Arif Jamal is a Pakistani journalist and South Asia expert based in America.

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Delhi government on Friday said it would bear the cost of train travel of migrant workers if their home states didn’t respond on the issue.

The multinational companies, which hold the largest market shares in the sphere of technology, have decided to put their joint efforts in developing technology that will help world governments to cut the spread of the virus and save lives

The study was led by led by Leonardo Setti of the University of Bologna in Italy.

'Comedy comes naturally to me.'

'In our textbooks, we never had chapters where a woman does something. We had one Rani Laxmibai chapter, the rest only the men did. We have been trained like that but, now, things have to change.'

Vidya Balan's candid confession.

Nithya Menen's fiery interview.

'It's up to the audience to decide if I am the lead or not. I want to stay away from these conversations because it demotivates the actors, when they get stuck in this game of lead, second lead or supporting cast.'

'I did not have a quintessential debut even though my father is a well known actor in the industry. That's why I never felt like an industry kid.'

'I don't watch my films more than once, otherwise I will fall in love with myself.'

'I say no to 70 percent of the TV work because I cannot relate to it.'

Moothon's script won the Sundance Institute's Global Filmmaking Award. Geethu Mohandas's movie is now coming to a theatre near you.

'You can be fat, you can be thin, you can be fair, or not, you are whatever you are.''It is about being happy about yourself.'

'If you don't get married, it's not a crime. If you do, it's not an achievement either.'

'Pagalpanti has no double meaning, no exposure, no bloodshed... Even the villain is very cute!'

'Both Kangana and Rangoli really love me and that's because they give me so much of time and attention from their lives.'

'Physical compatibility is very important among couples before marriage.'

'This is the first time when you see the story of the Azad Hind Fauj through the eyes of the soldiers.'

'The skin of any celebrity will show its age more than a normal person because we are always exposed to lights. So, we need to take extra care.'

'He's got such incredible resilience, such an incredible spirit that we were feeding off his strength rather than him feeding off ours.''Sometimes I look back and cannot figure out how the f*** we made this movie.'

'People have only seen me crying and being this martyr mother and sacrificing wife.''But I want to do something which is dark, something mysterious.'

'It is very difficult for anybody to say no to the fame and fancies that come along.''But I was courageous and had the strength to say no.'

'The timing of the lockdown was such that Kriti was at home after more than a month of shooting.''So we are getting good family time.'

'I started as an outsider who walked her own path and now, it feels amazing to see how much love has come my way.'

'I meet him recently.''He was his usual cheerful, boisterous, self.''You didn't even get an iota of feeling about what he had gone through or may be going through internally.'

Please Join us for our next Homegrown Concert:

2019 NEA National Heritage Fellows: Las Tesoros de San Antonio: Tejano Singers from San Antonio, TX

Beatriz "La Paloma del Norte" Llamas
Blanquita "Blanca Rosa" Rodríguez

Wednesday, September 18, 2019
Coolidge Auditorium, Ground Floor
Thomas Jefferson Building
The Library of Congress

A conversation with two NEA fellows, accompanied by music from Mariachi Esperanza: Henry Gomez (Director), virhuela, Moises Perez, trumpet, Jose Luis Vaca, violin, and Rafael Aguirre, guitarron

Las Tesoros de San Antonio are a group of elder women performers who teamed up to preserve Mexican and bicultural musical expressions through their singing and storytelling. Janet “Perla Tapatia” Cortez, Beatriz “La Paloma del Norte” Llamas, Blanquita “Blanca Rosa” Rodríguez, and Rita “La Calandria” Vidaurri each had impressive singing careers that soared both locally and internationally from the 1940s to the1960s before tapering off in later years. Through the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center in San Antonio, these women reemerged and teamed up as the group Las Tesoros in the 2000s. Although Janet “Perla Tapatia” Cortez and Rita “La Calandria” Vidaurri passed away in recent years, Llamas and Rodríguez continue to perform and maintain the legacy of the group.

All four women grew up in the West Side of San Antonio, Texas. Each singer, with her personal style and grace, forms part of this unique ensemble that represents the important sound of the Mexico/Texas border. They were all inspired by and connected to many other important Tejana singers, including the great Lydia Mendoza (1982 NEA National Heritage Fellow) and the internationally renowned Eva Garza.

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