Documentary on Menstrual Health set in India Shortlisted for Oscar
Iranian-American filmmaker Rayka Zehtabchi’s documentary, ‘Period. End of Sentence’ based on menstrual health, set in India made the Academy Awards shortlist in the Documentary...
Senegal’s Black Civilization Museum for a Post-Colonial Cultural Vision
Senegal launches the biggest museum of Black Civilization on Thursday in the capital city of Dakar. The first Senegalese President, Leopold Sedar Senghor, announced...
Maryse Condé wins alternative Nobel Literature Prize
Writer of Africa’s first epic novel, Maryse Condé is one of the most masterly writers from the Caribbean and has written viscerally on the...
Margaret Atwood, author of The Handsmaid’s Tale, Announces Sequel
Titled The Testaments, Margaret Atwood will publish the sequel to her feminist dystopian novel in September 2019. The Handmaid’s Tale was published in 1985.
“Dear...
Canadian Literary Prize Suspended as Authors Protest Against Amazon Sponsorship
The Prix littéraire des collégiens is a CA $5000 literary prize for French literature by Canadian authors. The jury for the prize comprises students...
Ad guru & theatre personality Alyque Padamsee passes away at 90
Renowned theatre personality and ad guru Alyque Padamsee passed away at 90. He amassed immense fame for his role as Muhammad Ali Jinnah in...
‘Toxic’ Wins Oxford Dictionaries’ Word of 2018
According to the dictionary, ‘toxic’ best encapsulates the ‘the ethos, mood and preoccupations’ of the year
The word ‘toxic’ has been chosen as an all-round word to...
Celebrating Indo–Swiss Cultural Diversity and Dynamism
In commemorating 70 years of bilateral ties between India and Switzerland, it is significant to dwell on the role played by culture in facilitating...
Marvel Comics Icon Stan Lee passes away
Aged 95, the writer and publisher of the Marvel comics legacy passed away on November 12.
With an illustrious career spanning decades, Stan Lee has attained...
Global Rockstars
Making it to the prestigious Oscars as a nominee in the Foreign Film Category, Rima Das’s Village Rockstars has defied all odds and emerged...
