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@kunalsen

Started in Calcutta and ended up in Chicago. Interested in Science, Technology and Contemporary Art. CIO at Encyclopaedia Britannica & Merriam-Webster

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The program for "The Guerrilla Fighter: Mrinal Sen and the Legacies of Radical Cinema" 👇
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"I found him a slightly eccentric, somewhat unreliable, irresponsible and bumbling adult,” @kunalsen writes of his father, late filmmaker #MrinalSen, in a marvellous, frank book #Bondhu. My @mid_day col tinyurl.com/4n8akhst @IllustratorUday @seagullbooks #naveenkishore
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Putting my forced immobility to work, in reading, sobbing for and writing about @kunalsen 's memoir on #mrinalsen, Bondhu by @seagullbooks here: calcuttastudies.blogspot.com…
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📢 Please register👇 eventbrite.com/e/the-guerril…
The Guerrilla Fighter: Mrinal Sen and the Legacies of Radical Cinema

The Guerrilla Fighter: Mrinal Sen and the Legacies of Radical Cinema

We celebrate Mrinal Sen’s birth centenary and his legacy on radical artistic practice with screenings, a roundtable, and an exhibition.

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Celebrating friendship.
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Image from Seagull Books سیگل (@seagullbooks)
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I wonder if the practice of handshake was universally replaced by the Indian style Namaste, would it have some impact on the spread of contact borne infections?
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I wouldn’t vote for someone for the color of their skin, their gender, or their sexual orientation, but rather vote for the the most competent candidate, irrespective of these attributes. I feel proud to live in a city that could elect a black, openly gay woman as its mayor.
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No Paul! Actually that is the reason not to pray. It doesn't work. If it did, these things wouldn't keep happening! nitter.cf/thehill/status/9280829…
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Paul Ryan: Praying is the right thing to do after mass shootings because it "works" hill.cm/AjTsy2o
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Number of fatal gunshot victims in US in last 50 years exceeds entire population of Dallas. Exceeds US military deaths in WW1 & WW2 combined
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Let's go for a swim...
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Shocking history of fraud by Greenpeace in fanatical campaign against GMOs - worse than climate change deniers. slate.com/articles/health_an…
The Misleading War on GMOs: The Food Is Safe. The Rhetoric Is Dangerous.

The Misleading War on GMOs: The Food Is Safe. The Rhetoric Is Dangerous.

Is genetically engineered food dangerous? Many people seem to think it is. In the past five years, companies have submitted more than 27,000 products t ...

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Britannica's list breaks down the 2015 #CanadianElection for non-Canadians. #EBList britannica.com/list/12-clues…
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#MrinalSen turns 93 today mashallah. Happy birthday Mrinalda I cherish the work I've had the good fortune of doing under your direction
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If you don't feel like a fake from time to time then you are not aiming high enough
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In Rebecca Goldstein's new novel - Plato at the Googleplex, she puts Plato in front of present day thinkers, and the "dialogues" are amazing
Those of you who remember the over-hyping of Expert Systems in 1980s may like this article agencypost.com/text-analytic…
PLATO AT THE GOOGLEPLEX: Why Philosophy Won’t Go Away | Rebecca Newberger Goldstein. One week until pub day. goo.gl/N8fpA6
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A great tool for understanding the scale of things policymic.com/articles/81873…
Of all the different faiths, the one you got from your parents just happens to be the right one. You OK with that? bit.ly/1kO1fiK
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