True Review TV - New Hope, Old Hand

July has been somewhat satisfying for televiewing, barring a few glitches and peeves. Admittedly, I would doff my cap to Asit Modi, his team of writers and cast of Taarak M...

Environment, Development And The Paradox Of Progress

The wisdom of ancients was cast in proverbial stone when the Atharva Veda extolled believers to worship the environment, and consequently immortalized the message of preser...

Little Mix Want Wild Animals Out Of The Circus

Wearing heavy chains and sitting on a circus-style pedestal, hit girl group Little Mix star in a new PETA ad campaign shot by photographer Trevor Leighton that proclaims, &...

Could We Use Films To Teach People About Mental Health?

The film industry is often accused of exaggerating, downplaying, or perpetuating stereotypes about mental illness. But this is far from the whole story; there have been man...

True Review TV - Extravaganzas Over The Weekend.

The highpoint of June was the finale of India?s Got Talent Season 6 on Colors. An emotional moment on screen, as well as in homes across the country, was when Kolkata-based...

Top 5 New Media/Web Platforms For Change

I recently read an article by Sean Parker, the founder president of Facebook and the man behind the revolutionary Napster,that took the music world by storm, speaking about...

Your Children’s Toys Are Perpetuating Gender Discrimination

In my work in the media and in my role as a mother of both a young man and woman, I have been regularly stunned at how girls are routinely labeled, classified, and shaped i...

Day 2 At 6th Jagran Film Festival Offers A Film Feast

~ Showcases outstanding films including Gone with the Wind, The Mud Woman andSaransh among others ~

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