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By Geeta Pandey
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Hours after a tweet by pop superstar Rihanna drew global attention to the cause of protesting farmers, India launched an unprecedented backlash against the Barbadian singer.
The ministry of external affairs released a statement criticising celebrities and others for their neither accurate nor responsible comments, and top ministers and celebrities tweeted against propaganda that threatened India s unity.
Some pro-government news channels amplified the establishment voice; one Bollywood actress known for her pro-government opinions called Rihanna a porn star ; and misogynistic trolls even hailed her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown for assaulting her in 2009.
Tens of thousands of farmers have been protesting on the borders of the capital Delhi for more than two months against new laws that will loosen the rules around the sale, pricing and storage of agricultural produce.
Shyamala Gopalan: The woman who inspired Kamala Harris
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27th January, 2021 11:19:35
Shyamala Gopalan was a pioneering woman of colour in America, a scientist and an activist. She was also Vice-President Kamala Harris s mother and her greatest influence . Geeta Pandey in Delhi and Vineet Khare in Washington DC look at her life.
Just hours before her inauguration last week, Vice-President Harris paid tribute to the women who had aided her journey to the second highest position in the US government.
In a video posted to Twitter, she began with the woman most responsible for my presence here today, my mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris .
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The woman who inspired Kamala Harris
Shyamala Gopalan was a pioneering woman of colour in America, a scientist and an activist. She was also Vice-President Kamala Harris s mother and her greatest influence . Geeta Pandey in Delhi and Vineet Khare in Washington DC look at her life.
Just hours before her inauguration last week, Vice-President Harris paid tribute to the women who had aided her journey to the second highest position in the US government.
In a video posted to Twitter, she began with the woman most responsible for my presence here today, my mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris . When she came here from India at the age of 19, maybe she didn t quite imagine this moment, she said.
Rajini Chandy: The 69-year-old Indian actress trolled for ‘too sexy’ photos
By Geeta Pandey
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When Rajini Chandy posted pictures from her glamorous photoshoot on Facebook recently, she didn t anticipate they would go viral and attract vicious trolls.
The photos show the 69-year-old housewife-turned-actress, who s generally seen in colourful elegant saris, dressed in a jumpsuit, long dresses, a pair of distressed jeans, and a short denim dress. In some, she s wearing a crown of fresh white flowers picked from her garden.
Described as bold and beautiful by the local press in the southern Indian state of Kerala, where she lives, the photoshoot has raised the hackles of many in a conservative state where most women still dress modestly in saris or traditional long skirts.