Mahasweta Devi - a voice of the oppressed

The 91-year-old, who died on Thursday, went beyond her role as a writer to help tribals in organising themselves in groups so that they could take up development activities in their own areas. A......

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman passes away

Eminent cartoonist R K Laxman, who immortalised the hapless 'Common Man' with his devastating swipes at politicians but without malice, died here today at a private hospital at the age of 94 after......

'Non-communal BJP? You must be kidding!'

West Bengal, at the moment, is divided into two easily discernible camps -- one that supports Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee's refusal to put in his papers, and another that doesn't. Whether......

The BEST Indian Films of 2021

Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021. Aseem's Best International Films of 2021 In the second year of the pandemic when movie theatres remained closed for an extended period of......

'Would be criminal if I stopped Saira from acting'

'On the first day of shooting, after our first shot together as co-stars was canned, a dream Saira had cherished for years, Rajinder Krishan, the poet who was watching the way Saira was following......

'Deepika is a good looking girl. But no acting talent'

'I don’t know how they dared to send Krrish for a National Award. It was a horrible film!' 'Films like Dabangg and Bang Bang are trash films.' 'Goliyon Ki Rasleela: Ram Leela was so bad;......

Bengali actress Sumitra Mukherjee is dead

Renowned Bengali actress Sumitra Mukherjee, who acted in more than 500 films, including a Bengali version of Devdas, died of a heart attack at her residence in Kolkata this morning.Mukherjee, 58,......