EUROPE SHOWCASE What: To all the movie buffs, the European Union is helping us to get through confinement with arts. The European Film Festival 2020 is an excellent window to discover talented new filmmakers and their latest works. With the web as its venue now, there is no excuse to miss these films. European Film […]

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Blast from the past What: Making art accessible during this lockdown, India International Centre presents a virtual exhibition of black and white photographs from 1950-61 on their website. Aptly titled ‘The Three Amigios’, the exhibition features the works of Vinoo Bhagat, Kishan S Rana and Deb Mukharji. The three met as undergraduates at St Stephen’s […]

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Musicians in rural India, who depend on religious festivities for a living, face hard times as all gatherings, including social events, stand cancelled in the wake of the Coronavirus outbreak. Fifty-year old Sarvan, a Dalit, is a resident of a village called Parichha — a gram panchayat in Pohri tehsil of Shivpuri district in Madhya […]

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The spread of Coronavirus has increased uncertainty in the future of Indian youth, here and abroad, including the postponement of internships, often the first steps to a career  The spread of Coronavirus across the globe has led to countries shutting their borders, announcing lockdowns and concentrating on containing the spread of the virus. In tune […]

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The Adityanath government has banned large gatherings, except in the holy city where over 10 lakh people are expected for the Ram Navami Mela later this month UTTAR PRADESH, India’s most populous state with a headcount of around 22 crore, declared the coronavirus outbreak an “epidemic” last week. It has reported 12 infections so far. […]

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Since going out to shop for clothes has been curtailed during the pandemic, the fashion industry is on tenterhooks about its future in the near term DISEASE IS a great leveller. It takes a mere virus to wreck our biological systems, no matter where we are in the world. The precaution of social distancing and […]

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Since social distancing is the key to containing the spread of the infection, most states have shut down educational institutions, malls, theatres, and prohibited large public gatherings THE NOVEL Coronavirus has enveloped the world in a pall of fear and panic. In India, the first case of the virus, also known as Covid-19, was reported […]

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Amid coronavirus spread people are forced to stay back and work from home; some are enjoying the free time while others feel bored, underutilised and miss the thrill of a challenging work life PEOPLE ARE creatures of habit, and the Coronavirus pandemic has forced people to change their habits. In many parts of the world, […]

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