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
Calcutta High Court designated officials studied the rising public demand, to announce ‘Heritage’ status to trees lining Jessore Road. The officials conducted their study based on factors like age of a tree, its height, the width of its trunk, the vastness of its canopy, its
Little Arinjita, enrolled for karate lessons as a mode of self-defense at the tender age of six. Within two years, she won gold medals in both national and international arena and made Bengal proud and then went on to make the country proud too. The
Come August 25, and Bengalis in the capital will get to enjoy an exclusive Bengali Cine Festival. The festival will be inaugurated jointly by Buddhdev Dasgupta and Paoli Dam, at Muktadhara auditorium. A quiz contest, titled, ‘Bangla cinemar sekaal ebong ekaal’ (Bengali movies then and
If you have so long drooled over handsome traffic sergeants of Kolkata, many of whom could give the Tollywood heroes a run for their money, here is more in store for you. Kolkata police has procured five Harley-Davidson bikes for 4.7 lakh per vehicle and
Bangladeshi producer Shahriar Shakil will bring four stories of Bengal’s loved detective Feluda online. And Parambrata Chattopadhyay who played Topshe once on screen has now turned Feluda! The four stories adapted for the series are Sheyal Debota Rahasya, Ghurghutiyar Ghotona, Golokdham Rahasya and Gangtok e
Conservationist architects Rabindra Vasavada and urban planner Sanjay Sridhar who had helped create a dossier for Ahmedabad to pitch for the heritage city tag, feel Kolkata is one city in India that has the highest potential to get a tag of Unesco Heritage City. Being
Don’t blame the tender coconut water that you usually have from the street vendor as it turns stale within 24 hours. The bacteria that grows in the water turns it stale and impossible to consume within 24 hours. Hence any tender coconut or daab, needs