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...

Halle Berry: It's My Job To Talk About Domestic Violence

The X-Men star has been a victim of domestic abuse in a previous relationship with an unnamed boyfriend and has also witnessed the violence her mother was subject...

Not A Feminist, But Strongly Voice For Gender Equality: Parineeti Chopra

Actress Parineeti Chopra, the brand ambassador for Haryana’s ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padao’ campaign, says she is not a “feminist” but strongly voic...

Why Women Need A Bigger Role In Peace Negotiations

Women across the globe are playing a distinctly important role as advocates for peace-building and security, for women and men. At Oxfam we see this around the world, and t...

How A Pair Of Old Mines Helped Win A Nobel Prize In Physics

According to the Nobel prize committee, “the discovery has changed our understanding of the innermost workings of matter and can prove crucial to our view of the univ...

Suchitra Sen - Revisiting Icons

Standing at the far end of the room she resembled a house wife in a simple cotton saree. A few gold bangles twinkled musically round her wrist. That plump figure was out of...

THE FILM & TV INDUSTRY DECLARES A STRIKE!

THE FILM & TV INDUSTRY DECLARES A STRIKE!

We were hoping to avoid this, and did our damdest for that, but unfortunately, in the face of demeaning obduracy, we f...

20 Must Watch Films At Jagran Film Festival

Beginning with ‘Standing Tall’ directed by Emanuelle Bercot which opened the Cannes Film Festival this year, the 6th edition of Jagran Film Festival presents an...

Shakira Calls For Leaders To Join Early Childhood Revolution.

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Shakira today urged global leaders to INVEST heavily in early childhood development in the wake of new science that is creating a revolutionary s...