With a stellar line-up of films, Jagran Film Festival is back with its ninth edition, all set to travel across 18 countries Six children from Australia and India come together in Chennai to perform a dance routine. As they get ready for the performance, children along with their families share the challenges they face and […]

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The exhibition ‘City of Waste’ captures the lives of waste pickers — their struggles, aspirations and dreams Mohan, a young boy from a small village in Uttar Pradesh tirelessly scrubs bottles in a glass bottle recycling factory at Kanchan Kunj in Delhi. Encouraged by his parents, he left home and got recruited through a thekedar’s […]

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Navrasa Duende is back with the second edition of classic film festival featuring cinematic gems from across the world “Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn,” says a peeved Rhett Butler as he walks out on Scarlett O’Hara, in the parting shot of Gone with the Wind. How often do you get to watch […]

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She came for an internship, stayed for a Master’s and is now a part of the art scene in Delhi. For Jana Bednarova, the love affair with India continues Like most foreigners, Slovak painter Jana Bednarova wanted to visit India because she was fascinated with the exotic stories she heard from friends. Never did she […]

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A solo exhibition of paintings by Anita Anand gives us a glimpse of the beauty and art of Afghanistan Anita Anand paints what she sees. Her works do not follow a particular theme, there is no set techniques or genre she follows. Displaying her paintings for the first time in an exhibition ‘Kabulana’, at India […]

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Swati Mohan’s dance theatre festival in Gurgaon talks about being ourselves instead of constantly worrying about being someone else A pumpkin is a pumpkin. It doesn’t worry about being anyone else. This is the premise behind Danza Performing Arts’ ninth annual summer dance theatre festival this weekend titled ‘Be a pumpkin. It’s great’. “It’s all […]

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Summer Sonata, a month-long festival of films showcasing popular ballet and opera films, is on at the IIC all June Opera and ballet are not restricted to winter any more. For lovers of western classical music, here’s a chance to indulge yourself in ‘Summer Sonata’, a month-long festival where recordings of the best performances will […]

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When the Board results were declared, several Delhi students committed suicide. But marks are just a number and not necessarily a marker of success or failure in life For scoring 52% in his boards, Sanjay Rajoura was beaten up by his father and forced to reappear for his exams. The entire effort resulted with him […]

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