Indian-American Congressman Shri Thanedar has launched the formation of a new Congressional Caucus. The new Congressional Caucus aims to protect the interests of Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs and Jains. The freshly formed Caucus has bipartisan support from both, Republicans and Democrats. More than 27 US lawmakers have supported the Caucus.
30 September,2023 01:45 PM IST | Mumbai
Mid-day's Mayank Shekhar talks to Neeraj Ghaywan about Made in Heaven 2, and his own struggle with his Dalit identity. Director Neeraj Ghaywan opens up on the conversation-starter episode of Made in Heaven that spotlights owning your Dalit identity. "Pallavi Menke is me,” filmmaker Neeraj Ghaywan confesses, before apologising for emotionally choking up, during a video call with mid-day, along with Alankrita Shrivastav, Reema Kagti, Zoya Akhtar, writer-directors of the second season of the Emmy-nominated series, Made in Heaven (MIH), on Amazon Prime Video. Neeraj Ghaywan is referring to Radhika Apte’s Ambedkarite Dalit, upper-class, lead-character, in the fifth episode of Made in Heaven 2, titled The Heart Skipped A Beat, directed by him. That’s singularly turned into a conversation-starter online.
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Spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar spoke at Samvad Global Hindu Buddhist initiative in presence of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on Thursday.
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Hundreds of Buddhist followers assembled in Thailand's Ayutthaya for an international gathering aimed at promoting the values of Buddhism. The second gathering of the International Buddhist Confederation (IBC) opened at the historic Maha Tat temple, an ancient ruin in Ayutthaya's national park.
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