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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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‘Saffronisation of Doordarshan’: After DD News unveils new logo, social media users express alarm
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Husna Bai: The tawaif who made Hindustani music a respectable profession for women artists
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Carnatic music: Violinist L Subramaniam’s new book looks at the 18th-century masters
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Is the 2024 Lok Sabha election India’s last chance before the point of no return?
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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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.
Aparita Bhandari
Video
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Watch: This fan-made trailer imagines Henry Cavill and Margot Robbie starring in a James Bond film
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Watch: Mount Ruang erupts in Indonesia, spewing columns of ash and lava
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Watch: Unbelievable scenes of flooding in Dubai airport, streets, and malls after heavy rain in UAE
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Indian elections: How secure is the EVM-VVPAT process?
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Watch: Footballers of Indian clubs walk out on the pitch with dogs to get them adopted
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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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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Watch: Five directors shoot on iPhones for MAMI Mumbai Film Festival initiative
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‘Do Aur Do Pyaar’ review: Adultery saga has a maths problem
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‘Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2’ review: Laboured and barely provocative
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‘Civil War’ review: An urgent film about a barely-distant future
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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