The first film considered for certification under leadership of new CBFC chief Prasoon Joshi has been banned. It was a Punjabi movie called Toofan Singh, directed by Baghal Singh. The hero adopts terrorist tactics to fight corruption in the Indian bureaucracy and politics. Joshi felt the
Director Srijit Mukherjee has done it again. And he has done it with elan. The picturization and shooting of the movie at extraordinary locales, even made Big B tweet, asking people to keep a watch for this excellent production that will hit the screens on
From now on all publications from Visva Bharati will bear a seal and carry a photo of Tagore reading a book. This photo is a reproduction of a painting of Tagore by French artist, Andree Karpeles. Visva Bharati is also about to complete the mammoth compilation
In a bid to stop the theft and black-marketing of edible crops from ration stores, the state government has made it mandatory for all consumers, who get the benefit of procuring rice at just Rs 2/ kg, to use digital ration cards. Such cards were
Supreme Court, in a historic judgment banned the Muslim divorce law that allows men to leave their wives by saying the word ‘talaq’ thrice. However, did you know that a very famous Bollywood actress had to go through ‘triple talaq’ and had to do halala
He was born on 22nd August, and Bengal is proud that such a talented artiste was born to this land. Else, who would have taken Bengali theatre to world stage, the way he did, with several iconic productions from the Bohurupee kitty? We recommend today some
They come from one of the most oppressed class of women in Indian society where patriarchy rules across class and caste. They are at times traded like cattle by their husbands or even made to abort or give birth to multiple children in the name
First and foremost, if any religion has ever laid emphasis on women’s rights, it is definitely Islam. What often gets passed these days as Islamic is actually patriarchal and/ or tribal ideas. Islam does not see women as property and gives rights of separation to
Today is indeed a monumental day, not just for Muslim women, but for all women in India. It is a big stepping stone for establishing gender equality and safeguarding interests of women. The Supreme Court has put an injunction of six months on the draconian
Here’s some good news for Gulzaar fans! His unreleased movie Libaas that was made in 1988 and was languishing in the archives of the Directorate of Film Festivals, will be finally released this year end. The movie has been adapted from his short story Seema