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Topic: Girish Karnad

Shabana Azmi is what Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay thought of when he wrote Swami

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
The 1977 film is an excellent tribute to Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay’s book, which put the woman and her desires and angst in the forefront.

Music, folklore & passion — how BV Karanth transformed Indian theatre

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Remembering BV Karanth, the powerhouse who brought south Indian theatre to the forefront, on his 90th birth anniversary

In Manthan, Girish Karnad showed why change matters through the Amul story

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Manthan is not a simplistic do-gooder story about rescuing a village with new ideas. The film is beautifully layered and had an outstanding cast.

Jagran says Kathua rape judgment lesson to all, Dinamani asks why no death penalty

Renu Agal -
A round up of the Hindi and Tamil newspapers opinion pages to reflect a North-South viewpoint on topical issues

Former CEA lowers GDP to 4.5% in 2011-12 to 2016-17 period & Vivek Katju on Pakistan

Remya Nair -
The best of the day’s opinion, chosen and curated by ThePrint’s top editors.

Girish Karnad’s ‘Tughlaq’ on a ‘bigger stage’ and Railways’ massage services

Monami Gogoi -
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

PM Modi and Mevani both remember Girish Karnad and World Cup on Tharoor’s mind

Revathi Krishnan -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum

Girish Karnad’s last work was an unfinished autobiography in English

Chandan Gowda -
Acted in classics Manthan and Malgudi Days, Sahitya Akademi awardee Girish Karnad revisited historical figure in plays such as Tughlaq and Yayati from Mahabharata.

Girish Karnad, the prolific filmmaker and actor whose movies mirrored society

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
Some of Girish Karnad’s remarkable award-winning movies both as a director and actor are Vamsha Vriksha, Samskara, Nishant, Iqbal and Manthan.

Writer, actor, playwright Girish Karnad dies at 81 in Bengaluru

Rohini Swamy -
Girish Karnad, winner of Jnanpith award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, succumbed to multiple-organ failure at his residence in Bengaluru.

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Opinion

Chandrababu Naidu is dreaming new dreams at 75. What other CMs are missing

+TFP D.K. Singh -
Naidu’s critics would call his antics political opportunism. His admirers would cite them as examples of his brilliant political acumen.

What India can learn from Israel about atmanirbharta in defence

Trump’s sanctions have failed to deter Russia. Now the West faces a dilemma

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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