Baba, Bollywood, Bishnoi and Brand Mumbai: How a Politician’s Murder Shook Mumbai’s Power Corridors
In this photograph taken in July 2013, then Congress leader Baba Siddique is flanked by actors Salman Khan and Shah Rukh Khan at an Iftar party in Mumbai. | Photo Credit: PTI This story has all the elements of a crime thriller. Former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique (66) was killed
DARPAN
“ DARPAN, a Dashboard for Analytical Review of Projects Across Nation, transform complex government data into compelling visuals. It gives the administration a tool, which is needed to deliver real-time, dynamic project monitoring without coding or programming through web services. It enhance the analytical capabilities through data collection by consolidating
Museums of India National Portal and Digital Repository
Museums are a repository of a nation’s culture as they contain explicit examples of the proof of the development of a country’s culture and heritage over a period of time. The strengthening of the country’s museums is thereby an important activity covered under the ambit of the Ministry of Culture.
Register for Pension to Indigent Sports Persons, Odisha
The Odisha state government’s Department for Sports and Youth Services offers a pension registration program for financially challenged athletes, allowing players to access support and benefits in recognition of their contributions to sports. Source link
Ranjit Hoskote’s Translation of Mir Taqi Mir: An Attempt of Failure
Mir Taqi Mir in 1786. | Photo Credit: Wiki Commons Let me admit that I am a votary of the following falsifiable proposition that is almost a cliché among those who follow Urdu poetry: A great poet creates a new idiom for the language. This proposition yields the following corollary
Online Admission for National Sports University
The National Sports University offers a unique educational opportunity in sports sciences, sports technology, sports management, and sports coaching. As India’s premier institution dedicated to sports education, it plans to open new departments in line with advancements in sports-related fields. Additionally, it aims to serve as a national training center
Baburao Bagul’s ‘Lootaloot’: A Deep Dive into the Struggles of the Oppressed in Mumbai
In the titular story of Baburao Bagul’s classic short story collection Maran Swasta Hot Aahe (Death is Becoming Cheap)—published in Marathi in 1969 and now available in translation as Lootaloot—a poet and short story writer walks through the city in search of a muse but finds, instead, sordid stories of the dispossessed. “This
Charlie Chaplin: Keeping a comedy genius in business
Do icons need agents? Well, when it comes to Charlie Chaplin, the answer is, Yes! The film legend was born in England, made his most important films in Hollywood and spent his last decades in Switzerland. Yet, it is on a quiet street in Paris not far from the Louvre
Registration for Youth Parliament Sitting (on the theme of AKAM)
As part of the "Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsava (AKAM)" celebrations, special sessions of the Youth Parliament focusing on the AKAM theme is conducted by selected schools and institutions designated by their respective headquarters. These include the Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Headquarters, Navodaya Vidyalaya Smiti Headquarters, and the Directorate of Education, Government
NeVA – CMS
NeVA – CMS Welcome back! The migration of the