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Festivals
Berlinale 72 – Three Indian films screen this year… (short preview)
There is an Indian presence at this year’s Berlin International Film Festival… By Mamie Colfox THREE films from India screen…
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Film
Oscars shortlist 2022: ‘The Long Goodbye’, ‘Flee’, ‘Writing with Fire’ and ‘Lunana: A Yak in the classroom’ all make the cut and are on the way to 94th Academy Awards…
South Asian filmmaking talent and Afghanistan story all feature in final nominations… A FILM made in two days just before…
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Get rid of ‘Chinese New Year’ term and more nuance needed around idea of home, say South East Asian and East Asian creatives
Salon group Moongate Mix returned this year with a discussion about the Lunar New Year or Spring Festival and what…
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Lata Mangeshkar: UK reaction – she was the soundtrack for a generation, an evocative and stirring reminder of ‘home’…
For those who came to Britain from far off lands, Lata Mangeshkar’s mellifluous voice was both inspirational and uplifting… HER…
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Lata Mangeshkar – India mourns singer who had 70-year-plus career and touched millions around the world…
Described as India’s nightingale, India announced two days of official mourning for the passing of what many see as a…
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Lata Mangeshkar passes away – story to follow….
11.45am GMT/5.15pm IST INDIA’S most revered singer – Lata Mangeshkar – known as the country’s nightingale – passed away earlier…
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‘The Good Karma Hospital’ Episode 3 review: An upbeat circus act keeps spirits high but others have tough decisions…
We are at the half-way point in this series and things are bubbling away… By Mamie Colfox THESE medics in…
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Film
Bird Eye Review Show Series 2 Episode 2 – Ekannoborti: Bengali film drama hits the mark…
In our twice monthly review show, we watch Bengali film on hoichoi… FEMALE-CENTRED and quirky, Bengali film, ‘Ekannoborti’ is very…
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Bird Bites E-feed: Moongate salon discuss Lunar New Year, home; remembering Bengali poet Jibanananda Das; Bridge India Darbar podcast; ‘Diary of Reflections’ launch…
By Mamie Colfox Misunderstood ‘Chinese New Year’ (?) and the concept of home… Panellists (from top left clockwise: Youngsook Choi,…
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‘Two Billion Beats’: Growing pains of teenage sisters battling to survive – writer Sonali Bhattacharyya talks about her new play…
Award-winning playwright tackles Islamophobia, marginalisation, and unequal treatment in a play that brings girls’ sense of identity and belonging centre…
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