Thursday, Oct 06, 2022
Mar 17, 2020 Giridhar Jha Actor Imtiaz Khan, who passed away at 77 in Mumbai, has acted in 80-odd Hindi films, mostly in negative roles, from 1970s and 1990s, and made a mark in theatre long before he was drawn to movies.
Oct 25, 2018 Outlook Web Bureau Sarod maestro Amjad Ali Khan lifted the spirit of the General Assembly chamber from a venue of confrontations to an arena of peace and non-violence as he performed at the UN Day Concert
Ever since monsoon rains began lashing Kerala on May 29, a total of 213 people have died.
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Apr 07, 2018 Sreevalsan Thiyyadi April 7 is World Health Day. It’s also the birth anniversary of Pt Ravi Shankar, who went on to live a good 92 years. A look at the iconic Hindustani musician from the angle of another top instrumentalist:
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
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The pandemic has made it clear that virtual learning is here to stay. In the West, the big question is whether it will dilute the quality of the college experience and education. In India, which grapples with digital divide, the question remains whether this will reach most people at all.
Jan 15, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
Even after two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, many 'informed' individuals in India continue to deny the virus with unscientific claims and unfounded data. The latest? Omicron will end the pandemic.
Jan 08, 2022 Rakhi Bose 
Across Asia there are deeply entrenched obstacles to a mode of higher education that is liberal in multiple senses – disciplinary and epistemological but also social and political.
Jan 01, 2022 Saikat Majumdar 
The two incidents in the recent past, one in Mon district of Nagaland and the other at Lakhimpur Kheri in Uttar Pradesh, undermined the core principles democracy and federalism.
Dec 28, 2021 Tanvir Aeijaz