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For people who were born abroad to Bangladeshi parents, for people who have a parent who isn’t Bangladeshi, things are about to change, and given the way our nation operates, probably not for the better.

The proposal to amend ’history’ in the textbooks of Rajasthan University (RU) was made by Mohanlal Gupta, a BJP MLA who is also a government nominee in the RU syndicate.

Deepak Roy,(1949-2017) was a talented, committed documentary film maker of the old school. His best films combined with perception, content with a sureness of technique. His Docu-feature in 1997-‘’Dhanna” won him the National Award for Best Film on Social issues. It was about a specially- abled boy Dhannaraj who brings water to his parched village in Madhya Pradesh.

Bela Bhatia, academic and human rights activist, after she was threatened by goons to leave Bastar within 24 hours. She explains the circumstances of the attack which began on January 21, 2017. Inspite of filing an F.I.R and providing evidence of the attack, the police has not made any arrests so far. She comes down heavily on the language used by the Bastar Inspector General of Police S.R.P Kalluri, and says that she will not be intimidated by such behavior. She will continue to work in Bastar but will leave the house in which she stays ... interview by http://indianculturalforum.in

A short film in Urdu by Media 6. 1st Prize Winner in the EACPE Video Contest