"My roots sink deep before the birth of time And before the beginning of the ages, Before the time of Cypress and olives Before the beginnings of grass. My grandfather was a farmer He taught me the grandeur of the sun." — Mahmoud Darwish, Identity Card Nabil Anani

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I chose to be a Trojan poet. I'm resolutely in the camp of the losers. The losers who are deprived of the right to leave a trace of their defeat and deprived of the right of proclaiming it. I'm inclined to speak of defeat, but there is no question of surrender. — Mahmoud Darwish

विशुद्ध कनपुरिया बेफिक्री के साथ रमेश अवस्थी जी ने मोदी जी का कैमरा छेक लिया। उन्हें क्या पता था कि अठारह-अठारह घंटों की तपस्या इसी के लिए है। पड़ गईं डांट।

This composition and scene lives rent-free in the head and heart of every 90s cinephile. This is where cinema peaked. I dare say that Akele Hum Akele Tum was better than its inspiration Kramer Vs Kramer. What a spectacular album by Annu Malik and Majrooh sahab.

लोकसभा चुनाव के नतीजे आने के बाद बाद से ही संजना जाटव की चर्चा देशभर में हो रही है. संजना जाटव राजस्थान की सबसे कम उम्र की सांसद निर्वाचित हुई हैं. देखिए उनकी कहानी. रिपोर्टः मोहर सिंह मीणा कैमराः राजेश कुमावत एडिटिंगः शाहनवाज़ अहमद

"Vittorio De Sica's 'Bicycle Thieves' (1948) proves that even the tiniest dreams can be torn to pieces. Never in the history of cinema has hope been served in so minimalistic but heartbreaking a way as in the last shot of this masterpiece." --- Aki Kaurismäki

Apocalypse Now (1979. Coppola) "For me, Francis Ford Coppola is a director in the true sense of the word; few people know cinema as he does. The same goes for Scorsese, Altman, Kubrick, and a few others." --- Michelangelo Antonioni

A teacher named Sandeep Patil took a psychology class on the topic of ‘Qualities of Rahul Gandhi’ to motivate their students and to make them optimistic. This 15-minute lecture is a must-watch. I always believe that Rahul Gandhi Ji is the best source of Motivation and patience.

The first trailer for ‘A COMPLETE UNKNOWN has been released. Starring Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan.

Societies never know it, but the war of an artist with his society is a lover's war, and he does, at his best, what lovers do, which is to reveal the beloved to himself and, with that revelation, to make freedom real. —James Baldwin [Happy 100th Birthday!]

"It’s so rare when you watch a director who has such as good idea of where you are at all times in the picture—& one was Milos Forman who was like that on 'One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest' (1975) and the other was Paul Verhoeven on 'Basic Instinct' (1992)" — Michael Douglas

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A year of protest against the federation chief. Slept on pavements for 40 days. Was beaten, dragged by the police. Nearly immersed all her medals in the Ganga. Underwent knee surgery. Sealed her Olympic spot after an unforgiving qualification process. Became the 1st Indian

We’re delighted to announce that the Call for Papers for the annual RRR conference is now live! ‘Play in the Long Nineteenth Century’ will take place on 17 January 2025 University of Kent. CfP closes Monday 18 November 2024. Please share widely! rrrjournal.com/_files/ugd/d44…

The Economic & Political Weekly (EPW) invites articles for the Review of Gender Studies (RGS) issue to be published on 26 April 2025, on the theme of Care Labour: Feminist Interpretations and Analyses. For more information visit: epw.in/call-papers-re…

‘The truth of art keeps science from becoming inhuman, and the truth of science keeps art from becoming ridiculous.’ Raymond Chandler, Great Thoughts, February 19, 1938

‘In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life: it goes on.’ Robert Frost, Robert Frost’s Secret: an interview with Ray Josephs in This Week Magazine, 1954 Alfred Gescheidt, 1953

दोस्ती की नई परिभाषा 🤝 या समाज का नया पतन ⬇️

Guillermo del Toro is without a doubt one of the best filmmakers alive right now. He just proved why with Frankenstein (🌟🌟🌟🌟). This film is astonishing & feels like an amalgamation of the best parts of del Toro’s previous films, all of which combine into what is