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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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Gender

Most Toy Adverts Are ‘Sexist’ And Show ‘Narrow And Limiting’ Gender Stereotypes, Study Warns

The majority of adverts for children’s toys  are “sexist” and reinforce “narrow and limiting” gender stereotypes according...

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Health

The Most Boring Video On A Very Important Human Right

My father often used to tell me about how, during the Second World War, he used to walk the many kilometers from the farm to school, past the camps of the occupying forces....

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TV

Of Demons And Social Pressure

Life OK?s new prime time starter is Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re. Unlike its predecessors, it has had an unimpressive beginning. Model Town, the site of the narrative is most con...

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Festivals

Los Cabos Comes Back Strong With A Hot New Film Festival And Hotel Boom

You’ve long known that the sweeping stretch of Baja coast known as Los Cabos is famous for whale watching, diving and snorkeling, big-time golf, and even bigger-time ...

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Hollywood

Ed Norton Raises $400K To Syrian Family After Seeing ‘Humans Of New York’ Facebook Post

Edward Norton ‘s latest endeavor has nothing to do with Hollywood or movie-making. The Oscar-nominated actor has helped raise more than $400,000 for a Syrian family r...

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Trending

Three Stories That Explain Why I Am Relentlessly, Passionately, And Impatiently Optimistic

After a decade and a half of working on the issues facing the world’s poorest people, I like to call myself an impatient optimist. When I visited rural India last mon...

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Festivals

Marrakech International Film Festival 2015

In Apocalypse Now, as Willard and his crew make their way up the Nung River, the captain learns that Kurtz, his main target, previously staged a successful, but unoffi...

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Gender

20 Female Directed Films On Netflix

Now more than ever do we film fanatics need to acknowledge the marginalization of female directors. In addition to tying hard math to sexism, Maureen Dowd’s extensive...

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Bollywood

Ranveer Singh’s Revelation Throws Light On Sexual Exploitation In Bollywood

Ranveer Singh, who is ready with his portrayal of a warrior Maratha king in Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Bajirao Mastani’ is known for his over-the-top, clown...

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