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3 weeks ago | 
outlookindia.com | Debarati Gupta |Debiparna Chakraborty
Nadherer Bhela Still Photo: IMDB Nadherer Bhela Still Photo: IMDB At a time when the Bengali film industry is grappling with both commercial and artistic decline, the International Film Festival of Rotterdam spotlighted three Bengali feature films this year, including Pradipta Bhattacharyya’s third film, Nadharer Bhela (The Slowman and His Raft).
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
outlookindia.com | Jheelum Basu |Debarati Gupta
National The mega rally organised by Bengal Junior Doctors' Front began at College Street and ended in the Esplanade area. Wednesday's rally marked one of the largest demonstrations in recent weeks and attracted a diverse mix of participants, including doctors, nurses, medical students, and concerned citizens.
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Sep 27, 2024 | 
outlookindia.com | Anjali Rawat |Debarati Gupta |Jheelum Basu
National While preparations for Durga Puja 2024 are underway in Kolkata, the usual excitement in people seems missing amid 'We Want Justice' slogans resonating across the city, questioning the relevance of worshipping a female deity where women in real life have no safety.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Suresh Nellikode |Udayakumar Vijayan |Sunitha Palaveettil |Debarati Gupta
As Canada embraces the beauty of autumn and steps into the chilly onset of winter, the city of Toronto once again witnessed the curtain fall on the ‘festival of festivals.’ Over 250 films, representing 70 countries, captivated an audience of nearly 350,000 across 25 venues over the course of 11 days.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
outlookindia.com | Debarati Gupta |Harshita Das
National Besides Kolkata Police Commissioner Vineet Goyal, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee during the meeting with the agitating junior doctors also announced the removal of the Director of Medical Education (DME) and the Director of Health Services (DHS) besides the Deputy Commissioner (North Division) against whom the victim’s family has leveled bribery allegations.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Sunitha Palaveettil |Debarati Gupta |Vidyarthy Chatterjee |Udayakumar Vijayan
Tathagata Buddha says: “Be The Light Unto Yourself!”Director Pa. Ranjith’s Thangalaan is a surprising package that equals the making of Hollywood magnum opus of the 60’s ‘Mackenna’s Gold’. It’s also a wayward cinema that redefines how Indian cinema has to be made hereafter. While the North of India got the growing audience to watch the dubbed version of this Tamil movie, down the south, in it’s native state, the audience got split into the below categories. 1.
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Sep 11, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Debarati Gupta |Vidyarthy Chatterjee |Suresh Nellikode |Sunitha Palaveettil
Siddiq Paravoor’s The Land of Solomon is a poignant exploration of the human spirit and the enduring power of identity, belonging and the value of one’s roots. The movie follows Solomon who, with unwavering determination, resists selling his ancestral land and home, despite being torn between this connection and his love for his wife Clara and his son.
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Sep 6, 2024 | 
countercurrents.org | Debarati Gupta |Vidyarthy Chatterjee |Suresh Nellikode |Vidyadhar Date
As this year’s Venice Film Festival approaches, my thoughts are unexpectedly drawn not to a particular film but to the haunting music of Eiko Ishibashi—a melody that resonates more profoundly than any cinematic memory. This connection isn’t as strange as it might seem; after all, it was Ishibashi’s music that served as the creative spark for last year’s Grand Prix-winning film, Evil Does Not Exist, directed by the Oscar-winning Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
outlookindia.com | Debarati Gupta |Tanul Thakur
National Despite claims to the contrary, India’s education system remains non-inclusive of queer students, leaving them to choose between their dignity and an education Photo: Illustration: Vikas Thakur Photo: Illustration: Vikas Thakur It was in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020 that Amulya Chakrabarty, then 13-years-old, came out to her parents as a transgender girl.
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Jun 30, 2024 | 
outlookindia.com | Debarati Gupta
National Reuniting with an old friend reveals the heart-wrenching impact of familial rejection on LGBTQ+ youth and the enduring quest for acceptance Photo: Illustration: Anupriya Photo: Illustration: Anupriya “Ah, look at all the lonely people! Eleanor Rigby picks up the rice in a church where a wedding has been…” Eleanor Rigby is the main character of this Beatles song.
