’s Rating : 1.5 Star.

Cast: Vincent D’Onofrio, Anton Yelchin , Chris Marquette María Valverde , Thomas Jane Read More