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The outspoken film director renowned for his social-realist directing style, his socialist beliefs, and for turning down an OBE, talks to Amy Hall.…

Contact with a former mentor has triggered memories for Mari Marcel Thekaekara, decades on from her journalism training in Kolkata.…

A revealing set of US studies has got Urvashi Butalia thinking about how the rich behave in Delhi.…

The world’s conflicts require journalists to be unbiased and incorruptible…

Mari Marcel Thekaekara is horrified by the latest addition to the global skin-lightening fetish as women are encouraged to bleach down below.…

After anexposérevealsthe true thoughts of Indian police officers about rape victims, Mari Marcel Thekaekara says attitudes must change.…

In the wake of the riots, Indian writer and activist Mari Marcel Thekaekaraon both the stark differences and worrying similarities to the situation on the subcontinent.…

Mourning the loss of her beloved Aunty, Mari Marcel Thekaekara reflects on artful manners that seem to be disappearing with the older generation.…

We've 'moved on' to a brave new world in which, says Mari Marcel Thekaekara, you have to swim with the tide..…

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