When Mumbai-based Aqui Thami realised that not many people were keen on reading books by women, she decided to do something about it. In 2019, she started Sister Library that now houses over 1,000 books and 700 zines for people to enjoy works by women.
04 January,2023 03:51 PM IST | Mumbai'Shelf Life' is a series that explores the reading culture in Mumbai. This week, we look we look at how the Next Page library, run by the Next Page Community Foundation at Govandi’s Shivaji Nagar is providing a space for children to develop a habit for reading and explore books of different genres. Managed by young members of the community, the library offers accessibility and exposure to literature from India and abroad to neighbourhood kids, often coming from non-privileged socio-economic backgrounds.
05 November,2022 04:47 PM IST | MumbaiBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Nalin Kohli on Wednesday said that the Trinamool Congress Party (TMC) is encouraging hooliganism and spreading communalism in the state in regard to the TMC leader's hate speech against Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
06 January,2016 05:13 PM ISTTibet policy institute Director Thubten Samphel has said that the announcement of His Holiness The Dalai Lama living up to the age of 113 is a source of huge encouragement for Tibetans throughout the world and for all those who have supported the issue of Tibet for years.
22 April,2016 05:49 PM ISTShahid Kapoor may be getting raving reviews for his latest release Kabir Singh but he didn't manage to impress a majority of the liberal audience. The film was almost denounced on Twitter with many calling the film problematic and misogynistic. Watch this video to know more.
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