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.
How France-Turkey’s probable but unlikely conflict has been shaped by Erdogan’s politics
In episode 604 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the recent France-Turkey conflict and the deeper implications of this row.
Tax revenues decline 22% in April-September, at one-fourth of full year target
Tax revenues declined 22 per cent from the year-ago period to Rs 4.58 lakh crore and were at 28 per cent of the full year target of Rs 16.36 lakh crore in the April-September period.
Defence
Army develops WhatsApp-like app for personnel to dodge risk of communication leaks
The Secure Application for Internet supports secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet. It is end-to-end encrypted.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.