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Opinion | BHU protests are misguided in the name of religion

There’s a long list of foreigners our culture and Sanskrit language are indebted to

4 min read26 Nov 2019
Education

Azim Premji University, Shiv Nadar University, BHU and 15 others recommended for IoE status

HRD ministry said an empowered committee has suggested 12 names from the private university space and seven from the government university space for final consideration

2 min read7 Dec 2018
Industry

Ten non-Salman Khan Eid releases

A look at 10 films, which did not feature Salman Khan, but were released on Eid

2 min read12 Jun 2018
Mint-lounge

Kamal Swaroop: Battling for cinema

Kamal Swaroop on censor troubles and making 'The Battle Of Banaras', 'Pushkar Puran' and 'Atul'

5 min read16 Feb 2018
Opinion

‘Mahamana’: A forgotten visionary

It cannot be denied that despite his immense contributions, history didn't give Madan Mohan Malaviya or 'Mahamana' the place that he deserved

3 min read25 Dec 2017
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A day in the life of a corpse-burner

'When I was 13 years old, I began drinking. It was the only way I wouldn't faint from the smell of melting flesh,' says Gagan Chaudhary, a corpse-burner

7 min read24 Nov 2017
Mint-lounge

Remembering Girija Devi, the queen of thumri

A tribute to Girija Devi, one of the brightest stars of the Seniya and Banaras gharanas, who took the thumri to a whole new level of greatness

3 min read27 Oct 2017
Education

Can institutional safeguards prevent campus sexual harassment?

To fight sexual harassment and educate about gender sensitization, both GSCASH and the Internal Complaints Committee on campuses require administrative cooperation

4 min read15 Oct 2017
Education

UGC panel suggests changing AMU, BHU names; govt says no such plan

HRD minister Prakash Javadekar says the government has no intention to change names of Banaras Hindu University and Aligarh Muslim University

1 min read9 Oct 2017
Opinion

Women deserve a life on their own terms

When BHU vice-chancellor G.C. Tripathi dismissed a case of molestation as ‘eve-teasing’, not only did he make light of a serious offence, he normalized such behaviour

4 min read5 Oct 2017
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