The Faith that never Fades: The Historical Resilience of Hinduism
The Holocaust brings to one's mind deep anguish and pain, even though not many of us lived during the times when Hitler's army ran riot over millions of Jews across Europe. It was one of the darkest hours of humanity and the barbarism of the Nazi...
The last titan of Indian parallel cinema, Mrinal Sen is no more
London: Legendary Bengali filmmaker Mrinal Sen has left us today. He will be remembered along with his contemporaries Oscar-winning Bengali director Satyajit Roy and legendary Ritwik Ghatak. His humanistic approach in Indian cinema made him one of...
Dynastic Politics, Cronyism and the Yuvraaj(s) of Independent India
India may have become a fully-functioning democracy in 1947, but vestiges of a feudal mindset remains, even to this day. Vestiges of the sense of entitlement, of power concentrated in the hands of a few. A resurrection of dynasties and an...