As the months are passing by, we’re nearing the end of 2020 and hoping to have the pre-COVID conditions restored by 2021. With no hope of breaking our self-isolation this year, most of us have gone on a binging spree…
THE LONGLIST FOR JCB PRIZE FOR LITERATURE FOR the YEAR 2020 IS HERE WITH SOME UNPUTDOWNABLE READS
In this period of self-isolation, the method and quantity of consumption of literature and culture have changed drastically. Books have forever offered comfort in a moment of isolation, words have always touched when it wasn’t possible to touch any physical…
INDIAN COVID-19 HERO AND HEALTH MINISTER OF KERALA K.K. SHAILAJA HAS BEEN NAMED THE ‘WORLD’S TOP THINKER OF 2020’
A UK-based magazine ‘Prospect’ has named the Health Minister of Kerala and the COVID hero of India K.K. Shailaja as the ‘Top Thinker of 2020’. Ms Shailaja has been selected out of a list of 50 important personalities. This list…
AASHRAM- DIGITAL DEBUT OF PRAKASH JHA IS A BINGEWORTHY SHOW WITH GRIPPING PLOT AND AMAZING PERFORMANCES
AASHRAM, India has beheld the power of spiritual gurus and ungodly godmen. While we have witnessed the shady dealings of these people, we have hardly had any conversation regarding the societal issues and factors that cause the rise of these…
CATE BLANCHETT MOVIES TO PROVE HER VERSATILITY- ON AMAZON PRIME VIDEO, NETFLIX AND DISNEY+ HOTSTAR
If you think of versatility in acting, Cate Blanchett should be the first person on your mind. From monarchs, an elf and Goddess to death to music legends and movie stars, this 51-year old two-times Oscar winner has essayed every…
WHAT IS SARNA CODE AND WHY ARE THE TRIBALS DEMANDING IT (Sarna Code and the Census) The Religious Codes in Census 2011 and Sarna
“The demand for a separate Sarna religious code in the Census has been pending for a long time. Sarna followers are worshippers of nature. Jharkhand has 32 tribal groups, of which eight tribes are from the Particularly Vulnerable Tribal Group…
WHAT IS SARNA CODE AND WHY ARE THE TRIBALS DEMANDING IT (Sarna Code and Religious Identity)
History has it again and again that native people or tribals of any region have always been removed from their ancestral localities and invading groups have overtaken their culture, traditions, language and religion. In India, the Aryan groups had invaded…
WAKANDA FOREVER: THE WORLD BIDS GOODBYE TO BLACK PANTHER STAR CHADWICK BOSEMAN
WAKANDA FOREVER, Best known for his role of Black Panther, the king of Wakanda in a superhit Marvel Franchise has passed away at the age of 43 of colon cancer. As per a statement on social media, he passed away…
SHOWS CANCELLED BY NETFLIX DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND OTHER ISSUES
2020 has caused us to be locked up in our homes. With the entire world closed down, the entertainment and the tourism industries have been affected the worst. Popular streaming platform Netflix has cancelled a number of shows this year…
KAMALA HARRIS AIMS AT BUILDING THE INDIA POLICY OF THE U.S.
The excitement around the nomination of Kamala Harris as the Vice-presidential candidate of the U.S. is clear in several parts of India as placards lining the road to her ancestral village display her photograph captioned “Singa Pennae” meaning “Lioness”. Her…