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1 week, 5 days ago

Eastern flavours with Nandita Das

Ever since it reopened at its old location in the storied Hotel Broadway on Asaf Ali Road in Old Delhi, Chor Bizarre has been abuzz with activity. They also flew in a cook from Odisha to ensure they could deliver an authentic Odia food experience. Das spoke to INDIA TODAY about her love for Odia cuisine and why she suddenly …

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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Kapil Sharma's Stellar Performance Takes Center Stage in Zwigato

Live Mint

The internet is buzzing over Kapil Sharma's latest film, Zwigato, which has finally reached the masses on Amazon Prime Videos. The film has received widespread praise from the audience, with many calling it a thought-provoking and heartwarming story. The performance of Kapil Sharma is widely regarded as stellar, and the film's exploration of the struggles faced by gig workers has …

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4 months, 1 week ago

Individuality Of Experts Not Compromised Merely Because They Are Appointed By NTA: Delhi High Court Dismisses NEET Aspirant's Challenge

Live Law

The Delhi High Court today dismissed the appeal preferred by a medical aspirant, challenging two questions in the Botany paper of the recently conducted NEET-UG examination.A bench of Acting Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Gedela said it cannot distrust the expert appointed by the National Testing Agency, merely because the body is a party to the litigation.The aspirant, Nandita. …

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4 months, 2 weeks ago

BOOK REVIEW | A Gentler Past: Reminiscing With Nandita Haksar

The Hindu

Published : Aug 07, 2024 11:00 IST - 7 MINS READ Nandita Haksar’s memoir is like a roller-coaster ride through an India that is disappearing, or perhaps, has already disappeared. Haksar’s exposure to human rights issues happened in the post-Emergency years, when the excesses committed by Indira Gandhi’s government spawned several human rights groups across India. Her book reminds us …

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5 months, 2 weeks ago

Actor-director Nandita Das joins fight against vaping menace

Hindustan Times

Actor-filmmaker Nandita Das has lent her support to 'Mothers Against Vaping', a united front of mothers dedicated to combatting the vaping menace. Nandita Das Das joins a distinguished group of influential role models, including Baichung Bhutia, Deepa Malik, Dutee Chand, Neha Dhupia and Kushboo Sundar, who have been supporting 'Mothers Against Vaping' in their campaign against the growing threat of …

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

As temperatures in India break records, ancient terracotta air coolers are helping fight extreme heat

BBC

As temperatures in India break records, ancient terracotta air coolers are helping fight extreme heat Getty Images For centuries, terracotta "matka" pots have helped keep water cool In India's scorching summer heat, the ancient practice of chilling water in terracotta pots is inspiring new trends – from cooling towers to screens for buildings. Ant Studio CoolAnt's "Beehive" design is based …

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9 months, 1 week ago

Navigating mental wellness in the creative arts

Live Mint

In the creative realm, producing a work of art—whether a song, painting, poem or novel—is no mundane job. And if nothing sings in you, then you can’t make music.” Clearly, whether it’s an icon like Bernstein or an up-and-coming artist like Nandita, the intertwining of creativity and mental health is a narrative rich with paradoxes. Calling it a dangerous idea, …

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10 months, 3 weeks ago

Nandita Mahtani celebrates 20 years in fashion with a new resort cocktail wear collection

The Hindu

Armed with 20 years of experience in the fashion industry, designer Nandita Mahtani is packing a punch with her brand’s new collection called Reflect. That’s when we knew that we are going to ‘reflect’ into our journey of fashion and design, and what we are known for — the glamorous and chic line of resort cocktail wear!” It weaves together …

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10 months, 4 weeks ago

Kerala Ishtu: Creamy vegetable stew

BBC

Kerala Ishtu: Creamy vegetable stew Roli Books Keralan 'ishtu' is a deliciously creamy and mild vegetarian stew In The Great Indian Thali cookbook, Nandita Iyer shares her recipe for a mild, coconut-based stew made with seasonal vegetables and a hint of spice. The Kerala ishtu, however, can be made with or without meat – either using beef or lamb, or …

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11 months, 1 week ago

Review: Jatin Das; A Retrospective 1963-2023

Hindustan Times

Drawing is a poem. The show was accompanied by the publication of a large-format hardcover book, Jatin Das: A Retrospective 1963-2023 — deftly edited by his actor-filmmaker-daughter, Nandita Das; and elegantly co-designed by his designer-son, Siddhartha Das. In his poem, Line, Das writes, “a drawing draws itself / in conte or ink // with no beginning or end / a …

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11 months, 2 weeks ago

Lounge Fiction Special: ‘No lingering’ by Nandita da Cunha

Live Mint

Myron would have flung his door open to the visitor, but then, in his gaothan, Matharpacady, he was one of the few who still left his door open. ‘Authentic’ snacks, it’s your chance to do something for—” “I’ve done enough,” growled Myron, “Yet—” He stopped short. Noise and filth.” “Myron, it’s from contributions like theirs, that we can maintain facilities!” …

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11 months, 3 weeks ago

Nandita Haksar's New Book Explores Genesis of Manipur's Ongoing Ethnic Violence

The Quint

Jinine Laishramcha, writing in Frontier Manipur, talks about why this project will be disastrous for Manipur: ‘Modi’s proposal will rub salt into the wound because the palm-oil plantation will accelerate drying up of the water-sources sooner than expected, pushing Manipur to a water scarcity and a water stress zone. This is contrary to the.policy water supply for irrigation and household …

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1 year, 1 month ago

‘One life is not enough’, says Jatin Das

Hindustan Times

The best way a daughter can celebrate her birthday is with the warmth of colour, and if she happens to be a painter’s daughter then it is colours, canvas and a paint brush. Jatin Das celebrated his daughter Nandita Das's birthday is by showcasing 60 years of his work to the world. “There is never enough time to sieve through …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Filmmaker Nandita Das bumps into legendary writer Gulzar, says 'It makes morning walks so worth it'

Firstpost

Nandita Das’ recent Instagram post includes a video where Gulzar can be seen clicking a picture of a bird in the park where these two were taking a morning walk Imagine you head out for a morning walk and bump into the legendary writer Gulzar. Nandita Das bumps into Gulzar Dropping the post on the photo-sharing app, Nandita Das penned …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Actor Vidyut Jammwal To Get Married Soon? Here's What We Know

News 18

Vidyut Jammwal is one of the fittest actors in the industry. Well, rumours suggest that he may be giving his relationship with fiance Nandita Mehtani, a fashion designer, to whom he was previously engaged, a shot again. On September 1, 2021, Vidyut Jammwal and Nandita Mehtani got engaged. I am quite happy about it, it feels nice, it’s a different …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Mint staffer Nandita Venkatesan in TIME100 Next list

Live Mint

New Delhi: Mint journalist Nandita Venkatesan on Wednesday was named in the top 100 emerging leaders globally in TIME magazine’s TIME100 Next list, following her successful challenge against a patent renewal application earlier this year for Bedaquiline, a key tuberculosis drug. A “safer and more effective drug” to treat TB, by Johnson & Johnson, had been inaccessible to many due …

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1 year, 3 months ago

Nandita da Cunha’s latest is a cosy weekend read for all ages

Live Mint

How prolific is Nandita da Cunha? Her latest, The Dog With Two Names: Stories That Celebrate Diversity, comes hot on the heels of two titles, both of which came out in March this year. In a general sense, the approach da Cunha takes with the stories can go either of two ways. The newsiness of themes worked into the stories …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Sexism in science: review of Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj’s ‘Lab Hopping’

The Hindu

“Especially when women made it to higher levels, their gender marginalisation carried an extra burden of immaculacy, which, needless to say, men are exempt from.” The last four words of this sentence from the book Lab Hopping, are not “needless to say”; in fact, they bear repeating. Lab Hopping is the wisdom-dense new book by Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Cop roles beckon me: Nandita Swetha

Deccan Chronicle

After playing a cop in 'IPC 376', pretty actress Nandita Swetha is donning khakis again in her upcoming Telugu movie ‘Hidimbha’. She doesn’t like the word comeback as she was around all the time shooting five films this year including two in Tamil. How do feel about coming back to the Telugu audience with ‘Hidimbha’ Personally, I dislike the word …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Hidimbha movie review: Logic goes for a toss in this unique cannibals' story

Deccan Chronicle

Cast: Ashwin Babu, Nandita Swetha, Makarand Deshpande, Rajiv Kanakala, and others Director: Aneel Kanneganti Rating: 2 stars Young director Aneel Kanneganti had a good and novel plot on his hand and also triggered some interest with his trailers, but he couldn’t really handle the multi-layered script with conviction and left the audience in despair. However, Nandita Swetha performs well and …

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1 year, 5 months ago

Nandita Das: In India, we look down upon international film festivals as a space for arty-farty elite

Hindustan Times

Nandita Das is back from Shanghai after serving as a jury member at the recently concluded Shanghai International Film Festival. “In our country, we either think of film festivals as the ultimate benchmark for films, or we look down upon them as a space for arty-farty elite. At the moment, filmmaker Nandita Das is in Shanghai to attend the fest …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Kerala Men's Rights group honors Savad Sha who masturbated in a bus

Op India

On 3rd June 2023, the All Kerala Men’s Association felicitated Savad Sha, accused of flashing and masturbating in front of women on a bus, as he walked out of jail on bail. According to Ajith Kumar, Savad was allegedly arrested by the police following a false complaint lodged by a woman, and he is now reportedly in a critical state, …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Book Review: ‘Lab Hopping: A Journey to find India’s women in Science’ by Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj

The Hindu

Published : Jun 02, 2023 15:51 IST - 10 MINS READ Some weeks before their Bengaluru-based science magazine would close, the writers of Lab Hopping, Ashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj, received a lunch invite from their company HR on March 8, 2015. Lab Hopping: A Journey to find India’s women in Science Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj Penguin/Viking Pages: 302 …

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1 year, 7 months ago

Cannes is about films not fashion: After Vivek Agnihotri, Nandita Das takes a dig at celebrities

India TV News

Nandita Das is among those who have time and again made the country proud with her work and global recognition. As she won't be seen at the film festival, Das took to Instagram to make her presence felt and shared some throwback photos from the same. Wearing sarees in every photo, Nandita Das shared how people have forgotten that Cannes …

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Eastern flavours with Nandita Das

Kapil Sharma's Stellar Performance Takes Center Stage in Zwigato

Individuality Of Experts Not Compromised Merely Because They Are Appointed By NTA: Delhi High Court Dismisses NEET Aspirant's Challenge

BOOK REVIEW | A Gentler Past: Reminiscing With Nandita Haksar

Actor-director Nandita Das joins fight against vaping menace

As temperatures in India break records, ancient terracotta air coolers are helping fight extreme heat

Navigating mental wellness in the creative arts

Nandita Mahtani celebrates 20 years in fashion with a new resort cocktail wear collection

Kerala Ishtu: Creamy vegetable stew

Review: Jatin Das; A Retrospective 1963-2023

Lounge Fiction Special: ‘No lingering’ by Nandita da Cunha

Nandita Haksar's New Book Explores Genesis of Manipur's Ongoing Ethnic Violence

‘One life is not enough’, says Jatin Das

Filmmaker Nandita Das bumps into legendary writer Gulzar, says 'It makes morning walks so worth it'

Actor Vidyut Jammwal To Get Married Soon? Here's What We Know

Mint staffer Nandita Venkatesan in TIME100 Next list

Nandita da Cunha’s latest is a cosy weekend read for all ages

Sexism in science: review of Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj’s ‘Lab Hopping’

Cop roles beckon me: Nandita Swetha

Hidimbha movie review: Logic goes for a toss in this unique cannibals' story

Nandita Das: In India, we look down upon international film festivals as a space for arty-farty elite

Kerala Men's Rights group honors Savad Sha who masturbated in a bus

Book Review: ‘Lab Hopping: A Journey to find India’s women in Science’ by Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj

Cannes is about films not fashion: After Vivek Agnihotri, Nandita Das takes a dig at celebrities