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8 months, 3 weeks ago

The warp and weft of gloom and unkept promises

Downing alcohol after work is all Mallesh, 31, can think of as he toils away at a powerloom unit in Madanapalle town. Sadly, the Kancheepuram sarees enjoy a GI tag, whereas we don’t,” says K. Viswanathan, 68, an elderly powerloom owner. In the last five years, the powerloom sector families have been demanding that the YSRCP government provide them with …

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1 year, 10 months ago

7 best clip-in hair extensions for adding instant length and volume

The Independent

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2 years, 4 months ago

‘Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva’ movie review: Ayan Mukerji’s spectacle lacks a soul

The Hindu

Ayan Mukerji’s tale of Indian superheroes mesmerises with the idea, ambition, scale, and visual artwork, but messes it up when it comes to the warp and weft of storytelling. Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva Director: Ayan Mukerji Cast: Ranbir Kapoor, Alia Bhatt, Amitabh Bachchan, Mouni Roy, Nagarjuna Akkineni Duration: 167 minutes Storyline: A DJ named Shiva discovers his unique relationship …

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2 years, 9 months ago

Reading the courtesan as a queer figure: Suffering at the heart of spectacle in films from Pakeezah to Gangubai Kathiawadi

Firstpost

The fact that Gangubai Kathiawadi begins with Begum Akhtar’s voice crooning ‘Yeh Na Thi Hamari Qismat’ places this film as an offering to the silsila of courtesan culture and its queer association. The poet and founder of Dalit Panthers, Namdeo Dhasal, who lived a lane away from the red-light district of Kamathipura, waxes poetic about the plight of such characters, …

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3 years, 7 months ago

Anusua Mukherjee reviews Jhumpa Lahiri’s ‘Whereabouts’

The Hindu

Jhumpa Lahiri can be credited with having birthed the diaspora novel. The pain and liberation of the transformative process is brought out there in a quote from Ovid’s Metamorphosis, where the nymph Daphne, pursued by Apollo, changes into a laurel tree, and Apollo, placing his hand on its trunk, can feel “the breast still trembling under the new bark”. Lahiri, …

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3 years, 8 months ago

Tartan: The misunderstood icon of 'Scottishness'

BBC

Tartan: The misunderstood icon of 'Scottishness' Getty Images Tartan is updating its image in the 21st Century, with new patterns exploring issues around climate change, homelessness – and World War Two dive bombers, writes Norman Miller. Tartan design can sometimes echo processes more familiar in the language of abstract painters – think Piet Mondrian's famous intermeshed geometric squares, or the …

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4 years, 1 month ago

An artisanal boom in the Northeast

Live Mint

An innate pride in traditions and a knack for fashion-forward trends meld beautifully in the Northeast of India; from K-Pop-inspired wardrobes, edgy streetwear to Assamese mekhela-sadors and Mizo puans. Lounge reached out to three designers, 29-year-old Serleen Ingtipi Kathar of Choi from Assam, 35-year-old Iba Mallai of Kiniho from Meghalaya, and 29-year-old Patricia Zadeng of Lapar Clothing from Mizoram, to …

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4 years, 4 months ago

South beauty Samantha Akkineni’s chic Ikat kurta and green home are winning over netizens

Hindustan Times

New movies or not the film stars have kept their fans hooked throughout all the phases of lockdown with glimpses of their quarantine hobbies and South beauty Samantha Akkineni is no different. Recently, the sensational star made heads turn as she flaunted her home gardening skills in a multicoloured Ikat kurta. Samantha Akkineni’s stylish Ikat kurta is fashionistas’ latest favourite …

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4 years, 11 months ago

'Modi sees white cap, hijab during anti-CAA protests, not the tricolour': Yogendra Yadav joins Jitendra Ahwad, Umar Khalid at Bhiwandi agitation

Firstpost

Thane: Criticising the Centre over the Citizenship Amendment Act, Swaraj India president Yogendra Yadav said it is unfortunate that Prime Minister Narendra Modi can only see the “white cap” and “hijab” but not the national flag in the hands of lakhs of people. Maharashtra Housing Minister Jitendra Awhad, JD national general secretary and Justice BG Kolse-Patil and Jawaharlal Nehru University …

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5 years, 9 months ago

LMIFW 2019 celebrates sari’s multiplicity at the grand finale