It’s like my child: Muzaffar Ali on timeless appeal of ‘Umrao Jaan’ | Lucknow News

Lucknow: ‘Umrao Jaan’ is a film that transcends generations, retaining its vibrancy and allure even today. Based on the 1899 Urdu novel ‘Umrao Jaan Ada’ by Mirza Hadi Ruswa, the 1981 cinematic masterpiece by Indian filmmaker Muzaffar Ali continues to receive the same adoration.This enduring appeal was the focal point of the ‘Celebrating Umrao Jaan’…

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KGMU refers harassment case to ICC | Lucknow News

Lucknow: KGMU referred a case of harassment of a senior woman faculty member allegedly by a male professor to the Internal Complaints Committee after she approached the State Women’s Commission seeking justice.According to the complaint, the incident took place on Oct 17 after a departmental purchase committee meeting, when the male professor allegedly misbehaved with…

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‘Listening with empathy key to patient trust’ | Lucknow News

Lucknow: An orientation programme on work ethics, that brought together over 100 frontline staff—including receptionists, junior reception officers, public relations officials, medical social workers, and nursing staff—was held at SGPGIMS on Saturday.Addressing the gathering, Prof Mukul Srivastava from the mass communication and journalism department at Lucknow University, said: “Discipline, time management and behavioural refinement are…

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‘Book piracy threatens cultural fabric’ | Lucknow News

Lucknow: Book piracy has become a serious threat to India’s cultural and intellectual fabric, said speakers at the Koshala Literary Festival.In the session “Stolen Words: The Hidden Cost of India’s Reading Culture,” publishers Arun Maheshwari, Chander Prakash and economist Jayant Krishna highlighted the scale of the problem. Maheshwari said while the Delhi Book Fair generates…

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