Ang Lee And The Uncertainty Of Success

In 1993 I interviewed film director Ang Lee before the US premiere of his second movie, “The Wedding Banquet,” at the Seattle International Film Festival (at th...

Flowing With Rashmi: An Interview With The Director Of The FLO Film Festival

Rashmi Lamba is the Festival Director at the FLO Film Festival, a festival geared towards the empowerment of women. The festival explores positive portrayals of women and g...

Why India Needs A Universal Immunisation Programme To Boost Its Healthcare.

As India embarks on its promise of universal health coverage (UHC), one should look at the healthcare system in a country like Cuba. Despite limited resources and economic ...

Of A Biased Media, Yakub Memon And Baby Crows!

So as I walked into the elevator that would take me to my apartment on the 7th floor after work last evening, in walked with me a lady well over 75 years of age.

I ...

Water for sustainable development

In the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in 2012 (Rio+20), water has been recognised as the key to achieving sustainable development as it is closely lin...

Chhattisgarh gram panchayats pass resolution against coal auctions

Twenty gram panchayats in Chhattisgarh have passed a resolution against the auction of five of the state’s 42 coal blocks deemed illegal by the Supreme Court in Septe...

Elton John’s Smash Hits Raises £650,000 In London

Mylan WTT Smash Hits – co-hosted by Elton John andBillie Jean King – raised more than £650,000 for theElton John AIDS Foundation during the weekend. Since...

Jury for 16th Mumbai Film Festival 2014

Mumbai, October 2014: The 16th edition of the Mumbai film festival organized by the Mumbai Academy of Moving Image (MAMI) will be held from Read More

Naomi Judd Selling Off Memorabilia For Charity

The award-winning singer/songwriter has cleared out her closets and storage spaces and those belonging to her husband Larry Strickland, who performed with Elvis Presley, in...