Nandita Das says HUL's move to rename its 'fairness cream' is a step in the right direction, but the fact that there's a market for such products reflects people's obsession with fair skin.
The amended Citizenship Act and NRC are a "threat" to the soul of India, the signatories said in a note.
Chandan Roy Sanyal collaborates with Nandita Das for an Anti-Fairness campaign!
The video, aimed at the younger generation, as much as at the honchos in the corporate sector, and the beauty and glamour business, packs a powerful punch.
Soumitra Ranade is set to re-create the masterpiece of Saeed Akhtar Mirza, ‘Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyu Aata Hai’, which starred Naseeruddin Shah, Sahabana Azmi and Smita Patil. The remake will star the multifaceted actors, Manav Kaul and Nandita Das.
Deepa Kiran, Nandita Das and Neelesh Mishra are some of the national storytellers that will be part of the festival
Nawazuddin Siddiqui was given the award for the Best Performance By An Actor for his film "Manto" while Nandita Das received the FIAPF award for achievement in films in the Asia Pacific region.
Celebrities and prominent faces from the film industry have spoken up in support of sexual harassment victims and shared their views on the #MeToo movemnt.
Nawazuddin Siddiqui's Manto taps into every feeling and mood of his complex erudite character
Bollywood’s crème de la crème, Rekha, Imtiaz Ali, Deepti Naval, Shabana Azmi and others attended a special screening of Nandita Das’s film ‘Manto’ starring Nawazuddin Siddiqui
Nandita Das says actor Nawazuddin Siddiqui got into the character of late Urdu writer Saadat Hasan Manto for film Manto effortless and charged just Re 1 for it
Talking about her forthcoming film ‘Manto’ which is scheduled to be released on September 21, Nandita Das mentions that it is necessary to engage audience than to just entertain them
Celebrities from Indian film and music industries like Rana Daggubati, Abhishek Bachchan, Nandita Das, Javed Akhtar and Hariharan came together to help Kerala Flood Victims.
The founder of the festival, producer-director Sultana Siddiqui said the purpose of the festival was to encourage Pakistan's co-productions with other countries.
The finance minister has been rather more generous to the pharmaceuticals industry this time around
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.