'Film festivals better, but clogged by government policies' "We have been given a very bad schooling in terms of cinema. Part of the audience is a conditioned audience; they cannot digest anything other than what is given in a certain form. How can you entertain them?" asks Film-maker Adoor Gopalakrishnan.
Justice still in the dark At long last, prize-winning photographer Bilal Hussein may get his day in court. The trouble is, justice won't be blind in this case his lawyer will be.
Noodles and betel leaves The next time you eat noodles in a plastic bowl, think of betel leaves. As for me, I will not be able to eat either. They remind me of people standing on either side of the wall...
Dalai lama
The succession rhetoric The debate over who will succeed Tibets iconic spiritual leader is heating up, even though the Dalai Lama himself says he is "good for another few decades".
Happy times... Farmers harvesting paddy at a field in Khongampat, near Imphal, on Monday. AP-PTI
Was the West Bengal government right in nudging controversial Bangladeshi writer Taslima Nasreen into leaving Kolkata? Should the Centre extend political asylum or Indian citizenship to her as she says she can’t go back to Dhaka?
Deccan Herald had invited its readers to send their opinions. Most readers opine that persuading Taslima Nasreen to leave the state was an extreme move and that granting asylum is humane although extending citizenship to her is debatable. A few others insist that she must now return home to Dhaka as her views have hurt the sentiments of Muslims.
