| 43rd edition of International Film Festival of India starts in Goa |
 The 43rd edition of the International Film Festival of India began at Panaji in Goa this evening. Noted cine-actor Akshay Kumar inaugurated the 10-day cinematic extravaganza by lighting a traditional lamp in the distinguished presence of Goa Governor Mr. Bharat Vir Wanchoo, Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar, Union minister for Information & Broadcasting Mr. Manish Tiwari, and I&B secretary Mr. Uday Kumar Verma. Inaugurating the 10-day festival, Mr. Akshay Kumar said 100 years of Indian cinema is an incredible landmark for all of us. Cinema, he said is devotion, excitement, success and family time. The cine star said he owes his entire life of happiness to the world cinema. Union minister for Information & Broadcasting Mr. Manish Tiwari said his ministry will embark on an ambitious mission-the National FILM Heritage Mission for co-production of films with various countries in the 12th five-year plan. Goa Chief Minister Mr. Manohar Parrikar in his address said he will strive to take the IFFI to international standards, the journey, which he said he had started 8 years back in Goa. Renowned Polish director Krzysztof Zanussi was conferred the prestigious Lifetime Achievement award during the opening ceremony at the hands of Union Minister Mr. Manish Tiwari. |
Save Dissent to Save Democracy THE rising instances of physical violence and threats against political opponents and the inability to accept dissent must raise huge concerns amongst all of us who see democracy as perhaps the really stellar achievement since Independence. AAP’s attack on BJP headquarters and acts of arson committed under the very noses of their elite leadership; the attacks on Arvind Kejriwal and Manish Sisodia in Gujarat in the last two days; the recent manhandling of the caretaker of journalist Siddharth Varadarajan’s house by some garden variety thugs; and the violence and threats meted out regularly to their political opponents by political parties is surely deplorable and condemnable. This is a fatally flawed trend which will destroy the very foundations of our democratic institutions if not pushed back with all the strength and condemnation that the civil society can mobilise. Replaying the past To begin with, it must be clarified that we should ...
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