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Navratri 2024: The day of Maa Mahagauri, the Goddess of purity
On the hallowed eighth day of Navratri, we all pay our respects to Maa Mahagauri. But what do you know about her holy legend?
Published on Oct 10, 2024 01:34 PM IST
How Kolkata evolved from three villages into the city of India’s renaissance
The earliest known mention of Kalikata is believed to be recorded in the 15th-century Bengali text ‘Manasa Vijay’ by Bipradas Pipilai, a poet.
Published on Sep 03, 2024 08:00 AM IST
Idols stolen from temple in Aravalli Biodiversity Park in Delhi
The complainant said that Goddess Saraswati’s image was made of brass and weighed over 50kg, while Goddess Kali’s image was made of octa-alloy.
Updated on May 15, 2024 05:58 AM IST
Faith In Colours: Muslim Patua artisans bring Bengal’s Chalchitra magic to Lucknow’s Durga Puja
Vikas Nagar Pandal Showcases Over 200 Chalchitra/Patachitra Paintings, Bridging Art and Religion; Durga Adorns Dhoti, Spreads the Message of Unity.
Published on Oct 10, 2023 09:28 PM IST
Aakash Ghosh
Report rates 12 tiger reserves’ management ‘excellent’
The reserves in Periyar, Satpura, Bandipur, Nagarhole, Kanha, Biligiri Ranganatha Swamy Temple, Anamalai, Pench, Bhadra, Kali, Similipal and Mudumalai were rated the best not merely on the number of tigers they host but on planning and processes at the parks
Updated on Apr 09, 2023 11:45 PM IST
PM Modi says, 'Maa Kaali's blessings are with India'; BJP's fresh message to TMC
PM Modi talked about Goddess Kaali, Ramkrishna and Swami Vivekananda as he addressed the centenary celebrations of Swami Atmasthananda – amid the ongoing Kaali row.
Published on Jul 10, 2022 01:02 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Leena Manimekalai reveals threat messages: ‘Film poster not crime. This is’
Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai posted the screenshots of the threats she received online in the wake of the Kaali controversy. "Delhi Police, Lucknow Police, Guwahati Police and etc... you let this guy to attack me and follow me with FIR?" she tweeted.
Published on Jul 10, 2022 11:46 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
'My Kaali is queer': Leena Manimekalai amid controversy over film poster
Leena Manimekalai who identifies herself as bisexual and atheist said in her film Goddess Kaali inhabits in her body and wanders the city streets. "My Kaali is queer. She is a free spirit. She spits at the patriarchy. She dismantles Hindutva. She destroys capitalism. She embraces everyone with all her thousand hands," she said.
Published on Jul 09, 2022 10:43 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Kaali poster row: Fresh FIR filed against filmmaker Leena Manimekalai, 10 others
The FIR was filed at Kankhal police station on the complaint of Vikram Singh Rathore of Hindu Yuva Vahini under section 295-A of the Indian Penal Code
Updated on Jul 08, 2022 04:58 PM IST
Amir Bathla
Mahua Moitra: ‘Can Assam CM explain what offerings made in Kamakhya?'
Trinamool Lok Sabha MP Mahua Moitra said BJP is not the custodian of the Hindu religion and neither Lord Ram nor Lord Hanuman belongs to the BJP solely. The party has also no right to teach Bengalis how to worship Goddess Kaali, she said.
Published on Jul 08, 2022 01:38 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Facing fresh row, Kaali director Leena Manimekalai says, 'Hindutva can never...'
Leena Manimekalai tweeted a photo of two threatre artistes dressed as Shiv-Parvati smoking after their performance. The photo invited fresh trouble for her as many social media users thought the photo was from her documentary.
Published on Jul 07, 2022 02:01 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Mahua Moitra shares note amid Kaali controversy: 'Don't tell her to be careful'
Mahua Moitra on Wednesday threw a challenge to the BJP as several complaints were filed against her for her comment on Goddess Kaali.
Published on Jul 07, 2022 11:52 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Shashi Tharoor says his opinion personal amid Kaali row; ‘those who stand for…'
Shashi Tharoor on Wednesday said Mahua Moitra was being attacked for saying something that every Hindu knows.
Published on Jul 07, 2022 08:52 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
Kaali can't be destroyed: Filmmaker Leena Manimekalai as Twitter removes poster
“Kaali cannot be lynched. Kaali cannot be raped. Kaali cannot be detroyed. She is the goddess of death,” filmmaker Leena Manimekalai tweeted as her original poster of the documentary was taken down by Twitter.
Published on Jul 07, 2022 06:37 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
'Both Nupur Sharma and Mahua Moitra's right...': Taslima Nasreen amid Kaali row
As Shashi Tharoor supported Mahua Moitra amid the row, BJP's Amit Malviya said Sonia Gandhi should clarify the Congress' stand on this issue. “The problem with secularists, champions of free speech and those who advocate religion as a private matter, is their selectivity. Their views apply only to Hindus and their deities,” Malviya wrote.
Published on Jul 07, 2022 05:57 AM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
FIR against TMC MP Mahua Moitra as row over Kali remark intensifies
TMC MP Mahua Moitra triggered a controversy on Tuesday when, while speaking during a TV interview, she said that for her, Kali is a “meat-eating, alcohol accepting Goddess” and that every person has the right to worship gods and goddesses in their own way.
Updated on Jul 07, 2022 12:45 AM IST
HT Correspondents, Kolkata/bhopal
Amid Kaali row, Leena Manimekalai's 2013 tweet 'I will surrender..' goes viral
A 2013 tweet of Leena Manimekalai where she wrote she will surrender her citizenship if Modi becomes the Prime Minister is now going viral as the poster of her documentary is drawing flak.
Published on Jul 06, 2022 02:14 PM IST
HT News Desk | Written by Poulomi Ghosh
‘Kaali’ poster row: Indian embassy asks Canada to withdraw provocative material
The high commission's statement comes after a social media outrage regarding the film's poster that depicted a woman in Goddess Kaali's costume, smoking a cigarette.
Published on Jul 04, 2022 10:58 PM IST
‘Kaali’ smoking in film poster sparks row, complaint against director
Documentary filmmaker Leena Manimekalai had shared a poster of her new film on social media stating it was a part of the ‘Rhythms of Canada’ segment at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
Updated on Jul 05, 2022 08:15 AM IST
Written by Sharmita Kar | Edited by Sohini Goswami