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Sign of the times: The Mahatma and the Frontier Gandhi

February 6 was Khan Abdul Ghaffar’s Khan birth anniversary; he was born in 1890 in Utmanzai, Pakistan, writes Humra Quraishi Also, known as the Frontier Gandhi, he play...

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Sign of the times: Helpless Spectators

I wish I was a poet - with that, I could have unleashed my anguish and anger in verse, writes Humra Quraishi Alas, I’m not a poet. As a writer, witnessing traumatic tim...

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Sign of the times: The Distance Between Us

With focus on Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, I recall my meetings and interview with his close aide, Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, writes Humra Quraishi   This was in the su...

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Sign of the times: Bollywood Missing

First things first, where are all the Bollywood stars that have played roles of farmers, writes Humra Quraishi  I do realize they were make-believe portrayals, more alon...

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Signs of the time: The stream of freedom’s flood

With the passing away of writer Ved Mehta, I can only say that we have lost  not just a great writer but also a man with a definite personality, writes Humra Quraishi I...

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Queen of OTT: Radhika Apte

Radhika Apte clearly outpaced all her competitors and peers in the OTT space to top the Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB) Report just released, in the New Year. Radhika...

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VOICES: How it worked in 2020

The Pandemic still continues as we move out of the year of 2020 and move into the next year of 2021. Several professionals talk to Monarose Sheila Pereira, how their work scen...

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Signs of the time: Reality of our Democracy

The images of my farmers sitting on the borders of the capital  city,  braving it out, make me despair, says Humra Quraishi Winter is peaking here, in and around Ne...

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How To Protect Intellectual Property

For blockchain technology to take off in the management of IP design rights and copyrights, there would be a need to an agreed and internationally supported set of standards m...

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Is Conscious AI & Smart Robots Possible?

Even the most advanced Artificial intelligence (AI) systems have no real understanding of what they are really doing, writes Dr. Anurag Yadav Web Searches, Google Translate,...

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MOVIES: FAIRY TALE FALTERS IN AJOGYA

"Despite the charm of a fairy tale reference, Kaushik Ganguly's Ajogya struggles with a ...

June 11 2024

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: SHYAM BENEGAL’S MANTHAN

Thanks to the efforts of the Film Heritage Foundation, Shyam Benegal’s masterpiece...

June 9 2024

THOUGHT FACTORY: SILENCE IN THE FACE OF OPPRESSION

In an era of unprecedented division, the gap between mainstream and alternative opinions...

June 8 2024