Loopholes in fast-track resolution
Efficiency in the insolvency resolution process must not come at the cost of certainty, argues Debarshi Chakraborty
Efficiency in the insolvency resolution process must not come at the cost of certainty, argues Debarshi Chakraborty
Observed annually on 3 March, International Sex Workers’ Rights Day serves as a global platform to champion the rights and welfare of sex workers. The day traces its origins to 2001, when over 25,000 sex workers gathered in Kolkata for a festival, defying attempts by prohibitionist groups to halt the event by pressuring the government to revoke its permit.
To bridge the gap between lack of knowledge and awareness, many non-governments are working to raise awareness, support patients, and push for policy changes to improve the lives of those affected by rare diseases.
In a significant move towards preserving the historical and cultural heritage of India, The Asiatic Society, a renowned institution dedicated to historical and cultural research, has partnered with the Institute of Leadership, Entrepreneurship and Development (iLEAD).
In recent years, India has witnessed a disturbing trend—a decline in PhD enrolments in national institutions. According to the All India Survey on Higher Education (AISHE) 2021-22, the total number of PhD enrolments in India stood at approximately 2.02 lakh, accounting for only 0.5 per cent of the total student enrolment.
During the pandemic, when a question mark hung over whether or not Durga Puja would be celebrated at all, one man was at the receiving end of at least a hundred distressed phone calls. His name is Rintu Das, the artist who subsequently catapulted to fame with his stunning depiction of Goddess Durga as a migrant labourer, walking back to her home in heaven with her children, Ganesh, Kartik, Lakshmi and Saraswati in tow...and in tatters.
Months before the Kolkata International Film Festival (KIFF), the Forum for Film Studies and Allied Arts took part in renewing the Marathi and Bengali theatre streams with a Marathi theatre film session from 27 to 28 August, at Nandan in Kolkata.
Over the decades that I have been covering movie festivals like Cannes, Venice and so on, I have noticed a reluctance to offer interview slots with celebrities to international journalists.
Kolkata witnessed the play “Shuno Punnyoban” at Usha Ganguly Mancha, Rangakarmee, on 25 August this year that aptly showcased how the epic of the Mahabharata is still relevant today in the modern world as it suffers from its own sets of trials and tribulations, trying to find the answers towards ending the suffering.
Pushpak Dance Academy has a heartwarming record of bringing productions of different dance groups or academies together. On 1 July, a packed Rabindra Sadan witnessed another such example of bonhomie featuring four extraordinary items
