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Nov 14, 2024 | 
thecsruniverse.com | Mayank Mishra
Darbhanga (Bihar), Nov 14, 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Darbhanga, Bihar, on November 13 was filled with ground-breaking announcements, but it was the vivid and intricate Madhubani paintings that captured the audience's attention, providing a colorful cultural backdrop to the momentous event.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Mayank Mishra
Even the most ardent supporters of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) could not have predicted the electoral outcome in Haryana. A third consecutive term for the BJP, accompanied by an even larger mandate-in terms of both seats and vote share-is truly historic and reaffirms the adage, 'Modi hai to mumkin hai' (with Modi, it's possible).
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Sep 24, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Harshita Mishra |Vasudha Venugopal |Mayank Mishra
Getting shortlisted for an Oscar is a significant milestone for the well-crafted movie Laapataa Ladies from Aamir Khan Productions. It's a delightful film, and we have yet to encounter anyone who has watched it and didn't enjoy it. The theme is engaging, the songs are top-notch, and all the characters are developed with classic cinematic finesse. However, does it differ from other movies that reinforce prevalent stereotypes about Indian women? Are Indian women really as lachaar as depicted?
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Aug 22, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Mayank Mishra |Vasudha Venugopal
The rage is different this time. Whether it is a case from a Kolkata hospital or a school in the Mumbai suburb of Thane. The dirty secret of the Malayalam film industry is already out in the open. The anger isn't helped when one learns that even in such heinous crimes, it may take 32 long years to get justice, as in the case involving girls in Rajasthan's Ajmer in the early 1990s. But the outrage this time is different, and that gives us hope. It has transcended petty politics.
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Aug 20, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Mayank Mishra |Marya Shakil
We, the reviewers, have faced this observation often enough over the years. Implicit in this statement is an assumption about what constitutes a 'Bihari'. He (mostly 'he' and rarely 'she') has to be wild, uneducated, ill-mannered, least likely to be law-abiding, in constant pursuit of shortcuts, and forever wedded to the idea of jugaad. While the observation might come as a compliment, it distresses us nonetheless.
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Aug 7, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Mayank Mishra
The visuals from Bangladesh are disturbing, and the anger on the streets is palpable. They are reminiscent of scenes from Colombo just two years ago when the Presidential Palace was ransacked following then-President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's flight from Sri Lanka. According to an NDTV report, "On Monday, protesters set fire to a temporary shed at the residence of Bangladesh's Prime Minister (now former).
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Jul 11, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Mayank Mishra
India's stance on the Russia-Ukraine war is well-established: it advocates for a cessation of hostilities and prefers dialogue over conflict, a position consistently articulated in international forums. However, Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Moscow, his camaraderie with Russian President Vladimir Putin, and the pledge to enhance bilateral trade and defence cooperation signify a strategic shift in stance.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Mayank Mishra
"Stay away from swipe-right love." That is quite an obvious statement from someone who is in his early fifties and the father of two grown-up children, isn't it? After all, one would expect that he (referring to myself in the fashionable third person), being the traditional Indian father he is, would obviously like to play matchmaker for his children and marry them off according to his own wishes.
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Jun 20, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Mayank Mishra
Exactly three years ago, The Guardian published a story with this headline: "The day Denmark stood still: Christian Eriksen's collapse and the heroes who saved him." On June 12, 2021, Denmark faced Finland in a match in the 2020 Euro tournament. In the 43rd minute, the world witnessed a shock as Denmark's midfielder collapsed on the pitch for reasons then unknown. Realising something was terribly wrong, fellow players rushed to ensure that his airway remained open.
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Jun 10, 2024 | 
ndtv.com | Mayank Mishra |Vasudha Venugopal
We got to watch the movie Maidaan right after the Lok Sabha verdict. The film tells the story of Syed Abdul Rahim, one of India's greatest football coaches, who built the Indian football team from almost nothing and led it to unprecedented heights for a decade beginning in the 1950s. While watching the movie, you experience disgust, helplessness, anger, the system's obstinacy, and, above all, hope - all in equal measure.
