'Due to this sudden phenomenon, guests stopped visiting the homes of these villages, girls and boys from these villages were not getting proposals; students were reluctant to attend schools and colleges for fear of being shamed.'
Priyanka Chopra took the world along on a stroll through memory lane as she shared pictures from her younger years on social media.
'I've not been doing much work because I was not getting the kind of roles I want to do.'
'Scrapping titles like WIM, WGM and a separate women's category will kill women's interest in chess.'
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'Not just women, but even men are judged by the colour of their skin and have to fight prejudice every day.'
'You have to separate the concept of India as a nation State which is very young and the Upanishadic wisdom which is timeless.'
'At the age of 68, I am in the best phase of my life.' 'What I have left of my life, I want to live with dignity.'
He lashed out at the state government terming it an "extremely sad and inhuman" crime.
'The Triveni Sangam transcends images, words, definitions, all. How do you attempt to describe the Infinite?'
Dinesh Raheja looks back at Manoj Kumar's brilliant 1964 thriller Woh Kaun Thi, and explains just what made it an audio-visual treat.
'Everything in life is about timing.' 'I came to films when the disco craze had started.' Everything just fell into place: The shorts, the slimness, the songs, and my combination with Usha Uthup and Bappi Lahiri.'
Meet the actor who is forever in a sunshine state of mind.
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Microaggressions may be subtle but their impact is deep. If ignored, they can lower morale, stifle diversity and hold people back, says Shruti Swaroop.
Some people are quite private about their social media. Respect her boundaries, says rediffGURU Ravi Mittal, CEO of online dating website Quack Quack.
'But when we actually express ourselves, sometimes our parents can surprise us, because they just love their children.' 'Sometimes it's just that simple. That is what I wanted to show in this film.'
Such a collection of amiable characters were last seen in Panchayat. There are greedy dowry seekers, criminals, misogynists and the like, but the collective goodness of the others keep violence and male chauvinism in check, notes Deepa Gahlot.
Filmi divas offer some tips on how to dress up traditionally on Pongal and keep it very, very chic.
'Each film is a lifetime's worth of experience and I've learnt so much from all of the films I've done.'
There was a memorable meeting with a 'tall, elegant, beautiful girl', who had recently finished her 12th in the strongly tribal Jhabua district, Madhya Pradesh. 'I was shocked. In this whole sea of villages, I knew for sure there was no other 12th pass girl. I said I want to meet your father.' 'She brought her father, a daily-wage labourer. I asked him: "How come you decided to educate your girl till the 12th standard? You break stones for a living and you don't have a lot of money".' 'He just said one line and in that one line he said everything.'
'I couldn't see the injury but I knew it was bad from the expression on Aamir's face.'
Neeraj Chopra, who holds the rank of Subedar Major in the Indian Army, admits that his long hair often raises eyebrows when he dons the uniform.
'He should be made an example of so that others will follow the law.'
'I'm slowly trying to separate my body, the shape and size of it, from my self-worth.'
Diana Penty is a true fashionista combining glamour and easy charm.
As it meanders along The Mehta Boys can't decide what it wants to be -- a comedy, an emotional family drama or just a slice of life in the city, observes Deepa Gahlot.
'I've been a villain, I've been a champ, I've been a superhero, I've been a zero, I've been a rejected fan, and I've been a very, very resilient lover.'
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Under the Eknath Shinde government's flagship 'Mukhyamantri Majhi Ladki Bahin Yojana', eligible women in the state will be given Rs 1,500 per month.
22 Assam Rifles women personnel are in the Republic Day marching band contingent. Dressed in crisp uniforms, playing bagpipes, drums and side drums, the year-old band has already built an admirable reputation.
'When you are new, you don't know how the industry works'. 'But when you know where you are headed, the possibilities of being conned or facing unpleasant instances is reduced.'
Despite the mediocrity at large, these films had me in raptures for the emotions they evoked within as a cheering audience, critic and cinephile.
Nadaaniyan's lack of charm, chemistry and cheek fails to create any ripples sighs Sukanya Verma.
Sally Holkar left America and made India her home nearly 60 years ago. She went on a mission to revive a dying craft and changed the lives of rural weavers.
'My two life mantras are prioritisation and compartmentalisation.' 'Prioritisation allows you to put one thing over the other and compartmentalisation to focus on one priority at a time.'
'Thanks to Chhaava's success, I now have the creative freedom to pick and choose.'
'More than the shooting dabbas which we take with us, it's about what's going in their school dabbas.'
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