At an #IFFI Panel Discussion, Akkineni Nagarjuna reflected on how his revolutionary 1989 film #Shiva has been reinvented for today's generation. #NagarjunaAkkineni #IFFI2025 #IFFI56 #IFFIGoa #Goa #Amala #Nagarjuna #shiva4ktrailer #RGV #Bollywood #Classics

Murliwala (1927), one of India’s surviving silent films, was brought back to life at #IFFI, complete with live musical accompaniment, as part of a larger initiative under the National Film Heritage Mission. READ: thedraftworld.com/2025/11/murliw… #IFFI56 #IFFI2025 #IFFIGoa #Goa #Cinema

Silent hills, unsung heroes. Battlefield, a documentary on the forgotten WWII Battle of Imphal, screened at #IFFI, reminds us that the wounds of war often linger where no textbook ever reached, writes Manu Shrivastava. READ: thedraftworld.com/2025/11/battle… #IFFI2025 #IFFIGoa #Manipur

Piplantri: A Tale of Eco-Feminism: a village marred by mining & drought, now home to 350,000+ trees, revived water tables & women-led eco-enterprises. Report by Manu Shrivastava from #IFFI: thedraftworld.com/2025/11/piplan… #IFFI56 #IFFI2025 #Goa #Rajasthan #ClimateCrisis #GenderEquity

#PollWatch | Jawhar municipal polls have become a microcosm of #Maharashtra politics: BJP solo, Mahayuti vs MVA & the control of Palghar’s #tribal, semi-urban belt up for grabs, reports Anushka Singh. READ: thedraftworld.com/2025/12/jawhar… #Jawhar #MaharashtraPolitics #MaharashtraNews

The iconic Gateway of India is coming alive with the grand Beating Retreat and Tattoo Ceremonies...now! #IndianNavy #Mumbai #NavyDay #Colaba

Indian Navy's Beating Retreat & Tattoo Ceremony is being held at the Gateway of India on 8, 9 and 10 Dec '25, as part of the #Navy Day celebrations and includes a Fly-Past &Op Demo by naval helicopters, Continuity Drill & Sunset Ceremony. #IndianNavy #NavyDay #Colaba #MumbaiNews

#FakeCheck | When 9,000+ US flights are impacted by weather, the world shrugs. When Indian flights face delays, the headlines scream failure. #Media bias skews public perception, says Gajanan Khergamker. thedraftworld.com/2025/12/select… #MediaMatters #flightcancellations #IndiGoCrisis

1 Jan '26 marks more than a new year. #Gujarat launches India’s first state-led #AI research body #IAIRO in GIFT City, Gandhinagar to fuse AI research with global capital flows, regulatory #innovation & cross-border collaboration. READ: thedraftworld.com/2025/12/GIFT-c… #Business #Growth

Wikipedia’s take on 'Sister Midnight' recasts the story through familiar all-Indian #narrative - a woman unhappy in an arranged marriage while erasing any moral ambiguity, writes Manu Shrivastava. thedraftworld.com/2025/12/how-si… #Bollywood #MediaBias #GenderBias #CulturalBias #Cinema

New York’s congestion pricing is framed as having “tackled traffic”, Mumbai’s massive #Metro expansion is described as inadequate. The difference says more about narrative bias than actual transport outcomes, says Gajanan Khergamker. thedraftworld.com/2026/01/when-n… #MumbaiMetro #Toll

In a fragmented global economy, India is betting on patience. The extended #GIFT City tax framework allows investors to plan across decades, not cycles changing the risk calculus for stakeholders, writes Gajanan Khergamker. thedraftworld.com/2026/02/how-in… #UnionBudget2026 #GIFTIFSC

Gajanan Khergamker compares the easy-paced Andaman Marathon with the high-octane Mumbai Marathon thedraftworld.com/2026/02/mumbai… #Andaman #mumbai #marathon

The 10th edition of the Andaman #Marathon was successfully held today in Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) with runners taking to the roads at first light. The event was flagged off at 5:15 am from the historic Cellular Jail. youtube.com/shorts/t9nLdVl… #andaman #running #sports

Mainlanders are leaving Mumbai, Delhi and Chennai for the Andaman Islands, seeking cleaner air, slower pace and a healthier, greener lifestyle. Manu Shrivastava writes for The Draft: thedraftworld.com/2026/02/Mainla… #andaman #mainland #lifestyle #health #publichealth #wellness

NGT upholds Great Nicobar Project clearances, boosting India’s maritime hub plans while mandating strict environmental and tribal safeguards. Read the article by Gajanan Khergamker: thedraftworld.com/2026/02/ngt-cl… #andamanandnicobar #greatnicobarproject #NGT #environment #maritime

On 26 February 1942, the Union Jack descended at Cellular Jail, marking Britain’s retreat from the Andamans and the first rupture in imperial control on Indian soil. Read the article by Gajanan Khergamker: thedraftworld.com/2026/02/26-Feb… #cellularjail #andaman #British #retreat

26/2: The Day the Silence Shifted There are dates that arrive with fireworks, and there are dates that arrive like a tide going out. 26 February 1942 belongs to the latter. On that day, the British administration withdrew from Cellular Jail and from Port Blair (now known ...