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Artistic independence in an age of allegiance

In the past few days, the media has been awash with reels and posts of a tear-brimmed Bengali actor-director declaring in a public meeting that he had been compelled to compromise his artistic and cultural convictions for the sake of his family.

Biting the hand that feeds

Last week I had written about the gradual dwindling of journalistic credibility in media today. Expectedly, I received a number of reactions from readers, friends and family which ranged from appreciation….mostly from old timers who associate journalism with unequivocal non-conformism….to exclamations of outright incredulity

Assam’s path-breaking reforms in school education

On the face of it, the decision is sound and in keeping with the National Education Policy 2023 that primary education is to be imparted in the mother tongue, which is the language spoken by the child at home.

ITA claims registered tea gardens follow FSSAI norms

The Indian Tea Association (ITA) has claimed that all the stakeholders in the value chain, namely producers, buyers, packeteers are responsible law abiding entities providing the Indian consumer with a safe and sustainable cup of tea.