Culture & Society

Piano comes of age in Guwahati...

Cadenza hosts a world-class music concert with piano as the focal theme
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Book on Baichung...

Baichung Bhutia's official biography will be released soon
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Chasing the American dream...

AJANTA GOSWAMI sums up the Thumb Print Conversation held in Chicago, USA recently
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Chicago Conversations...

Thumb Print Conversations now travel to the 'windy city', Chicago, USA
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Songs of the Blue Hills...

UTPAL BORPUJARI'S documentary has been selected in three international film festivals
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IWMF names Neuffer Fellow...

The IWMF has selected Louisa Reynolds as the 2014-15 IWMF Elizabeth Neuffer Fellow
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Conversation on PR...

The Thumb Print Conversations will discuss the modern-day role of Public Relations
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Audio clips as multimedia...

You can turn audio clips into a multimedia journalism project writes ANIKA GUPTA
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Remembering Khagen Mahanta...

Litterateur HAREKRISHNA DEKA pays homage to singer Khagen Mahanta
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Homage to Khagen Mahanta...

NAVANIL BARUA pays an emotional tribute to singer Khagen Mahanta who he fondly called Dhan Mama
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Khagen Mahanta passes away...

Noted Assamese singer Khagen Mahanta breathed his last today
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Red Ink award...

URMI BHATTACHARJEE bags prestigious Red Ink award for excellence in Journalism
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Brand Ambassador Daisy Hasan...

UK-based author from Shillong, DAISY HASAN is our brand ambassador
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Dzükou tribal kitchen in Delh...

Naga food at Delhi’s Hauz Khas Main market
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Children of conflict...

ANINDITA DAS sums up the conversation on guns, grenades and children
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Mesmerising Menaka...

SMITA AGARWAL is enthralled by a lec-dem of Sattriya dance by Menaka PP Bora
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Thumb Print brand ambassador...

The webzine announces its first brand ambassador, MITRA PHUKAN
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Artistic confluence...

MITRA PHUKAN reviews a artistic experimentation of a kind rarely seen in Guwahati so far
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Ode to the Ambassador...

Hindustan Motors decision to suspend production of the Ambassador makes JANICE PARIAT nostalgic
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Ramachandra Guha Honoured...

Ramachandra Guha awarded honorary degree by Yale University
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Conversation on children...

The Thumb Print Conversation will focus on Guns, grenades and children
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IWMF Courage in Journalism Awa...

IWMF announces the 2014 Courage in Journalism Awards
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Bihu Musings...

GAUTAM KUMAR BORDOLOI rues the commodification of Bihu festival
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Appeal for civil society actio...

Centre for Policy Analysis urged for more proactive civil society after the BTAD violence writes NUR
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Vigil for children in BTAD...

UTSAH, an ngo will organise a candlelight vigil in Guwahati to protest killing of innocent children
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Children and violence...

NURUL LASKAR sums up an invigorating conversation on guns, grenades and children
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Star Talk...

TV anchor FLORENCE HANDIQUE RABHA is thrilled to meet five Bollywood stars. She writes how meeting t
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FLO women achievers...

FICCI ladies organisation in northeast India celebrates change of guard. A report
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Khasi film Ri...

Pradip Kurbah's Khasi film Ri (Homeland) won the Rajat Kamal at the National Film Awards. An intervi
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Farhan for children...

PALLAVI CHUMKI BARUA narrates how Farhan Akhtar spent time with children in Guwahati
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Farhan rocks Guwahati...

Guwahatians rocked to the tunes of Bollywood star Farhan Akhtar. A report
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Brahmaputra Valley Film Festiv...

The festival will showcase some of the best films of the region including a live performance by Farh
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2 States...

SRIMOYEE T PHUKAN reviews the film based on Chetan Bhagat's book
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Revisiting Mishmi hills...

GAURAANG PRADHAN and ANU KUMAR recount their visit to a Mishmi village in Arunachal Pradesh
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Filmfare Awards East...

Actor ZERIFA WAHID talks to ANINDITA DAS on winning the Vivel Filmfare Awards East
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Maghuwapara and urbanisation...

Rapid urbanization of Guwahati has affected the neighbouring Maghuwapara village writes ABDUL KALAM
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Men lead conversation...

The Thumb Print conversations on International Women's Day was led by men writes NURUL LASKAR
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The Woman...

OMI GURUNG in conversation with SUZETTE JORDAN, the strong woman who has inspired many to recognize
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Highway...

SRIMOYEE T PHUKAN feels Imtiaz Ali hits fresh terrains with his new film Highway
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Hot Himansh...

Mesmerised by the natural beauty, bollywood actor HIMANSH KOHLI tells OMI GURUNG that the scenic loc
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Laudable Venture...

SANTANU PHUKAN recounts The Thumb Print Conversation he had attended at the USTM campus recently
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Conversation on films...

Does Bollywood bulldoze regional cinema was discussed in The Thumb Print Conversations recently. A r
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Building Bridges...

The Cultures of Peace Festival travelled to three cities all over India this year writes MITRA PHUKA
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Hasee toh Phasee...

The film is a welcome entry into the romantic comedy genre in Bollywood writes SRIMOYEE T PHUKAN
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Arunachali killed in Delhi...

A student from Arunchal beaten to death in Delhi, friends allege racism
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A musical treat...

RAJNI BASUMATARY's new film 'Raag' celebrates the rhythm of life writes RAFIUL ALOM RAHMAN
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Cultures of Peace...

This festival of the Northeast will travel to three cities
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Scintillating Suchitra...

MANJIRA MAJUMDAR pays a personalised tribute to filmstar Suchitra Sen
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Talking Films 2013...

Model and actor DIPANNITA SHARMA ATWAL picks the top 10 films of 2013
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Narratives of Brahmaputra...

A workshop on 8mm filmmaking by Desire Machine Collective is underway in Guwahati
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Artologue...

Artist couple JEY SUSHIL and MEENAKSHI JHA have literally embarked on a journey of art. Meenakshi wr
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Coolest Northeasterner 2013...

The Thumb Print will list the Coolest Northeasterner 2013
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Trust Women Awards...

Indian investigative journalist NEHA DIXIT bags the Trust Women Award
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Winter Queen 2013...

Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma crowns Winter Queen 2013 in Tura
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A humane Management Guru...

Teresa Rehman catches up with Management Guru SRIPARNA BARUAH who has an unusual network of friends
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A Black Day...

Millions are disheartened but not lost hope! As Supreme Court rules gay sex illegal and upholds sect
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Outrage against Article 377...

STELLA PAUL rues that the Supreme Court upheld that gay sex is illegal in India
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Black Day for Queer Rights...

Activists protest against Supreme Court ruling that gay sex is illegal
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Fair and lovely...

Model and actor DIPANNITA SHARMA ATWAL on being listed among the 50 hottest dusky women by a portal.
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Rhythm of love...

RAJNI BASUMATARY's new film will fill the vacumn in Assamese cinema
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A word is said...

NABINA DAS on a creative writing workshop in EFLU, Hyderabad
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Protect privacy...

ROHINI MOHAN writes about the trauma of publicity for survivors of sexual violence
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Hostile Workplace...

An excerpt from GITA ARAVAMUDAN's book 'Unbound' that explores the travails of a women in the workpl
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Conversation at Book Fair...

CONVERSATION AT GUWAHATI BOOK FAIR
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Unusual Medley...

Guwahati witnessed an unique exhibition recently
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Two Day for Tommorow...

BREW kickstarts the design fest in Sikkim
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NE Fest in Delhi...

North East India comes closer to Delhi through first ever North East Festival to showcase the region
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Patisserie Operaa...

Trained in London and inspired by her mother's baking skills, MAITRAYEE OJA whips up exotic bakery p
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Vote For Green Omi...

PETA India’s Cutest Vegetarian 2013: Sikkim youth makes it to the top 10 finalists.
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Design fest in Gangtok...

2DAY4TOMORROW is a two-day design festival conceptualized by B.R.E.W., a collaborative social space
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Pune Conversations...

The Thumb Print Conversations, organised by www.thethumbprintmag.com will now travel to Pune, Mahara
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Monsoon Music...

MITRA PHUKAN reviews the Akhil Bharatiya Sangeet Sammelan in Guwahati
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Environment activist Honoured...

SYED MIRAZ AHMED of Guwahati honoured with the Rotary Young Achiever Award 2013
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A Stimulating Conversation...

ANINDITA DAS sums up The Thumb Print Conversation held at TISS, Guwahati campus
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A quiet little love story...

SRIMOYEE T PHUKAN reviews the film 'The Lunch Box'
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Northeast Design Fest in Delhi...

Bollywood stars Minisha Lamba, Sonal Chauhan walk the ramp showcasing NE designers
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Papon on MTV...

SRIMOYEE T PHUKAN writes about singer Angaraag Mahanta's tryst with MTV Coke Studio
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Two brothers in Delhi...

ILAKSHEE NATH enjoys an evening celebrating the musical geniuses of two brothers Bhupen and Jayanta
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Conversation at TISS...

The Thumb Print Conversation now travels to Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Guwahati
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Bhupen Hazarika in Delhi...

The musical icon will be remembered in Delhi today
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Shudh Desi Romance...

SRIMOYEE T PHUKAN says that SDR is touted to be a film about the ‘young and the restless'
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A Poetry of Human Hands...

Visiting the Kamakhya shrine is considered a journey into the womb. While making the documentary Kam
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Madras Cafe...

SRIMOYEE TAMULI PHUKAN reviews the film Madras Cafe
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Iftaar for Harmony...

Educated Muslim youths organised an Iftaar party in Guwahati to usher in communal harmony. A report.
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Eid in Qatar...

SRIMOYEE TAMULI PHUKAN indulges in the festivities of Eid in Qatar
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Theatre on the move...

BIDYUT KOTOKY writes about his film on the unique mobile theatres of Assam
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Healing with Music...

A new album 7x7 by artistes of seven northeastern states tries to find a solution to drug abuse. A r
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A man of words...

UTPAL DATTA profiles post-modernist poet K. Satchidanandan
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Savoring Comedy...

When people plan a career with an idea out of the box, there are certain pushes and pulls in the fam
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Reviving Celluloid...

Actor ZERIFA WAHID feels the new film Baandhon can set a trend for cinema in Assam. She speaks about
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Baandhon and Assamese Cinema...

BOBBBEETA SHARMA, Chairperson, Assam State Film Finance & Development Corporation is optimistic abou
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Object Theatre Company...

Tram Theatre is possibly India’s first and only Object Theatre Company writes CHOITI GHOSH
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Vintage DD head turner...

He swept vintage Doordarshan with charm unlimited. The man chose to stay away from TRP driven TV lat
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Rhapsody of a Raconteur...

Bangladeshi writer FARAH GHUZNAVI says she writes because she has stories to tell - - often those of
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Geometry and Islimi Art...

KETAKI BARDALAI describes two magical weeks she had spent learning 'geometry' and 'arabesque' motifs
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Gender Bender...

GIANT GUWAHATIAN
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Sunset Years...

ANANYA S GUHA sums up the discussion on “Old Age Homes” at the recently held Shillong CALM Festi
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Holding the Sun...

Antara G G Choudhury’s latest film tries to explore the innocence and dilemma of childhood writes
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Relevance of Ray Today...

Satyajit Ray’s films are considered classics because of their timelessness writes MANJIRA MAJUMDAR
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Redefining Rape...

A new documentary asks questions that are usually missing from the debates on rape writes PADMALATHA
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The Scintillating Sari...

REEMA BEHL celebrates the sari, the garment of the quintessential Indian woman and questions if it w
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Sharing Ideas...

Sarfaraz Hassan writes about aglobal community who believe in the power of ideas to change attitudes
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The Trendsetter...

Sambha Lamarr, the brain behind the Creative Arts, Literature and Music Festival (CALM) of Shillong
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The Calm of the CALM Festival...

Picturesque Shillong gears up to celebrate creativity in the arts, music and literature writes Anany
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Rediscovering Kashmir...

Samhita Barooah discovers the sights and sounds of Kashmir which is otherwise eclipsed by the media
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Bihu in Bengaluru...

The Assamese community in this South Indian city celebrated a hi-tech Bihu with pomp, gaiety and liv
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A MoJo revolution...

Around the globe, the mobile phone is changing the way journalists work. They upload breaking news,
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The Muse and his Metropolis...

Guwahati has grown into a city without really meaning to be a city. From a centre of pilgrimage to a
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Truck Art...

Komal Sachdeva explores the exotic and colourful paintings done on the trucks of Pakistan
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Fiction Online...

Ananya S Guha writes about the eFiction Magazine, a literary online journal which blends tradition w
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An Enchanting Tale...

The film Life of Pi unfolds like a magical kaleidoscope writes Roopank Chaudhary
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To Sir, With Love...

In this irreverent era, it is unusual to find an endearing reverence towards a teacher by students o
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Theatre - Home Delivered...

If you think theatre is expensive and can only be enjoyed in auditoriums with proscenium productions
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Empowering Women in Media...

A group of prominent U.S. women journalists got together in 1990 and set up the International Women'
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Cartoon Crazy...

Puspita Das Barbara analyses the runaway success of cartoons like Doraemon among today’s kids
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Green Love...

Sikkimese green designer Omi Gurung gives exotic Valentine’s Day tips
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Using Twitter is like editing ...

Laxmi Murthy discovers the possibilities of using new media for professional sharing and advocacy
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Pursuer of cinematic passion...

Scribe. Writer. Critic. Film-maker. Curator. Multi-tagged film critic Utpal Borpujari talks about hi
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Piano redeemed...

Mitra Phukan delves into Assam’s newfound acceptance of piano, and a recent concert’s grand step
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Think Smart...

Inspiring the youth of Nepal is the guiding spirit behind SMART CLUB writes youth activist Abdus Miy
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In 60 Seconds...

The first of its kind short film festival is all set to enthrall audiences in Pakistan
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Backpacker Bertil who turned s...

He never went to universities for formal training in journalism. But backpacker Bertil Lintner’s f
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Arming the disabled with digni...

GIANT GUWAHATIAN
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Different Hues of Manipur...

What was our anxiety compared to the anxiety faced by our sisters in Imphal every single day asks se
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Catch them Young...

Youth activist Hekani Jakhalu speaks to The Thumb Print on the relevance of an organisation like You
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The Izzat question with Angrez...

Trailing thoughts on the side-lines of English Vinglish, the latest Sridevi blockbuster that spurs a
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Films as a reflection of socie...

Young filmmaker from Manipur, Oinam Doren laments the dearth of creative documentaries coming out fr
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Drama is about character revel...

Playwright. Writer. Movie-maker. Actor. He has dabbled in it all. And even has a Sahitya Akademi awa
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Mudfest at Ground Ziro...

Nassif Ahmed had a rocking time at the Ziro Music Festival in Arunachal Pradesh. He writes that it w
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Development Matters...

The journalist who writes on development should be feted and honoured so that he/she becomes a role
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You are not alone...

Abhinandan Sharma writes about the realisation of his dream -- an internship programme of AIESEC in
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Gandhi on my table...

Photographer Chirodeep Chaudhuri collected nuts and bolts as a child among things like bus tickets,
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August 14 means Independence, ...

What August 14 means to a Pakistani citizen. A minority citizen at that. Read this compelling piece
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Its Never Just a Film...

Bollywood and other Indian film industries mirror Indian society, just as all cinema mirrors societi
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The other name of passion...

Kapoor clan's theatre torch-bearer shocked everyone this year when she quit Prithvi theatre, the Mum
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Mission Potholes...

Tired of complaining of bad roads, the educated youth of Nagaland took up this unique protest "Missi
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A different partition story...

Contemporary Indian history is replete with stories of bloodshed, pain and separation from the Indo-
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Are We Free...

On August 14 and 15, Pakistan and India celebrate their respective "trysts with destiny" made in the
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Life in Unchartered Majuli...

Filmmaker Bidyut Kotoky's crew was greeted by a grenade at Majuli invoking memories of Sanjoy Ghosh'
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Local Kung Fu...

Made on a shoe-string budget, Kenny Basumatary's new film Local Kung Fu is a must-see for lovers of
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Life on the Lens...

Photographer Chirodeep Chaudhuri had always wondered why almost no one he knew has ever been happy w
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To Majuli, With Love...

MEANDERING MAJULI
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Power player, polluter, cultur...

Pentagon's penchant for Hollywood, power play in global cinema, concerns of its cultural imperialism
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Art...

Unearthing the complexities of identity: Refuse/Resist By Anirban Kapil Baishya
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