Jammu, January 12(Scoop News) –Minister for Higher Education, Labour & Employment, Abdul Gani Malik today called upon the people particularly the students to preserve the rich cultural heritage of J&K. The Minister said this at celebration of “Jashan–e-Virast” at jam packed auditorium Government College for Women Ghandi Nagar here this morning. The function was […]
Princewill: Quintessence of Service and Philanthropy
Princewill: Quintessence of Service and Philanthropy By Nwaorgu Faustinus According to Wikipedia, the free encyclopaedia dictionary, Philanthropy is defined as "the love of humanity"—love in the sense of caring for, nourishing, developing, or enhancing; humanity in the sense of "what it is to be human," or "human potential." In modern practical terms, […]
Hindi: LOST in homeland
Ashok Chakradhar talks to Lovejeet Alexander about promoting Hindi that people speak in their everyday life. They become stars overnight by delivering impressive dialogues in Hindi films and then these actors of Hindi cine-industry shy away from giving interviews in Hindi. Hindi probably doesn’t match their class. Hardly are any celebrities heard speaking in Hindi. […]
A Bullet – Pus at Berlinale Forum
Pus/Haze Tayfun Pirselimoglu Turkey/Greece 2010, 109 min International Premiere 20 February 2010 Delphi Filmpalast, Berlin Cast: Ruhi Sarı (ReÅŸat), Mehmet Avcı (Emin), Nurcan Ülger (Türkan) Turkey as dystopia. Exquisite compositions. Everyone looks like shit. The glassy eyes of an alcoholic. Channel surfing. High tension wires. Staring at fish in an aquarium shop. “I’m bored.” Tayfun […]
Pre-Marital Sex and Freedom of Speech
The five year old statement of Tamil film actress Kushboo on premarital sex and virginity after making rounds in lower courts and Madras High Court has reached the Supreme Court of India. The actress’s appeal on January 21, 2010 to the Supreme Court, challenging the defamation complaints filed against her in various places in […]
India: Perspectives on Growing up in India
Thanks to the Adobe Youth Voices program, young people in different parts of the world are having the opportunity to experiment with audiovisual equipment and tell their stories from their perspective. Such is the case in India, where youth from many different schools and slums have been making videos to show the world that surrounds […]