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1 week ago |
frontline.thehindu.com | Amey Tirodkar |Vivek Katju |Vaishna Roy
Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis’ office announced on May 28 that the State government had accepted the Dharavi master plan. S.V.R. Srinivas, Chief Executive Officer of the Dharavi Redevelopment Project, presented the plan to Fadnavis, Deputy Chief Minister Eknath Shinde, and other senior officials. After the meeting, Fadnavis’ office issued a statement: “Dharavi should be redeveloped in an environment-friendly and integrated manner.
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1 month ago |
frontline.thehindu.com | Amey Tirodkar |Gowhar Geelani |Vaishna Roy
The Union government’s announcement on April 20, 2025, that the decadal Census exercise would include caste enumeration took both supporters and opponents of the government and ruling party by surprise. Prime Minister Narendra Modi had never made a secret of his opposition to the idea of a caste census. When Congress leader Rahul Gandhi made it one of his main campaign planks in 2024, Modi had dismissed it as an “urban naxal plot”.
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1 month ago |
frontline.thehindu.com | Amey Tirodkar |Ilangovan Rajasekaran |Vaishna Roy
Jyoti Nisha is a young filmmaker from Mumbai whose new documentary, Dr. B R Ambedkar Now and Then, looks at the many complex and interesting dimensions of Ambedkar and his contributions to shaping contemporary India. Frontline spoke to Nisha about her thought process behind the documentary and how relevant the Dalit icon stays even today. Excerpts: Congratulations on this wonderful documentary on Ambedkar’s life and his relevance in today’s India.
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1 month ago |
frontline.thehindu.com | Amey Tirodkar |Ilangovan Rajasekaran |Vaishna Roy
A video of a woman climbing down into a well in Maharashtra went viral on April 20, 2025. She was supported by several other women standing along the well’s wall. The video, from Borichi Bari village in Peth tehsil of Nashik district, showed women from the tribal community struggling to access water. Although Nashik is considered a comparatively developed district, the scene brought renewed attention to the severe water scarcity affecting parts of Maharashtra.
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1 month ago |
frontline.thehindu.com | Amey Tirodkar |Ilangovan Rajasekaran |Vaishna Roy
Somnath Waghmare, a young researcher and filmmaker, is best known for his documentary Chaityabhumi (on MUBI) that explores a place called Chaityabhumi where Babasaheb Ambedkar was laid to rest in Dadar, Mumbai. The film explores the Ambedkarite movement while marking the death anniversary of Ambedkar when people gather at Chaityabhumi from all over India. The son of a mill worker, Waghmare is from Malawadi village in Maharashtra’s Sangli district.
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