New Wave is essentially an art word that came to be defined by the French trailblazing directors who exploded in the film scene in the late 1950s. These young directors reshaped the cinematic narrative by rejecting the traditional linear fashion of storytelling and ultimately creating a whole new language of film.
How many of us have grandparents or older people around and still consider ourselves lucky about the same or try spending time with them? Or do we behave as if we just lost our senses or consciousness while having senior citizens around because any conversation with them might end up with a long line of Told-You-So’s!
Formed in 1994, the Taliban were made up of former Afghan resistance fighters, known collectively as mujahedeen, who fought the invading Soviet forces in the 1980s. They aimed to impose their interpretation of Islamic law on the country and remove any foreign influence.
On 27th September, 2021 a young woman named Ankita, from Delhi, tweeted to the Minister of Women and Child Welfare Mrs. Smriti Irani to seek her help
Ashmi Sheth, Shivangi Sharma & Avani Bansal 26 September 2021 “All human beings are born free and equal in dignity and rights”. These words of Article 1 of UDHR form…
वैशाली मान (दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय) मैंने देखा है समाज बदल रहा है, धीरे धीरे लैंगिक समानता को स्वीकार कर रहा है। मगर फिर भी औरत को ही हमेशा आगे बढ़ने से…
The Womb Team spoke to Ms. Prachi Mehta, who is an internationally accredited Mediator and is the Founder of TAG – the ADR Group, a venture which provides mediation services…
The modern path of development seems highly unsustainable and a threat to nature but Didi Contractor had chosen an alternative path of sustainable building and nature loving architecture. She was the pioneer of nature friendly construction as she worked on the principle that ‘build the future with those materials which can go back to nature’ and she introduced her brand of designs depends on mud, bamboo, slate and stone.
In the 3rd century AD, Kalidasa, one of the greatest writers of ancient India, made a reference to ‘dancing girls’ that were present in the prominent Mahakaal temple in Ujjain, in his work, Meghduta.
“Begemmed their hands, and their jingling navels please, though wearying the chowries and the dances. But shoot your raindrops through the nail marks, soothing, the courtesans will cast you sidelong glances, Their rows in unison as honey bees.”
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was approved by the upper house of the parliament and received presidential assent in March, 2021. Some of the amendments brought in by the new Act were hailed by many for further liberalizing access to abortion in India. On the other hand, some leaders of the opposition had voiced concerns, demanding a detailed scrutiny of the Bill by a parliamentary standing committee. The Bill, however, was passed without any further deliberation or amendments.