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It appears that the golden era of Bollywood (60’s) is in the air. The passing of legendary ‘regional’ global filmmaker Rituparno Ghosh yesterday morning at his  Indrani Park, Anwar Shah Road, a South Calcutta residence has and will leave a void in expressive cinema.  Cine lovers, the LGBT’s, silent admirers like me (I’me sure there are bigger fans too). BLACKJACK- 21/21  21 movies in hindi and Bengali in 21 years (Hirer Angti (The Diamond Ring) - 1992 to Chitrangada in 2012), this technically translates into one movie in a year. Quite a quality, what I am looking forward to see is Satyanweshi and another hindi film called Sunglass- it never got released and was produced by Arindam Chowdhuri’s Planman in 2008. Twitter was buzzing whole day yesterday and he made Kahaani director Sujoy Ghosh, to act in his upcoming crime thriller Satyanweshi . The talented director and now actor (only for this film) tweeted, sujoy ghosh ‏@sujoy_g 2h “rituparno ghosh had about ...

With one of the key themes, being "Preserving the Integrity of Sport"- in light of 1) values of sport 2) fight against match fixing 3) doping and 4) corruption in sport, the, the fifth UNESCO World Sport Ministers Conference began in Berlin starting 28 - 30 May 2013.  The programme is jointly organised by the Federal Ministry of the Interior, UNESCO and the International Council of Sport Science and Physical Education. Other agenda would be a) implementation of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities b) to encourage more girls and women to participate in sport. c) Investment opportunity in sports/physical education also to encourage discussing standards for large-scale sporting events. "I am delighted that we won the bid to host the World Sport Ministers Conference next year," said Federal Minister of the Interior Hans-Peter Friedrich.   The Federal Ministry of the Interior will convene national working groups made up of e...

Talent, I believe, is most likely to be found among nonconformists, dissenters, and rebels - DO

Having my integrity left, earning the respect my job gives is tough- PD

The chief of Saradha group Sudipto Sen was detained as he was cooling his heels from the 'heaven on earth' Kashmir, little he knows that hell like situation is awaiting eagerly for him and his accomplices once he lands in Kolkata. His empire of 120 companies ranged from real estate, chit funds and media. Well, if you thought it were poor Indians who fell into such ponzie schemes, you (Americans) need to be alert once again.According to an FTC data for 2011 an estimated 25.6 Million Americans (10.8 percent of the adult population) fell victim to fraud of various kinds. Victim Who? The fast paced online or e-commerce businesses have certainly has benefitted consumers leaving them with higher choice added with convenience, however it’s not always true as consumers are vulnerable and do not know the kind of risks associated with online transactions. The online section (email, social media, auction sites and classified ads, followed by print advertising, and TV and radi...

Cut and uncut festival and Screening of Silent film Throw of Dice  In an effort to bring the festival to the doorstep of film lovers in the capital the government is celebrating “100 years of Indian Cinema.” The Ministry of Information and Broadcasting is organizing a six day Centenary Film Festival to celebrate Indian Cinema and it’s glory. The Festival begins on April 25th, at Siri Fort auditorium as well as other venues such as Jamia Milia University, Jawaharlal Nehru University and India Habitat Center. The inauguration will be followed with the screening of a silent film "Throw of Dice' accompanied with LIVE musical orchestra by maestro Nishat Khan.   The six day extravaganza will show Screenings of some classics as well as contemporary Indian films by Bimal Roy Guru Dutt Shyam Benegal Adoor Gopalakrishnan The festival should pay respects one of the best actors who are no longer around us, they include Balraj Sahni Dev Anand Shammi Kapoor Rajesh...

Braveheart journalist Ms.Tongam Rina will be heading Germany this month. The Associate editor of Arunachal Times, Ms Tongam has has been invited by “Hamburger Stiftung” and will stay for a year, a Press Release said. Hamburger Stiftung is a German NGO that cares for journalists in need. It should be remembered that Tongam (then 32) was shot at a point-blank range when she was entering her office in Itanagar on 15 July 2012. She was shot by men and bullets tore through her stomach and ultimately hit her vertebrae.The culprits are unfortunately still unidentified. Hamburger Stiftung is responsible for organising and sponsoring her visit and stay in Germany. For one-year Ms. Rina is expected to interact with German colleagues, learn more about political and economic developments in Germany and Europe, pursue own projects. Besides, during her stay, Tongam Rina can report as a permanent Indian correspondent from Germany – most probably the only one at present. NOTE- Kolkata jour...