“This was a film that needed to be made, so thank you,” said award-winning Indian filmmaker Anand Patwardhan, who helped bring After Sabeen to Indian audiences and whose own film ‘Reason’ highlights such killings in India.
Ultimately, it comes down to standing firm for what is pure and ethical, and standing against what is impure and unethical in our society today. Such conflicts can be resolved only at the level of higher understanding — the very foundation of what may be called Higher Morality.
What makes the book powerful is its refusal to romanticize either side of the debate. It acknowledges that local language education, when disconnected from global opportunities, can also reproduce exclusion. But it also warns against treating English as a silver bullet, instead framing it as one tool among many for dismantling structural inequalities. The book’s central contribution is to show, through stories and analysis, how subaltern learners themselves are redefining English, not as a colonial burden but as a means of agency, solidarity, and leadership.
India’s museums and heritage institutions are at a crossroads. The digital age offers incredible tools to preserve and promote culture, but it also demands clarity, intention, and collaboration. The future lies in building a community of professionals who understand both the value of tradition and the power of technology.
His father is in jail, his mother has deserted him and he does not remember the name of his village he is from. For the past few years, nine-year-old Ankit has been living on a footpath and surviving by working at a tea stall in Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh
After nine months of banning devotees' entry, Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu is open for public from Wednesday
Atonement worship is to be offered at the Pashupatinath Temple tomorrow morning, seeking forgiveness as the shrine had to be shut to the devotees for nine months corresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic
Famed American pop singer Cher took to Twitter over the weekend to react to last week’s report that Sri Lanka was leading the world in elephant killings
Thirteen of the world's 14 peaks taller than 8,000-meters have been climbed in winter
Pakistani celebrities including Sarwat Gilani, Bilal Abbas Khan, Ali Zafar and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy have made it to Eastern Eye's Top 50 Asian Celebrities of the World in 2020
Seeing Hindu devotees struggle to pray to their favourite deity, a Muslim businessman has donated a 1,650 sq feet plot valued around Rs 1 crore (10 million rupees) to Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy temple in Hosakote, on the outskirts of Bengaluru, known as India's tech capital
A man was arrested for vandalising the statue of Sikh leader Maharaja Ranjit Singh, located in the Lahore Fort, on Friday and several have come forward to condemn the act
Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been named the number one Asian celebrity on the planet for 2020
A registered ayurveda centre - based on India's indigenous system of herb-based medicine - that will provide alternative and complementary treatment for chronic conditions has opened in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a media report said on Friday
When Aarav Samrat Hada and Aki Zuben Rawat won the boys’ doubles title in the ITF J5 Juniors Tennis Championships in Pakistan last week, it hardly made to the news in Nepal and went largely unnoticed
Nepal has clinched three gold and a silver medal in the 21st edition of World Power Lifting Championship Men’s and Women-2020 in Amaravati, India held from December 5 to 8
The four crew members have completed military tours in combat zones, rowed the North Pacific, ran the Marathon De Sable and climbed mountains
Three Pakistani celebrities have made it to Forbes’ list of Asia's 100 Digital Stars
Five prominent female personalities will be honoured with the Begum Rokeya 2020 award for their outstanding contributions in society and women empowerment
