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No work, no play for child labour
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The recent ban on
employing children under 14 came into force on October 10. Vibha
Sharma speaks to a cross-section of people on the
effectiveness of the ban as well as its socio-economic impact
Almost
a month after the amended Child Labour (Prohibition and Regulation)
Act came into force in India, 13-year-old Babul is doing exactly what
he was doing before October 10 — washing dishes and helping the lady
of the house where he is employed as a domestic servant. The only change in the
life of this frail-looking migrant from an obscure village on the
Orissa-Bihar border is that now he has a birth certificate, duly
signed by authorities concerned, which his placement agent has
recently given to his employers, a middle class, double-income family
in West Delhi.
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City
of restored ruins
A visit to Ayutthaya, once
the capital of Thailand, offers a peep into the country’s glorious
past, writes Inder Raj Ahluwalia
Slowly
and lovingly,
Ayutthaya has been brought back to life, its magnificent ruins
reflecting its past glory. Ayutthaya, which was the capital of
Thailand from 1350 and a power centre for more than 400 years till its
destruction by the Burmese invaders in 1767, is a prime destination
and priceless Thai relic.
Joint
families tick on telly
Randeep
Wadehra on how intriguing in-laws and spouses add spice to soap
operas
Joint
families are fast vanishing in our society. Even the so-called bastion
of orthodoxy — our rural hinterland – is no more a safe haven for
this once vital social unit. Yet joint families have been
proliferating on our television — Hindi soap operas to be precise.
Straying
spouses caught in reel
Hindi cinema has portrayed
infidelity in varying shades, from Andaz to Kabhi Alvida Na
Kehna, writes M. L. Dhawan
BY
and large, Hindi films stress upon the sanctity of marriage, love and
human relationships, reflecting the age-old belief that marriages are
made in heaven. However, over the years social customs, mores,
traditions and accepted patterns of right or wrong behaviour have
undergone many changes.
Nalini
by day, Nancy by night
Shoma A
Chatterji reports on a documentary by an NRI academician on the
dual identity of Indian call centre employees
Business
Process Outsourcing is a mantra India’s young population gladly
chants by these days; they get paid well, the country earns millions
and all’s well with the world. But what’s the scene behind this
happy picture? Which is what Nalini by Day, Nancy by Night,
a documentary, tries to look at.
The
first Blonde Bond
Maneesh Chhibber
THE
21st James Bond movie – christened Casino Royale
after the Ian Fleming novel of the same name – will be released
worldwide on November 17. The movie is based on the Bond creator’s
first novel, which introduced Her Majesty’s secret agent and one-man
army to the world.
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