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The Bengal(i) Dilemma: Between Hope and Despair

Political parties, of course, have their numerical calculations in place, making ground-level behavioural changes irrelevant. Even in the past, it rarely mattered. Vote-bank politics continues to dominate, leaving the bhadralok—Bengal’s genteel middle class—in a quiet, uneasy dilemma.

Remembering A Musical Legend: Salil Chowdhury Left An Indelible Mark On South Asian Culture

Salilda was 27 when he achieved this break in 1952-53. Till his last day he never looked back. He composed music in 143 films, 75 of them in Hindi, 41 in Bengali and 27 in Malayalam. Besides, he composed music in 13 languages. He was adept at playing flute, piano, esraj and harmonium.  

Seeking Similarities In Otherness: A Pakistani-Origin Writer's Journey Across India

'The myriad stories one has heard about Indians and Pakistanis opening their homes and hearts to strangers from the other side seemed to belong to another age. One has heard many anecdotes of strangers being invited for meals into homes and not being charged for goods and services. For me, the number of such experiences was zero.’

Guru Dutt (1925 - 1964) : Unsung Auteur, Resurrected Genius

The most celebrated films in the Dutt oeuvre -  Pyaasa (1957) and Kaagaz Ke Phool (1959), explored themes of unfulfilled love, societal alienation and the struggles of the human spirit, making him  the unsung  poet of Indian cinema. TIME magazine included Pyaasa in its ‘100 Best Films of All Time’

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Australian Dav Whatmore appointed Nepal cricket coach

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Social media gives new hope to a homeless boy in India

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Pashupati - one of the holiest shrines for Hindus - opens for devotees after nine months of closure

After nine months of banning devotees' entry, Pashupatinath temple in Kathmandu is open for public from Wednesday

Pashupatinath Temple in Nepal to be opened to devotees from Wednesday

Atonement worship is to be offered at the Pashupatinath Temple tomorrow morning, seeking forgiveness as the shrine had to be shut to the devotees for nine months corresponding to the COVID-19 pandemic

Elephant killings in Sri Lanka anger pop star and animal rights activist Cher

Famed American pop singer Cher took to Twitter over the weekend to react to last week’s report that Sri Lanka was leading the world in elephant killings

Nepalese sherpa to lead 55-member K2 winter expedition

Thirteen of the world's 14 peaks taller than 8,000-meters have been climbed in winter

Sarwat Gillani, Bilal Abbas, Ali Zafar among Top 50 Asian Celebrities of 2020

Pakistani celebrities including Sarwat Gilani, Bilal Abbas Khan, Ali Zafar and Sharmeen Obaid Chinoy have made it to Eastern Eye's Top 50 Asian Celebrities of the World in 2020

Muslim businessman donates land to Bengaluru temple, hailed as paragon of communal harmony

Seeing Hindu devotees struggle to pray to their favourite deity, a Muslim businessman has donated a 1,650 sq feet plot valued around Rs 1 crore (10 million rupees) to Sri Veeranjaneya Swamy temple in Hosakote, on the outskirts of  Bengaluru, known as India's tech capital

Vandalism of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s statue in Pakistan condemned

A man was arrested for vandalising the statue of Sikh leader Maharaja Ranjit Singh, located in the Lahore Fort, on Friday and several have come forward to condemn the act

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood named Top Global Asian Celebrity 2020

Bollywood actor Sonu Sood has been named the number one Asian celebrity on the planet for 2020

Ayurveda centre for alternative treatment opens in UAE capial

A registered ayurveda centre - based on India's indigenous system of herb-based medicine - that will provide alternative and complementary treatment for chronic conditions has opened in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates, a media report said on Friday

Nepal’s tennis stars shine in Covid times

When Aarav Samrat Hada and Aki Zuben Rawat won the boys’ doubles title in the ITF J5 Juniors Tennis Championships in Pakistan last week, it hardly made to the news in Nepal and went largely unnoticed

Nepal bags three gold, one silver in World Power Lifting Championship

Nepal has clinched three gold and a silver medal in the 21st edition of World Power Lifting Championship Men’s and Women-2020 in Amaravati, India held from December 5 to 8

Rowing across Atlantic to build schools in rural Nepal

The four crew members have completed military tours in combat zones, rowed the North Pacific, ran the Marathon De Sable and climbed mountains