Shakuntala Devi's story, uncannily similar to that of late Phoolan Devi, has inspired film-maker Hyder Kazmi to make a Hindi movie, Bandit Shakuntala, which is now in the post-production stages.
20 people were killed in Behmai allegedly by bandit Phoolan Devi's gang nearly four decades ago.
Abhishek Chaubey directed 'Sonchiriya' (Golden Sparrow) may be an understated Beti Bachao film in the year the country goes to the polls with many a slogan to live up to.
A collection of articles: breaking news on the aftermath of her brutal killing: the manhunt, speculation, reflections, reminiscences and politicisation;
Massive manhunt launched for as yet unidentified masked killers of the bandit queen
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.