New Delhi: Day three of the Jaipur Literature Festival 2022 began with a soulful performance by Rukmini Vijayakumar who commenced the Festival’s third day with calming early morning ragas and combined music, meditation and a celebration of the word s
New Delhi: Scheduled from 5th-14th March 2022, the Jaipur Literature Festival will have an array of themes, India 75 being one of its highlights. As India completes its 75th year of Independence, the 15th edition of the Festival looks at various face
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Discussion on music
The Indian Music Experience (IME) in collaboration with the Museum of Art and Photography will host an online session on examining the cultural and political significance of different musical traditions and how they transverse over time. On May 8, at 6 pm, IME is organising a session via Zoom featuring featuring documentary filmmaker Surabhi Sharma (director of
Bidesia in Bambai and
Jahaji Music), Namita Waikar (from the Grindmill Songs Project) and Shruthi Veena Vishwanath (whose work celebrates mystic musical traditions), in conversation with Manasi Prasad, the director of IME. The session will examine the cultural and political significance of different musical traditions and how they transverse over time.
When It Comes To Reservations, the Supreme Court Needs To Change Its Approach
While the observations made by judges during the Maratha reservation hearing are not binding, their texture means that the statements must not be ignored or read in isolation.
A signboard is seen outside the premises of Supreme Court in New Delhi, India, September 28, 2018. Credit: Reuters/Anushree Fadnavis
âFor how many generations will reservations continue?â
âThis may be a beginning; all reservations may go and only EWS may remain, but these are all policies.âÂ
âIt was for the Government to take a decision on dismantling caste and reservations.âÂ