
Laxmi Murthy
@lax_always
lax: adjective: not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful. Journalist, writer, editor
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31-10-2017 09:25:08
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We at Himal Southasian were privileged to get such insights into that complex land called Afghanistan through the astute eyes of Aunohita Mojumdar





Great news!!💃💃 Our 20th anniv gala will feature the Tetseo Sisters, a folk fusion band from Nagaland with a repertoire encompassing original Chokri/English/Hindi songs & covers of popular English, Hindi film & Korean/Japanese numbers. REGISTER TO ATTEND: nwmi-meet-2022.org



Why are there so few women on & off screen in Indian films? Who better to address that question at NWMI's panel discussion than Deepti Gupta deepti gupta, cinematographer, director & co-founder, Indian Women Cinematographers' Collective? Register to attend: nwmi-meet-2022.org



Superb journalism Dhanya Rajendran TheNewsMinute . Locking the stable door after the horde has bolted (with citizens' data)...



A flashpoint in 2004 and now another in 2023 have drawn global attention to Manipur. At both times, women’s bodies have been the canvas on which nationalistic projects have been etched. Laxmi Murthy writes:himalmag.com/women-disinfor…

The UAPA, under which the NewsClick editor Prabir Purkayastha is currently booked, was enacted in 1967 and strengthened by successive governments, a dangerous trend that allowed those in power a way to legitimise political witch-hunts. Laxmi Murthy: himalmag.com/reviews/prabir…

We stand in solidarity with Maha Hussaini for her courage in reporting from the frontlines of a brutal genocide in Gaza. We are also shocked and immensely disappointed that International Women's Media Foundation chose to give into pressure from pro-Israel lobbies & rescind their #CourageinJournalism award to Maha.



Even as social media is flooded with photographs and videos disclosing the identity of the doctor who was recently raped and murdered at the hospital in Kolkata where she worked, Vrinda Grover (Advocate, Supreme Court of India), kindly responded to NWMI's request to clarify...

“Challenge the darkness”, a tagline of Punjab 95, inspired by Jaswant SIngh Khalra’s own words strengthens the filmmakers’ resolve, says Laxmi Murthy, in this special report on the film that the censors don't want you to see. freespeechcollective.in/commentaries/t…