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TopicGirish Karnad

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

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

Faisal Mahmud -
The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

Not just Nehru, even Hindutva stems from Macaulay legacy

India has a geopolitical trilemma with Afghanistan. It’s not a good vs evil choice

Economy

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

Mrinalini Dhyani -
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Defence

IAF’s leased KC-135 lands in Agra, American firm’s pilots to man mid-air refuller

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India’s refueller fleet comprises six Russian Ilushin-78 tankers, first inducted in 2003, which are facing huge maintenance and serviceability issues.

National Interest

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Shekhar Gupta -
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.

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