By Leela Venkataraman The word ‘abhinaya’ so loosely used in discussion on dance, is often misunderstood, its connotation not grasped by most people. Expressional dance is another term used – …
Abhinaya can be evoked through silence, meaningless sounds and the poetry of words Read More
Samikhsya Bureau Obviously after the recent assembly poll outcomes the things in the Congress have gone under a change. Rahul Gandhi’s body language seems to have gone towards maturity and …
Priyanka euphoria: Congress to revisit its drawing board for revival Read More
The India Pavilion at the Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) 2019 was inaugurated on Friday by Matthijis Wouter Knol, director, European Film Market (EFM). The poster of IFFI 2019 was …
The Indian delegation at Berlinale 2019 aims to promote Indian films across linguistic cultural and regional diversity Read More
By D.N. Singh Closer comes the time for the general election, politics grows to be more spicy and sometimes entertaining. But there remains a fear if sloganeering tends to be …
Tale of a ‘burnt transformer’ and a ‘remote’, an entertaining pack of pre-poll semantics Read More
Samikhsya Bureau More than six in 10 children globally lack access to social protection, leaving them particularly vulnerable to falling into chronic poverty, the UN has said, warning also that …
Nearly two-thirds of world’s children lack access to welfare safety net, according to ILO-UNICEF report Read More
Samikhsya Bureau Congress MP Shashi Tharoor has recommended Nobel Peace Prize to Kerala fishermen, whose deeds of courage were the main highlight of rescue operations during the floods in the …
Kerala fishermen should be strong contenders for Nobel Peace Prize for saving lives during last year’s devastating floods Read More
By Ashutosh Mishra Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s last visit to Odisha, when he addressed a rally at Tamando on the outskirts of the capital city, had come in the wake …
Rahul Gandhi strikes all right notes but it is still an uphill task for Congress in Odisha Read More
Asia Bibi (in pic) left the home she shared with her husband and children and headed for the fields. The village of Ittanwala, some 40 miles south-east of Lahore, is …
In Pakistan, the charge of blasphemy is a tool to settle personal scores and subjugate minorities Read More
By Nalini Ranjan Mohanty It was Iron Curtain in Stalin’s Russia and Bamboo Curtain in Mao’s China; the current central government would make us believe that it is the Golden …
Unabashed data manipulation by the Modi government makes our democracy look like a dictatorship Read More
In a world where climate change wreaks havoc on our economies, societies and environment, where unemployment and inequalities are rampant and where trust in international cooperation is falling, what can …
Study says globally young people are more optimistic about the future than older generations Read More