Lalleshwari Cultural Cum Heritage Centre a platform for cultural preservation, academic research, promotion of J&K’s heritage: LG Sinha

STC NEWS DESKJAMMU, SEPTEMBER 19 (STC): Jammu and Kashmir Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha laid the foundation stone of the Mata Lalleshwari Cultural Cum Heritage Centre at Mata Bhaderkali Asthapan in Thalwal here today. The centre, sanctioned under the Capex budget at an estimated cost of Rs 4.5 crore, is envisioned as a platform for cultural…

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Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam: A Family That Is Increasingly Asking Its Muslims to Prove They Belong

Sofi Arafat “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam”, the whole world is one family. Few civilisational ideas are as magnificent, generous and deeply rooted in the Indian philosophical tradition. Yet, in contemporary India, one is tempted to ask an awkward question: who exactly gets invited to the family gathering? Apparently, everyone, except the Muslim, who is increasingly expected to…

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KWFF Founder Director slams J&K Government for spending taxpayers’ money on IFFJK instead of strengthening existing film festival platform

STC NEWS DESKSRINAGAR, SEPTEMBER 19 (STC): Earlier this month, the Government of Jammu & Kashmir organised a film festival, projecting it as the first international film festival of J&K. Even as any sincere effort to promote cinema in Kashmir is appreciable, it is important to set the record straight – this was ‘NOT’ the first…

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