50 YEAR’S OF BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER SHOLAY
50th anniversary of the release of the iconic Bollywood blockbuster SHOLAY (released on 15 August 1975Kitne Aadmi The? 50 Years of Sholay’s Unquenchable Flames On August 15, 1975, a cinematic inferno erupted across Indian screens, forever scorching the landscape of Bollywood. Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy and penned by the legendary duo Salim-Javed, wasn’t just […]
50 YEAR’S OF BOLLYWOOD BLOCKBUSTER SHOLAY
50th anniversary of the release of the iconic Bollywood blockbuster SHOLAY (released on 15 August 1975)Kitne Aadmi The? 50 Years of Sholay’s Unquenchable Flames On August 15, 1975, a cinematic inferno erupted across Indian screens, forever scorching the landscape of Bollywood. Sholay, directed by Ramesh Sippy and penned by the legendary duo Salim-Javed, wasn’t just […]
SOCIAL MEDIA STORM IGNITES BILATERAL TENTIONS
Diplomatic Sparks Fly: Israel’s Envoy Accuses Indian MP of ‘Deceit’ Amid Gaza Atrocity Debates A Social Media Storm Ignites Bilateral Tensions In a rare public confrontation between a foreign diplomat and an Indian parliamentarian, Israel’s Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, sharply rebuked Congress MP Priyanka Gandhi Vadra for her scathing critique of Israel’s military operations […]
EC’S ONGOING CHALLENGES & THE PATH TO REFORM
75 Years of the Election Commission of India: It’s Role, Responsibilities and Controversies The Election Commission of India at 75: A Beacon of Democracy Amidst Challenges and Controversies As the Election Commission of India (ECI) marks its 75th year since its establishment on January 25, 1950, it stands as a cornerstone of Indian democracy, tasked […]
A SHIFT IN THE EXAMINATION PARADIGM
CBSE’s Open-Book Gamble: Rethinking Learning or Just Repackaging Exams? A Shift in the Examination Paradigm The Central Board of Secondary Education’s (CBSE) decision to introduce open-book assessments for Class 9 students in selected schools marks one of the most significant changes to India’s school evaluation system in decades.At first glance, it appears progressive—an effort to […]
ECHOES OF DEFIANCE : Dr RAHAT INDORI
Echoes of Defiance: A Tribute to Dr. Rahat Indori on His 5th Death Anniversary As the calendar turns to August 11, 2025, the literary world pauses to remember a voice that thundered against injustice, a pen that painted vivid portraits of resilience, and a spirit that embodied the unyielding soul of India. Dr. Rahat Indori […]
RECLAIMING THE SPIRIT OF RESISTANCE
St. Xavier’s Capitulation: Cancelling Fr. Stan Swamy’s Lecture Undermines Justice and Academic Freedom Contradicts Jesuit Values On August 9, 2025, World Indigenous Day, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, a prestigious institution renowned for its Jesuit-rooted liberal and cosmopolitan ethos, cancelled a memorial lecture honouring Fr. Stan Swamy, a Jesuit priest and tribal rights activist. The decision […]
“VOTE CHORI”: A NEW LEXICON FOR A NEW CRISIS
“Vote Chori” and the Vanishing Guardian: The Election Commission of India on Trial Rahul Gandhi’s explosive exposé on electoral fraud in Mahadevapura is more than a local scandal—it is an indictment of the Election Commission’s collapse under political pressure, and a wake-up call for Indian democracy. On the evening of August 7, 2025, in what […]
A CHILLING LIST OF BANNED VOICES
The Book Ban in Kashmir: Censorship as a Threat to Democracy, Discourse, and Dissent From Orwell to Arundhati Roy, from ancient emperors to modern governments—book banning has always served one goal: control. The recent ban on 25 books in Jammu and Kashmir marks a new low in India’s democratic and intellectual history. On August 5, […]
GLOBAL STRUGGLE OF BULLIES AND INNOCENTS
The Nuns of Durg: A Tale of Innocents, Bullies, and Bail The arrest of two Kerala nuns, Preethi Merry and Vandana Francis, alongside tribal youth Sukaman Mandavi, at Chhattisgarh’s Durg Railway Station on July 25, 2025, sparked a firestorm of controversy, exposing the fraught intersection of religion, politics, and justice in India. Accused of human […]
