The #MeToo movement has brought out a lot of women who have faced sexual abuse, harassment, violence and even rape. The film maker Vinta Nanda has come out with her saga of rape and destruction at the hands of Alok Nath, the sanskari Dad of TV. Here is her story
Enthusiasts think BRICS is taking on the US-led West. Critics think it is just a weak wannabe. In reality, BRICS is undergirding the new global order that will bring together friends and foes alike. A Deep Analysis by Drishtikone.
Swami Dhirendra Shastri called for a meat-free Navratri in Bengal. Parties answered by invoking Shakta tradition. A restricted rite, stripped of its disciplines, has become “culture”, and Bengal uses its first taste of political freedom in decades to flaunt the very decay that helped undo it.