Category Archive: From the Heart

Why I Like ‘Satyamev Jayate’

Vanya is a student of History and Politics, Graduate of Oxford University and St Stephen’s College, Delhi. Given that Bollywood and StarPlus soap operas leave an indelible mark on many minds, it is… Read More

An Open Letter to Shahrukh Khan

Sumati Mehrishi, a journalist with The Pioneer, has written an open letter to Sharukh Khan, a noted actor and owner of an IPL team. The letter has been published in today’s edition of… Read More

सिनेमा में गीत-संगीत के कॉपीराईट पर संसद में जावेद अख्तर

सिनेमा में गीत-संगीत के कॉपीराईट पर संसद में मशहूर सिने-लेखक और गीतकार जावेद अख्तर ने 17 मई 2012 को राज्य सभा में बतौर सांसद ने यह महत्वपूर्ण भाषण दिया. यह सदन में उनका पहला… Read More

Salman Rushdie On Censorship

Bargad dedicates this post in solidarity with the struggle of Filmmaker Ashvin Kumar, Cartoonist Aseem Trivedi and Writer Gaurav Solanki who are fighting against various kinds of censorship in India the Arthur Miller… Read More

Ram Charan Nirmalkar

Bargad dips its banner in the memory of Shri Ram Charan Nirmalkar, veteran artist of Naya Theatre of Habib Tanvir and an outstanding performer of ‘Nacha’ dance. He died on 16th May in… Read More

How JNU shattered a Pakistani stereotype about India

Taimur Rahman is an academic, political activist and the lead musician of Laal Band of Pakistan. He is based in Lahore. For details, visit the band’s site and facebook page. Laal just launched… Read More

‘वो बात उनको बहुत नागवार गुज़री है’: मंटो के नाम खत

प्रकाश के रे बरगद के संपादक हैं. महबूब मंटो, सलाम, मेरी तरफ से सौवें जन्मदिन की मुबारकबाद कबूल करो। हां, थोड़ी देर हो गयी। बात यह है मंटो, असल में मैं तुम्हें कोई… Read More

ज्ञानपीठ अपमान !

हिंदी के युवा लेखक गौरव सोलंकी को साहित्‍यिक संस्‍था भारतीठ ज्ञानपीठ ने पिछले साल ‘नवलेखन पुरस्कार’ देने की घोषणा की थी. हाल ही में गौरव ने यह पुरस्कार ठुकरा दिया है और अपनी… Read More

Julian Assange’s The World Tomorrow: Two Leading Arab Revolutionaries

Julian Assange interviews two leading Arab revolutionaries in the mididle of conflict, Alaa Abd El-Fattah from Egypt and Nabeel Rajab from Bahrain. OFFICIAL VIDEO PAGE http://assange.rt.com

VAKRATUNDA, MAHAKAYA… OR WHAT CANNOT BE SUNG IN THE UNIVERSITY?

Meera Visvanathan is a former member of JNU students’ Union Council and a Ph D scholar at the Centre for Historical Studies at Jawaharlal Nehru University. Apoorvanand’s article published online on Kafila had… Read More

Linga Ram Kodopi’s Open Letter To Fellow Indians

Linga Ram Kodopi, a trained journalist and Soni Sori’s nephew, who is accused of having Naxal connections has been in prison since 10 September 2011. He writes an open letter to fellow Indians.… Read More