Topic: Girish Karnad
Shabana Azmi is what Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay thought of when he wrote Swami
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Girish Karnad, winner of Jnanpith award, Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, succumbed to multiple-organ failure at his residence in Bengaluru.
India’s democracy crumbling? Constitution shows how to create democracy in unlikely settings
Ashutosh Varshney, in his reading of Madhav Khosla’s new book, writes how India is a democracy by design and the Constitution its teacher.
Jugaad and Covid pose new threats to India’s diesel consumption
Rise of natural gas & electric vehicles will crimp diesel demand over longer-term, but coronavirus is adding to the pressure by cutting economic activity.
Defence
Govt will take more steps towards indigenisation of defence infrastructure, says Rajnath Singh
Kick-starting the 'Atmanirbhar Week' in the defence sector, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the govt is looking to expand defence manufacturing capability in India.
Modi redefined secularism with Ram Mandir as Hindu voters were fed up of Sonia-Left version
Assumptions that Indian secularism died with Ram Mandir bhoomi pujan are bunk. It is enshrined in the Constitution, and is worth preserving.