Author: Priyanka Shah
[VoxSpace Review] Dice Media’s Adulting : The Woes Of Growing Up Into An Adult
Growing up is an uphill task. The transformation from a cute kid next door to a responsible youth comes with a bag full of contradictions. And this obnoxious transition period is something that Dice Media tried to portray (or capture) through their web series Adulting.
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[VoxSpace Life] HelpUsGreen : The Kanpur Youths Who Put Temple Floral Waste To Use
Decomposed flowers being trampled over by human beings, and fed upon by animals is definitely not a sight to see. It also has adverse effects on the health of people and also causes environmental hazards. Hence, two Kanpur boys set out to change the way the discarded flowers were handled.
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[VoxSpace Life] Modern Day Depression : The Sad Story Of Modern India’s Youth
Every Hour One Youth Falls Prey To Depression A few months ago, the suicide of ‘Balika Vadhu’ serial’s actress Pratyusha […]
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[VoxSpace Selects] Smita Patil, Deepti Naval & Shabana Azmi– The Angry Young Actresses Of Hindi Cinema
Bollywood, The Male Dominant Industry The Hindi film industry, or Bollywood as we call it now, has essentially been kinder […]
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[VoxSpaxe Selects] Satyajit Ray’s Calcutta Trilogy And The Socio-Economic Pathos Of Bengali Urban Middle Class
As a director and narrator, Satyajit Ray’s centre of focus had mostly been the urban Bengali household. In ‘Jana Aranya’, ‘Pratidwandi’ and ‘Seemabaddha’- the Calcutta Trilogy – he focuses his attention on the essential ennui of the times.
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[VoxSpace Life] Jamini Roy : The Maverick Of Bengali Folk Art
If given the task to crown one Indian artist as ‘timeless’, it would definitely be Jamini Roy – the maverick who unfurled the bright aspect of Bengali folk art to the world.
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[VoxSpace Life] Why Are Homosexual Individuals Unable To Come Out Of Their Closets?
Homosexuality is looked down as nothing short of a criminal offence here in our country. In fact, more than a criminal offence, it is treated as a disease caused by some unknown, viral germ. But, it is high time we accept homosexual population and let them live their life on their own terms.
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[VoxSpace Life] The Aadhar Question: Why The Aadhar Card Linking Mandate Isn’t Appropriate
Aadhar Card was looked upon as a product that would enable the rural and the downtrodden. Over time, it turned out that instead of aiding towards the process of making the government entitlements reach relatively easier, the Aadhar Card made everything seem much more difficult than ever before.
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[VoxSpace Life] Why The Acceptance Of ALL Genders Is Required In India
Since India attained independence, are the Indians really independent? Independent to live, laugh, experience life on their own terms? Is an average Indian free enough to voice his or her sexuality/gender loud enough to be audible to the entire world? Definitely, no!
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The Bollywood Hero : How The “Angry Young Man” Typically Reduced The Actresses To Puppets
The late 70’s and 80’s were all about the “angry young man”. The movies were all about glitz and glamour – fighting, love, deprivation and everything else in between, all to heighten the image of the “angry young man”- the hero.
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