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Alliances for Solidarity: India celebrates IDAHOT Day

Despite some amount of progress noted in many countries, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex people (LGBTI) still face high levels of criticism, violence and ineq...

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Ecosphere’s Seminar on ‘We and the Environment’

In the wake of the World Environment Day 2018, EcoSphere - an NGO working in the area of environment conservation and awareness - will be hosting a seminar to discuss ways for...

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The Perils of the Use and Abuse of Social Media

Humans, by nature, have loved to communicate and share stories and views since the beginning of time. Who would have thought even 20 years ago that email and social media will...

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Melinda Gates: Graduates deserve Action more than Encouragement

The season of graduation is a ‘dream come true’ for many students and families. It is a matter of pride and satisfaction where one is convinced that the hard work ...

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First Period: Where Men Talk About Menstrual Hygiene

I was approached by the NGO Dasra to direct this film. They in association with the Gates Foundation were keen to make a film where men are involved in the conversation about ...

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Talented South Asian Filmmakers at the Locarno Film Festival

Sanjeewa Pushpakumara’s latest film project ‘Amma’ has been selected as one of the eight projects in the Open Doors section, which is the Prestigious Locarno...

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Movies You Wouldn’t Want To Miss This Summer

I always look forward to summer, mainly because of the summer break. I list down the unexecuted tasks which I promised myself to complete the previous summer, which were actua...

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The Tale: A First Person Account on Life as a Survivor

We finally have a film which takes on the #MeToo movement. Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein's scandal kicked off an international reckoning around sexual harassment and ass...

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The Need of the Hour: Health and Education of Children

The annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) was held on 23 January 2018, in Davos, Switzerland. The WEF is a global political get-together for around 2,500 movers and...

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Society’s Gendered Double Standards for One’s Vulnerability

There was a time when men were dismissed as an ‘emotion-less’ gender. Because of the way boys are socialized, their ability to deal with emotions has been systemat...

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SANJIB SABHAPANDIT: PURPOSE-DRIVEN CINEMA

Sanjib Sabhapandit is in conversation with Utpal Datta about Assamese cinema, purpose-dr...

October 8 2026

YASH CHOPRA: BOLLYWOOD’S TIMELESS MAJNU

Monojit Lahiri remembers Yash Chopra, Bollywood’s quintessential romantic filmmake...

October 7 2026

WHEN GRIEF BECOMES ART

Vinta Nanda speaks with Divya Jagdale about Brownie, her first short film, and how grief...

October 6 2026