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Our Films, Their Films is an anthology of film criticism by noted Bengali filmmaker, composer and writer Satyajit Ray . Collecting articles and personal journal excerpts, it was first published in India in 1976; an English translation was published in The United States and United Kingdom in 1992. Some of articles were previously published in the bulletin of the Calcutta Film Society which Ray co-founded in 1947.   As the title suggests, the book is presented in two sections: Ray discusses Indian film in the first section, and covers international topics such as Hollywood , Charlie Chaplin , Akira Kurosawa , and movements like Italian neorealism in the second section.    Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Films,_Their_Films   Satyajit Ray Biography ( Britannica Encyclopedia)       "When Satyajit Ray's film Pather Panchali was presented at the 1956 Cannes Film Festival, its impact was immediate and enormous. Much as Rashomon had opened Western eyes to the ric

Born against a background of privation and civil war, divided along lines of caste, class, language and religion, independent India emerged, somehow, as a united and democratic country. Ramachandra Guha’s hugely acclaimed book tells the full story - the pain and the struggle, the humiliations and the glories - of the world’s largest and least likely democracy. While India is sometimes the most exasperating country in the world, it is also the most interesting. Ramachandra Guha writes compellingly of the myriad protests and conflicts that have peppered the history of free India. Moving between history and biography, the story of modern India is peopled with extraordinary characters. Guha gives fresh insights on the lives and public careers of those long serving Prime Ministers, Jawaharlal Nehru and Indira Gandhi. But the book also writes with feeling and sensitivity about lesser known (though not necessarily less important) Indians - peasants, tribals, women, workers and

  Official Website: Atomic Habits  “A supremely practical and useful book. James Clear distills the most fundamental information about habit formation, so you can accomplish more by focusing on less.” Mark Manson #1 New York Times best-selling author      

 https://www.wdl.org/en/   The World Digital Library ( WDL ) is an international digital library operated by UNESCO and the United States Library of Congress .  Launched on April 21, 2009 Everybody's welcome. This is not a private club. Everybody's welcome to participate and it's all free. —Dr. James H. Billington, Library of Congress  

Siddharth Pico Raghavan Iyer (born 11 February 1957), known as Pico Iyer , is a British-born essayist and novelist known for his travel writing. He is the author of numerous books on crossing cultures including Video Night in Kathmandu , The Lady and the Monk and The Global Soul . He has been a contributor to Time , Harper's , The New York Review of Books , and The New York Times .          

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Landmarks in Humanities is a single-volume survey of global culture designed to help students of humanities, cultural history, and history of the arts to understand and appreciate the relevance of historical works and ideas to their own daily lives. In chronological sequence, Landmarks guides students on a journey of the most notable monuments of the human imagination and the most prominent ideas and issues that have shaped the course and character of the world’s cultures from prehistory to the present. The landmarks that mark this journey are the great works of their place and time and, in some cases, of all time. The text reflects the author's extensive background in the study of Humanities, which has enabled her to craft a narrative that is at once brief and comprehensive, giving students a thorough understanding of the inter relatedness of various modes of expression—art and architecture, literature, philosophy, and music--without overwhelming them with detail.

arXiv is a free distribution service and an open-access archive for 1,853,491 scholarly articles in the fields of physics, mathematics, computer science, quantitative biology, quantitative finance, statistics, electrical engineering and systems science, and economics.     Home Page: arXiv            

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  Resisting health mandates: A case of groupthink? "To quell the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, health authorities urged people to take easy-to-implement precautions, such as limiting social interactions, wearing a face covering, and vaccinating. Many people complied, but some did not. Some of them distrusted the medical experts, some did not think the virus would harm them, and some resisted because they were members of groups that resisted..."   Check more:  Can learning science help children learn to read?      

The Bicycle Thieves " The film tells the story of one man and his son, as they search fruitlessly through the streets of Rome for his stolen bicycle; the bicycle which had offered the possibility of escape from the poverty and humiliation of long-term ..." "Bicycle Thieves (Ladri di biciclette, 1948) is unarguably one of the most important films in the history of cinema. It is also one of the most beguiling, moving and (apparently) simple pieces of narrative ever made. The film tells the story of one man and his son, as they search fruitlessly through the streets of Rome for his stolen bicycle; the bicycle which had offered the possibility of escape from the poverty and humiliation of long-term unemployment. One of a cluster of extraordinary films to come out of post-war, post-Fascist Italy - loosely labelled 'neorealist' – Bicycle Thieves won an Oscar in 1949, topped the first Sight and Sound poll of the best films of all time in 1952 and has been

In this timely and enlightening book, the bestselling author of Deep Work introduces a philosophy for technology use that has already improved countless lives. Digital minimalists are all around us. They’re the calm, happy people who can hold long conversations without furtive glances at their phones. They can get lost in a good book, a woodworking project, or a leisurely morning run. They can have fun with friends and family without the obsessive urge to document the experience. They stay informed about the news of the day, but don’t feel overwhelmed by it. They don’t experience “fear of missing out” because they already know which activities provide them with meaning and satisfaction.     Digital Minimalism      

  How a Delhi Police library is keeping slum children in school and away from crime Source: https://theprint.in/india/how-a-delhi-police-library-is-keeping-slum-children-in-school-and-away-from-crime/617261/       See the Tweet 

Booker Prize 2020 Winner   Official Website of the Author    " Shuggie Bain is the unforgettable story of young Hugh "Shuggie" Bain, a sweet and lonely boy who spends his 1980s childhood in run-down public housing in Glasgow, Scotland. Thatcher's policies have put husbands and sons out of work, and the city's notorious drugs epidemic is waiting in the wings. Shuggie's mother Agnes walks a wayward path: she is Shuggie's guiding light but a burden for him and his siblings..."   Douglas Stuart is a Scottish - American author. FINALIST FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD IN FICTION FINALIST FOR THE KIRKUS PRIZE FOR FICTION FINALIST FOR THE CENTER FOR FICTION DEBUT NOVEL PRIZE LONGLISTED FOR THE ANDREW CARNEGIE MEDAL FOR EXCELLENCE IN FICTION Named the Book of the Year by The Times Named the Book of the Year by The Telegraph Named a Notable Book of the Year by the New York Times Named One of the Best Books of the Year by The Observer Named a Best Book

  Struggle for Gender Justice comprises fifteen lectures delivered by eminent persons in memory of Justice Sunanda Bhandare besides a lecture delivered by her in 1991.A judge of the Delhi High Court in the 1980s and 1990s, Justice Bhandare sought to remove the many prejudices and biases against women, and worked towards promoting their freedom of choice and the right to excel without fear or favour. After her untimely death in 1994, the Justice Sunanda Bhandare Foundation was established, which instituted an annual memorial lecture. Since 1995 lectures delivered by distinguished persons including Justice Sujata V. Manohar, Justice Silvia Cartwright, Justice V.R.Krishna Iyer, Prof. Savitri Goonesekere, Justice M.N. Venkatachaliah,Prof. Madhu Dandavate, Prof. Amartya Sen, K.R. Narayanan, Prof. M.S.Swaminathan, Sonia Gandhi, Ela R. Bhatt, Dr A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, ArunaRoy, Dr Rajendra K. Pachauri and His Holiness the Dalai Lama have contributed significantly to the discourse

  Recommended Reads for International Women’s Day       Other Links https://www.penguin.com.au/books/lists/international-womens-day-2021   https://www.independent.co.uk/extras/indybest/books/best-books-international-womens-day-b1809132.html https://www.internationalwomensday.com/ReadingList-Schools