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Aparita Bhandari
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A Canadian museum is displaying Raghubir Singh’s iconic photographs with a #MeToo tag
As the Royal Ontario Museum exhibits works of the late photographer, who has been accused of sexual assault, it is starting a dialogue on #MeToo in the arts.
Aparita Bhandari
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Indian film based on ‘Titus Andronicus’ is ‘Monsoon Wedding gone horribly wrong’
Bornila Chatterjee’s ‘The Hungry’ was premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and will be screened at the Mumbai Film Festival.
Aparita Bhandari
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In Toronto, Mithun Chakraborty’s ‘Disco Dancer’ spawns a new cult: ‘Ridiculous but fun’
A screening at a repertory cinema has endeared a new generation of fans to the cheesy pleasures of B Subhash’s movie.
Aparita Bhandari
Trending
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‘Knowing we’re mortal gives us purpose’: Nobel laureate Venki Ramakrishnan on his new book
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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The BJP wants an Opposition-free Gujarat. But some are putting up a fight
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Ramachandra Guha: How Narendra Modi has undermined the practice of science in India
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‘No Muslim can win, now or in the future’: In Assam’s Barpeta, delimitation fears confirmed
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The jury's still out in Punjab, but AAP seems to have won the hearts of Punjabis in Canada
Many North Indian-origin people in the country are flying to their home state to campaign for the party.
Aparita Bhandari
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Quebec mosque shooting reminds Canadian-South Asians that xenophobia isn't just a US problem
'The rhetoric coming from the States has made it OK for people to be racist, for people to discriminate,' says one entrepreneur.
Aparita Bhandari
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A transwoman of Indian origin is making Canada look hard at racism and homophobia
Vivek Shraya's books, music and photography raise a range of questions.
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Video
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Eco India, Episode 259: How future-proof innovations can revolutionize the way we protect nature
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Video: What will it take to bring back peace to Manipur?
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‘A Death in the Gunj’ director Konkona Sensharma on ‘toxic masculinity’, motherhood and age bias
The award-winning actress who has been in front of the camera since she was four has finally taken her place behind it.
Aparita Bhandari
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How an Agarwal family in Canada planned a big, fat Hindu wedding for their son and his groom
When Rishi Agarwal told his family he was gay, his parents shocked him with their reaction. They now help other families cope with their children coming out.
Aparita Bhandari
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They think sev is crispy noodles, but Toronto is taking a liking to Mumbai's street food
Drawing on memories of their childhood, these sisters-in-law are bringing Mumbai's favourite street eats to Canada.
Aparita Bhandari
The Reel
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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Watch: ‘Murder in Mahim’ series is based on Jerry Pinto’s crime novel
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A cauldron of ethnicities: An exhibition asks what it means to be Nepali
As the border blockade throws the nation in further flux, micro- and macro-identity politics are becoming more complex.
Aparita Bhandari
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A century on, Canada Sikhs are making peace with an inconvenient history with a play
The community had long been reluctant to discuss the actions of Mewa Singh, an immigrant and freedom fighter who shot a Canadian government official.
Aparita Bhandari