At the 18th edition of the Kathakar International Storytellers Festival, artists from the UK, Estonia, Poland, Israel, and India offered a window to their stories and cultures.
The discussion at the launch of ‘Deviants’ revolved around the theme of ‘Writing Queer Stories’ and the ideas of shame, pride, love, heartbreak, and self-knowledge that accompany it.
A Delhi talk titled ‘Is Women-Centric Agricultural Policy the Next Big Idea' focused on women’s contribution to farming, and the hurdles they face in their quest for recognition.
Even wealthy and educated families try to determine the sex of a foetus and abort if it’s a girl, said gynaecologist Dr Aruna Kalra at a panel discussion on her book I Want A Boy.
Directors like Pa Ranjith, Mari Selvaraj, and Gopi Naynar are challenging the Brahminical gaze, which dominated film narratives and portrayed Dalits as downtrodden or disabled.
At a music-filled evening in Delhi, Tony Seeger, nephew of legendary American folk singer Pete Seeger, traced how archives, cowboy songs, and a banjo revived a fading musical tradition.
The exhibition, ‘Looking East’, highlights the lives of soldiers, colonial administrators, and civil bureaucrats from Ireland who sought their futures in India during British colonialism.
Rasool Galwan’s incredible life was the subject of a lecture by Brigadier Ashok Abbey at the India International Center. The audience included Galwan’s great-grandson, Amin Galwan.
The kinds of revisions we’re seeing remove the very skills that make historical thinking meaningful. The result is a citizen who either dismisses history entirely or defends it without support.
Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?
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