2025

Since 2003, the 9th of January each year is celebrated as Pravasi Bhartiya Divas or Non-Resident Indians Day. The day marks the return of the single most influential Indian emigrant, Mahatma Gandhi, from South Africa on this day in 1915. The growth in influence of the Indian diaspora is visible by such a celebration because the Indian diaspora has been there since colonial times but it was recently that the need to celebrate this diaspora was felt by the Indian government. This also offers (…)

Ritwik Ghatak who hit the Indian Cinema like a tornado, once said about his joining in film,

On 26 January 2025 - Republic Day - one

Abstract?? This article explores the complex emotional landscape of grief, focusing on the guilt that often arises when we experience happiness after losing a loved one. It explores the paradox of feeling joy while still mourning, asking how long one should feel guilty for being happy following a loss. Drawing on personal experience and broader philosophical reflections, the article examines why happiness can feel like a betrayal of the person we

[fond noir][blanc]FILM REVIEW[/blanc][/fond noir]
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Movie: Article 370
Director: Aditya Suhas Jambhale
Date of Release: 23 Feb 2024 (Theatrical) & 19 April 2024 (OTT)
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Keywords: Kashmir, Article 370, B.J.P. (Bhartiya Janata Party), Nationalism, National Interest, Propaganda
Introduction
The representation of Kashmir in Hindi Cinema underwent a drastic change from the early 90

January 29, 2025
From 20th January onwards when the 47th U S President Donald Trump has taken his oath of office, he has neither disappointed his admirers nor his critics. The American Don has proved himself to be true to his declared intentions of dominating the world scene by being an international bully.
During the last more than a week, he has reiterated all his plans and how he is going to implement them. Trump’s priority of course has been on the "illegal" immigration of alleins in (…)

Abstract
The question

Israeli is patting its back, and loudly, after almost decimating the Hamas in Gaza and the Hezbollah in Lebanon and contributing to the ouster of Basher al-Assad in Syria. The Hamas is jubilant that it survived the savage and punishing Israeli military onslaught that pulverized Gaza and is now going to get back thousands of Palestinians locked up in Israeli prisons.
To that extent, both sides can claim success

January 7, 2025
The death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, former leader of the party once known as the National Front, occurs at a time when the mainstreaming of far-right politics in France seems almost complete [1].
Le Pen was, for most of his career, considered the devil in French politics. Yet today, his party, headed by his daughter and now called National Rally (Rassemblement National), is at the gates of power.
Le Pen became an MP in France

Tapan K Bose
Born: 8.6.1946
Died: 30.01.2025
Tapan Kumar Bose, renowned documentary film-maker, human rights and peace activist known across South Asia, is no more. Tapan breathed his last at his home in New Delhi in the morning of Martyr