Day: June 26, 2020

A draft policy for single women in India

June 26, 2020

By Puja Awasthi Single women are among the most vulnerable groups in India Single women are among the most vulnerable groups in India—though that term is taken to generally mean women who are widowed. A draft policy that includes a more comprehensive definition of such women and seeks to tackle their particular challenges has been […]

Neil O’Brien: The ‘Bengali’ Anglo Indian whom Calcutta loved back

June 26, 2020

By Derek O’Brien A tribute to the quintessential Quiz Master of all seasons in the form of, what else, a quiz It was on this day four years ago that my father, Neil O’Brien, left for the Big Library in the Sky. As a man always surrounded by books – as an author, a publisher, an […]

सेठ संपादक के कूड़ेदान में फेंके गए प्रेमचंद

June 26, 2020

अनिल शुक्ल हंस संपादक संजय सहाय ने एक बयान देकर प्रेमचंद पर विवाद खड़ा कर दिया है। उन्होंने कहा है कि प्रेमचंद की 20-25 कहानियों को छोड़ बाक़ी सब ‘कूड़ा’ हैं। क्या संजय सहाय को यह नहीं पता है कि प्रेमचंद आधुनिक विश्व साहित्य के उँगलियों पर गिने जाने वाले उन कथाकारों में हैं जिनकी […]