Topic: Anand
50 years of Anand — Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s timeless classic is an ode to life
Thursday marks 50 years since Anand was released on 12 March 1971. It was well-received at the box office and went on to become the third-highest grossing film of 1971.
‘Murari Lal is anxious’ — Gulzar says common man worried by lost leadership in latest poem
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Over the years, Gulzar’s ‘Murari Lal’ poems have addressed multiple concerns of the common man, from inflation to political crises. Read his latest, set in a desert.
As Covid spikes in rural Gujarat, testing labs and awareness in short supply
Districts like Bharuch, Kheda, Anand and Surendranagar have seen massive spikes in the last week. Steps taken so far by the administration have fallen flat.
Middle-class cinema’s pioneer Hrishikesh Mukherjee was all about stories with heart
Mukherjee directed 42 films, headed Central Board of Film Certification and received the Padma Vibhushan in 2001 for his contributions to Indian cinema.
Lalita Pawar, Hindi cinema’s favourite vamp, played a memorable positive role in Anand
In Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s Anand, which also stars Rajesh Khanna and Amitabh Bachchan, Lalita Pawar plays a caring hospital matron.
On Camera
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From toilets for disabled to ‘coffee with collector’, a Tamil Nadu IAS officer shows the way
Virudhnagar in Tamil Nadu was one of India’s 112 under-developed districts. The current DM is trying to change that.
What are UST & Luna and why the fall of 2 ‘stablecoins’ led to a crypto crash in India
Along with crash in value of UST and Luna coins, Indian market for crypto assets also reeling under strict control imposed by government, with the imposition of TDS on all crypto transactions.
Defence
NSA Ajit Doval pushes for ‘terror free’ Afghanistan, says India stands with Afghan people
Doval's comments came at 4th Regional Security Dialogue on Afghanistan attended by national security advisors from Tajikistan, India, Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan & China.
Why it’s obscene to tell Ukraine to give in & how war-upended global balance of power brings openings for India
Global order is in flux, and India is being wooed by all. It opens up economic, strategic & military possibilities unimaginable till recently. It is for India to take this opportunity.