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A N Roy Millions of homeless slum dwellers across India and certainly Mumbai lost their messiah when my friend, Magsaysay Awardee & Nobel Peace Prize nominee Padmashree Dr Jockin Arputham, passed away in a Mumbai hospital on October 13 of brain… Continue Reading →
HIGHLIGHTS Renowned filmmaker Kalpana Lajmi died on Sunday morning at the Kokilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital. Lajmi was suffering from a chronic kidney disease and liver failure. Critically-acclaimed director-writer Kalpana Lajmi was cremated Sunday in the presence of family, friends… Continue Reading →
| RAMU RAMANATHAN As it happens, the news was conveyed by a terse ping on a Hindi literature group on WhatsApp. Newly appointed vice chairman of the Delhi Hindi Academy and noted Hindi poet Vishnu Khare was no more. He… Continue Reading →
Egyptian French Marxist thinker Samir Amin, was one of the most prominent economists in the world Mohammed Saad , Sunday 12 Aug 2018 Marxist thinker Samir Amin (Photo: AO) World acclaimed Egyptian econimist and thinker, Samir Amin, has died on Sunday… Continue Reading →
Somnath Chatterjee was defeated only once in 1984 by Mamata Banerjee, who incidentally came to limelight with this win. Chatterjee was the leader of the CPI(M) in Lok Sabha from 1989 to 2004. Kolkata: An outstanding parliamentarian, Somnath Chatterjee was the… Continue Reading →
January 11, 1951 — July 17, 2018 Reeta Bhaduri’s friends recount stories of her talent, kindness and rare professionalism in the wake of her demise at age 67 in Mumbai | [email protected] Veteran actress Reeta Bhaduri, who suffered from prolonged renal… Continue Reading →
By Daisy Katta, TwoCircles.net In a terrible jolt to the Ambedkarite movement in Maharashtra, Shahir Shantanu Kamble, a 39-year-old poet on whose life the movie ‘Court’ was based, died in Nashik. Shahir Shantanu Kamble belonged to the fierce tradition or… Continue Reading →
The veteran actor and filmmaker remembers his friend and colleague and their days in the parallel theatre movement. Veteran film and theatre personality Hemu Adhikari, who died yesterday in Mumbai, may largely be remembered by cinegoers for his role in Lage… Continue Reading →
The 87-year-old popularised the tribal art form and won a host of international awards Jivya Soma Mashe was fascinated with tribal art since the age of 11.(HT) . PADMASHRI JIVYA SOMA MASHE (1934-2018) THE OTHER MASTER Making tribal life popular… Continue Reading →
One of the brightest stars of the Dastangoi universe, Ankit Chadha passes away in an accident on 9th May. His last rites will be performed today, 11th May at the Lodhi road crematorium from 9 am onwards. Ankit Chadha, known… Continue Reading →