While perhaps not as intimately known outside Louisiana, zydeco has reached stages around the globe, and the Black Creole communities where it was born continue to nurture its joyful, untamed heartbeat. Down in southwest Louisiana-bayou country to many-lives a music all its own. At first, French Creole floats on the air, but listen closer, and.
National Award-winning filmmaker and Emmy-nominated director Ram Madhvani, and acclaimed Indian film producer Mahaveer Jain came together at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa for an engaging conversation on “The Power and Impact of Our Stories on Nation Building”. The engaging session was moderated by Divyansh Jain, the youngest producer and director of the film industry at present. Founded in 1952, IFFI remains the only South Asian film festival accredited by the International Federation of Film Producers’ Associations (FIAPF) in the Competitive Feature Films category. Each year, it continues to curate and celebrate landmark cinema from across the globe. The insightful session featuring Mahaveer Jain and Ram Madhvani explored storytelling, the values that guide creators, and the cultural influences shaping their work, while also highlighting filmmakers’ responsibility and cinema’s emotional impact. Talking about the cultural values that India holds, cinematic philosopher Ram Madhvani shared, “India has always been a civilisation shaped by stories. Whether it is the Ramayana or the Mahabharata, these epics were more than tales; they were moral compasses, emotional guides, and reflections of who we are. As creators today, we inherit that legacy. Our responsibility is to craft stories that not only entertain but also carry forward the values, questions, and memories that define us. I believe storytelling is a sacred act, one that allows us to understand ourselves better and to show the world who India truly is.’’Further speaking about India’s cultural and spiritual legacy, renowned producer Mahaveer Jain emphasized the importance of sharing the country’s ancient wisdom with global audiences through cinema and entertainment. He noted “We have solutions for everything in the ancient wisdom that our own sages have given us,” noted Mahaveer Jain. “If India can gift something to the entire world, it is this our ancient wisdom. This wisdom is what we should be propagating through the entertainment medium, which is also what I request you all to do,” he observed. Speaking about his filmmaking approach and the emotion he strives to evoke in audiences, visionary director Ram Madhvani shared, “I am interested in tragedy. We have forgotten the tragic hero. We have the romantic, action and comedy heroes, but the tragic hero or heroine Meena Kumari, Dilip Kumar, even Shah Rukh Khan are people who actually affected us. Tragedy is a thing I feel that we are missing. In everything that I do, the one nerve that I want to press, to cleanse you is to make you cry. With everything that you are going through in your life if I can use the work that I am putting out there to try and see how you can achieve catharsis, that is what I would like to do.”He also added, “Guide was one of the greatest spiritual films made in India. I aspire to make another one!”The International Film Festival of India continues to serve as a vital platform where filmmakers, producers, and storytellers come together to explore cinema’s role in shaping culture, identity, and national narrative. Also Read: MEGA EXCLUSIVE: Tiger Shroff to headline Neerja director Ram Madhvani and Mahaveer Jain’s grand, SPIRITUAL action thriller designed for a global audience.
With gloves on, trash bags and grabbers in hand, members of 68 student organizations dispersed across campus Sunday as the Undergraduate Student Government led its “Clean Up Columbus” event to support the city’s efforts to tackle litter. The event was organized by Student Affairs Co-Directors Hallie Frigge, a third-year in English education, and Anvitha Irrinki, [.].
Earlier this month, the Penn State football team broke a six-game losing streak to defeat Michigan State and claim the rivalry’s coveted Land Grant Trophy an award established to honor the two universities as the first land-grant institutions in the United States. Both schools were founded to bring practical education to smaller communities, making [.].
“Honestly, we seem to be serving the billionaire class, and not the working class. What I would like to see is Congress take hold of its responsibility, which is they have the right to regulate tariffs. Not the one man in the White House,” said John Palmer, International Vice President At-Large of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.
St Ann’s East MP Dr Nyan Gadsby-Dolly has condemned Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar for what she claimed was a violent threat to Diego Martin North/East MP Colm Imbert during a sitting of the House of Representatives on November 21. Gadsby-Dolly, a former education minister, called on Persad-Bissessar to apologise for her remarks. In a video of the sitting, Persad-Bissessar is heard telling someone in the opposition benches, “Don’t point at me.” Her subsequent comment was drowned out by shouts and desk thumping from government MPs. In a Facebook post. Gadsby-Dolly said, “The conduct of Kamla Persad-Bissessar is deeply disappointing. All jokes aside, as a woman, a mother and a young female politician, I was sorely embarrassed by the words and posture of the Prime Minister in Parliament today.” She said Persad-Bissessar verbally threatened Diego Martin North/East MP Colm Imbert during the sitting, and there were no excuses for it. Gadsby-Dolly claimed Persad-Bissessar told Imbert she would “cuff him down” in full earshot of the entire Parliament. She said Persad-Bissessar was setting a poor example for young women “who are looking to us, women leaders, as exemplars.” The matter, Gadsby-Dolly continued, goes deeper than party politics. She told Persad-Bissessar, “By your words and actions, you are sowing seeds of violence.” Gadsby-Dolly, a former education minister, asked, “How, therefore, can you preach non-violence to our students?”She noted a woman was recently detained by police for issuing violent threats against Persad-Bissessar.. “As an older woman and politician, and above all, as prime minister, this type of conduct should be way beneath you. No prime minister with class behaves this way. This talk about ‘buss head,’ ‘load up de matic,’ and now, ‘cuff down’ not sure where it’s coming from, but please stop. Gadsby-Dolly said, “It’s cringey, insipid, and sets an entirely wrong tone for a country that is supposed to be working on transforming our culture of violence. A fish rots from the head. A word to the wise is sufficient.” Her statements were supported in a statement subsequently released by the PNM’s Women’s League. The League said, “We strongly urge the Prime Minister to reflect on the gravity of her words and the example they set for the thousands who look to the nation’s leadership for guidance. The Office of Prime Minister demands behaviour that elevates our democracy, not language that undermines it.” The League asked Persad-Bissessar, “How can you expect citizens to uphold civility when your own conduct falls short of the dignity and responsibility of your office?” During a meeting of the House’s Standing Finance Committee last October, while the PNM was in government, then energy minister Stuart Young was criticised for making disparaging remarks about Persad-Bissessar and other UNC MPs. In subsequent statements inside and outside of Parliament, Young said, “I made comments which were carried by a live microphone that have gone viral and generated much attention. I accept that more is expected of me as a representative member of parliament, and I wish to record my regret that this ‘cross-talk’ has unnecessarily distracted public discourse.. Please accept my humblest apologies.” The post Gadsby-Dolly: PM must apologise for threat to ‘cuff down’ Imbert appeared first.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced on Saturday a new $1 billion investment in TSA security checkpoints at airports across the United States. Speaking from inside Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas, Noem said the money will go toward “new technology and advancements in security systems,” touting it as the largest investment in airport [.].
‘I intend to deal with this personally, and convene the relevant ministers as soon as possible,’ the prime minister says.
A visit by Saudi Arabia’s de facto ruler to the White House for talks on Tuesday with U. S. President Donald Trump aims to deepen decades-old cooperation on oil and security while broadening ties in commerce, technology and potentially even nuclear energy.
