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Nov

Culture

Vidarbha Gazette

Sardar Udham and Jai Bhim – Shades of Righteous Anger

Sardar Udham Singh (Vicky Kaushal) in Jallianwala Bagh This festive season brought two emotionally and ideologically charged films on Amazon Prime, both based on true events – Sardar Udham and Jai Bhim. In the first film Sardar Udham Singh waits twenty one years to assassinate Michael O’Dwyer, the erstwhile Lieutenant Governor of Punjab who had masterminded the Jallianwala
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Oct

Culture, Women

Vidarbha Gazette

The Remarkable Life of Masa’ab Madankunwar Parakh (Concluded)

The Quest for Virakti and Bhagwan Feature in the magazine ‘Sannyas’ (Nov-Dec.1973) In today’s world with its constant focus on modernity and scientism, it is difficult to understand the depth of Masa’ab’s constant engagement with religion and spirituality – the manner in which these permeated her private and public lives. The most intense spiritual period of her
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13

Oct

Culture, Women

Vidarbha Gazette

The Remarkable Life of Madankunwar Parakh aka Masa’ab (1919 – 2018)

The Remarkable Life of Madankunwar Parakh aka Masa’ab (1919 – 2018) (Part – 1) Introduction Between 1915 and 1947, religion and spirituality along with nationalism played important roles in developing women’s leadership. Under Mahatma Gandhi spirituality and morality became core values and the bases for Satyagraha and Sarvodaya. This phase saw the formation of many women-only organizations that were involved in
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1

Sep

Culture

Vidarbha Gazette

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! – Intricate Plot but No Dazzling Deductions

Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! – Intricate Plot but No Dazzling Deductions The main problem with Dibakar Banerjee’s 2015 film Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is that in the film Byomkesh practically does not do any detecting at all – he does more leg work than brain work. Detectives like Sherlock, Feluda and Byomkesh are special because they are sharp – their
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