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Her Name Was Gauhar

There is little documentation about India’s great performing artistes and even less about the women.

The tawaifs, despite their talent and refinement had the ...

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Festivals

Films From Alaska And Around The World Screen At Anchorage Festival

At the Anchorage International Film Festival, which takes place Dec. 4-13, the cinematic fare ranges from serious to absurd, informative to atmospheric, animation to Alaska...

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Festivals

15th River To River - Press Release And Invite For The Pre-Opening Exhibition.

A tribute to Deepa Mehta, known all over the world for her Elements trilogy. On Sunday 6 December (8.30 pm), the Indian director will present ...

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Gender

India To Review Personal Laws For Muslims ‘To Rectify Gender Biases’

India’s supreme court has announced that it will review the country’s personal law code for Muslims, in what it says is an attempt to rectify any biases against...

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Festivals

Hounded AMU Professor’s Story To Open Mumbai Film Festival

The story of Dr Shrinivas Ramchandra Siras, the gay Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor found dead under mysterious circumstances within months of being videographed ...

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TV

True Review TV - Jackson Heights: Diaspora Tales

I am most impressed that Pakistan?s Television industry is tackling Diaspora stories; in that, Jackson Heights on Zindagi is a must see. The stories of the Pakistani immigr...

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Gender

The little Girls Of Dakshina Kannada Villages Who Are Not Allowed To Dance In The Name Of Islam.

In the deafening noise around the ‘big things that matter’, little yet important aspects of social life go unnoticed and unchecked. Little things like dancing c...

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Movies

True Review Movie – Bangistan

Cast:  Pulkit Samrat, Riteish Deshmukh Jacqueline Fernandez, Arya Babbar, Tomasz Karolak, Chandan Roy Sanyal.

Direction: Kar...

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Thought Factory

Of A Biased Media, Yakub Memon And Baby Crows!

So as I walked into the elevator that would take me to my apartment on the 7th floor after work last evening, in walked with me a lady well over 75 years of age.

I ...

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Gender

Watch Out, Wonder Woman, Female Superheroes Are On The Rise.

“The industry is toning down the catsuits and introducing new female-led titles.” In 1941, the world was introduced to Wonder Woman, a warrior princess clad in ...

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