For over 70 years, the Central Board of Film Certification has been assiduously reining in the filmmakers in India. Nonetheless, it’s now time it makes way for the ‘Dharma Censor Board’ – a newly constituted...
Defying community diktat, Nirmala Meghani continued to sing against all the odds. Banking on access to social media, the upcoming sufi cum classical singer reached out to music lovers within Pakistan and India and earned...
As there has been a steady increase in love marriages these days, so is their failure rate. But what is disappointing is that only girls pay a heavy price as they have to carry the...
Round-the-clock TV channels had already turned homes into virtual theatres. Children, as young as 2-year old, could be seen mimicking dialogues and singing and dancing to the tunes of Bollywood numbers. Reality TV programmes opened...
Rizwan Uiddin is a regional PF commissioner. Beyond this official façade, he is a dedicated environmentalist, a passionate cyclist and a motivational speaker, all blended in one personality. For his fans, he is a symbol...
In this age of social media that ensures access to fastest and most sophisticated communication network anywhere and everywhere, can we boast of being well connected. Here is a message for all of us:
Seeking clarification...
The other day, I came across a message on WhatsApp that reflects how dependent we have become on technology and its long term implications. Felt like sharing with the readers of Alt Lipi.
Here it goes…...
I can call myself Generation X. Probably the generation that has seen most of the changes. The life has changed quite substantially. In fact, everything changed. Those days, there used to be no internet and...
Recently, a news portal rejected a journalism student after selecting her for the job of an anchor. The reason for sudden change of heart was that the said candidate refused to work part with her...
In India, it is almost a given. While political parties in power, at the Centre or in states, dole out freebies to the public, especially during election season to remain in power, those in the...
