Brazilian filmmaker Pedro Freire’s Malu, a film on the tumultuous relationship of three generations of women inspired from his mother’s life, won the Golden Crow Pheasant award for the best film at the 29th International Film Festival of Kerala that concluded here on Friday. Mohanan Award for best debut director, and the NETPAC Award for the best Malayalam film. Cinematic …
A few years ago the Malayalam lexicon got a new word, feminichi, a slur for a feminist or a woman with an opinion. Fasil Muhammed presents the term in a new light with his directorial debut, Feminichi Fathima, which premiered at the ongoing International Film Festival of Kerala in the competition section. It is all about updating oneself with the …
Activities of students’ union at the University of Calicut for the 2023-24 academic year could be cut short if the reported plan of the authorities to hold college union elections for the 2024-25 academic year in October and university union elections in November turns into a reality. Its functionaries claim that though the college union polls for 2023-24 were held …
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Two years ago, food cart worker Fathima Shiyama had to wait in line, sometimes for days, to get cooking gas, fuel and other essentials. Fathima Shiyama, 48, prepares local delicacies at home, to be sold later from her food cart, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024. A man sits next to election posters of …
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