An African American girl is desperate to tame her wild curls and get a hairdo that she has seen in a video tutorial. Why? The answer seems to have won Hair Love the Oscar for Best Animated Short film this year. The film has been directed by Matthew A Cherry, Everett Downing Jr and Bruce W Smith and features the voice of Issa Rae.
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‘The Shudra Rebellion’: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd studies the vital role of oppressed castes in India
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Did Indian culture recognise an independent field of study called philosophy?
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The Carnatic world is dominated by vocalists. How can instrumentalists find larger audiences?
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Nepal should conduct ‘haze diplomacy’ to get India and Pakistan to cooperate on pollution control
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How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
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Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
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Canada to expedite trial of four Indian citizens in Nijjar murder case
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‘Think Again’: Jaqueline Wilson’s novel grapples with the realities of being a late millennial
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Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
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Jharkhand election: 8 factors that helped JMM-led alliance to beat out the BJP