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Durga, Shakti and #MeToo

'This year, it may be pertinent to look at some of the myths that invoke her warrior form, where she manifests herself as Shakti, the underlying strength in all humanity,' says Arundhuti......

View: Sushma & Brinda, Mamata & Sonia

A Left-Right tactical unity is emerging as the Opposition's strategy to deal with a resurgent Congress, writes Sanjaya BaruSix years of a Bharatiya Janata Party-led government, and the prospect of......

BJP taking Uma for granted?

Astrology, it now transpires, is an unguided missile. The planetary orgy that many at the centre of the BJP's decision-making process believed would herald the downfall of the Manmohan Singh......

BJP waiting for Sep 26?

Whichever way you view it, the past fortnight has been terrible. A national Budget passed without any meaningful discussion, the asides of Mani Shankar Aiyar on Savarkar elevated to national......

Thank you Sonia

There are many Indians, particularly the non-resident variety, who are hyper-sensitive about what appears in the foreign media about their country. The feeling that the editors in London, New York......

PM re-constitutes climate panel; CSE's Narain, Ratan Tata out

Prime Minister Narendra Modi re-constituted a high-level climate panel and dropped well-known environmentalist Sunita Narain and top industry leader Ratan Tata from the council. TERI chairperson R......

Will set Walmart store on fire, threatens Uma Bharti

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti on Friday threatened to set on fire Walmart store wherever it opens in the country to register her party's protest against allowing foreign direct......

SIPs help your money grow, safely

Outlook Money answers readers' question on insurance and mutual funds. Which is the best ELSS in the market? How do I judge an ELSS's performance? -- Debarshi Dasgupta Among the better performing......

The blog as bazaar?

The request came in the form of an email from Anup Kurian, the Malayali filmmaker whose movie Manasarovar had won the best film award at the International Film Festival of Mumbai earlier this year.......

'When Durga Died, We All Felt The Loss'

'I often wondered while watching the film/trilogy, what if Durga had lived.'' What if Ray made The Durga Trilogy.'Sandip Roy looks back at Pather Panchali's Durga and the woman who brought her......

'Can't Imagine Pather Panchali Without Durga'

'After Pather Panchali, she became a housewife. She hated the spotlight. That was so strange and yet so admirable.' IMAGE: Uma Dasgupta plays Durga in Pather Panchali. When Uma Dasgupta, Satyajit......

How Charulata inspired Devdas

IMAGE: Aishwarya Rai in Sanjay Leela Bhansali's Devdas. As cinema lovers celebrate Satyajit Ray's birth centenary on May 2, one of his die-hard fans in Bollywood -- Sanjay Leela Bhansali -- is......

Pather Panchali, the film that made history

August 26, 1955. 65 years ago, Pather Panchali was released.Aseem Chhabra salutes the Masterpiece. IMAGE: Harihar (Kanu Banerjee) returns to his village and ancestral home after having been away......

The first lady in a sari at Cannes

... Memorable couple outings at the glamorous film festival.Monali Sarkar gives us fascinating glimpses from Cannes in years past... Photograph: Keystone/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Director......

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