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हेलेन, यह नाम पहचान का मोहताज नहीं है। इस नाम को सुनते ही हमारे दिमाग में कभी “हावड़ा ब्रिज” का “चिन चिन चू”, तो कभी “शोले” का “महबूबा महबूबा”, तो कभी “डॉन” का “ये मेरा दिल” गाना आंखों के सामने जीवंत...
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Eminem is one of the greatest rappers alive right now and there are a lot of reasons for this. Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born on October 17th, 1972 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He was born into a...
View ArticleWhat Do The Ramayana, ‘Star Wars’ And ‘Joker’ Have In Common?
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View Article‘No Economic Slowdown As 3 Films Have Made 120 Crores’, Ravi Shankar Prasad
I will not beat around the bush when it comes to this article. It’s inspired by the government’s statement that there’s no economic slowdown because three films made crores. It’s amusing that the...
View Articleपुरुष के स्त्रीत्व की कहानी है ड्रीम गर्ल
कुछ रोज़ पहले अपने छोटे से शहर की रामलीला को सालों बाद देखा। आज भी बचपन में पापा के कंधों पर बैठकर देखी जाने वाली रामलीला और रावण दहन की यादें कुछ वैसी ही खिल उठती हैं। खैर, इन सालों की थोड़ी बहुत...
View ArticleWith 5,000 Euphemisms For Periods, Can We Expect Representation That...
Periods have always been a very hush topic in society, even more so in India. Men often have zero ideas about the nuances and the very natural aspect of it, and internalised misogyny often forces...
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मोसाद इज़राइल की खुफिया सेना है। जैसे भारत की RAW, पाकिस्तान की ISI, अमेरिका की CIA और इंग्लैंड की MI6। पर इन सबसे ऊपर है मोसाद जो की अपने दुश्मनों का काल है। मोसाद के बारे में यह किताब दो लोगों ने...
View ArticleHow Our Favourite Brands Are Using Emotional Analytics For Marketing
Have you ever realised that the sports industry is heavily dependent on analytics? Whether it is cricket, football, badminton or any other sport, they rely on analytics for SWOT analysis of opponent....
View ArticleCan We Say That Bollywood Movies Have Evolved For Good In Recent Years?
What comes to your mind when you hear the word ‘Bollywood‘? Do you think of a powerful ‘superhero’ kind of protagonist, beating up endless goons and winning his love in the end, or does a romantic...
View ArticleThe Proletariat Clown: An Inevitable Consequence Of A Capitalist Society
SPOILER ALERT In the climax of the movie Joker, the cop blames Arthur Fleck (the protagonist) for the chaos and riots in the Gotham city. Arthur replies saying, “Isn’t it beautiful?” In these three...
View Article‘The Walking Dead’ Will Rise Again: Showrunners Announce Season 11
The showrunners of the AMC zombie drama, Scott M. Gimple and Angela Kang announced at the New York Comic-Con that The Walking Dead would rise again. After a successful run for nine seasons, the show...
View ArticleOpinion: How Can We Define The Role of Media In Democratic Politics?
Image credit: Getty Images Note, ‘Media’ here refers to ‘News Media’ which could be disseminating the news through means of any media. Merriam Webster dictionary defines democracy as “A government in...
View ArticleIn A Move That Will Change The World Of Comics, Rachel Maddow Joins ‘Batwoman’
A well-recognised television figure and a political commentator, Rachel Maddow is now trying out the theatrical dice. She joins the cast of The CW’s Batwoman. The Rachel Maddow Show host will portray...
View ArticleExplained: Why Dibakar Banerjee’s Byomkesh Bakshy Must Be Adapted Into A Series
SPOILER ALERT When a colonial era British Deputy Commissioner of 1940s Calcutta asks, “Private detective…eh?” the reply from Dibakar Banerjee’s Byomkesh Bakshy at first is a mumbled “No.” But in the...
View ArticleClimate Change Has Been Cruel To Livelihoods Dependent On ‘Culture’
Climate change is affecting our lives in every possible way. We are experiencing extreme weather events, degraded air, and water quality, changes in disease patterns, agrarian distress, livelihood...
View ArticleOn the Question of Media Ownership: Why it Matters Today More Than Ever
Valery Legasov, the chemist who investigated the Chernobyl disaster, and the protagonist in the show ‘Chernobyl’, eloquently said, “Every lie we tell incurs a debt to the truth. Sooner or later, that...
View ArticleThis Artist’s Music Will Inspire You To React And Respond To Climate Change
Rohan Solomon is a singer-songwriter, composer, vocal coach and audio engineer; all rolled into one. Well-known in the Indian Indie Circles as the vocalist of Delhi-based Alt-Rock outfit Cyanide, Rohan...
View ArticleHas The Indian Media Forsaken Its Role As The Fourth Pillar Of Democracy?
On October 16, two photos flooded the internet, one of a Muslim leader hugging a Hindu guru, sending a clear message that no matter what the judgment the Supreme Court would give with regard to the...
View Articleहाय रे पत्रकारिता, तुम गुलामी की राह पर क्यों चल पड़ी हो?
आज से कुछ साल पहले जब देश को आज़ादी मिली तो सभी ने मिलकर एक उज्ज्वल भारत का सपना देखा। सभी ने आज़ाद भारत में गुलामी मुक्त देश का सपना देखा। लेकिन सच्चाई इससे थोड़ी अलग है। शायद देश उन्नति की राह पर होगा...
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