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The Elucidator wishes it's Junior Editorial Editor, Labanya Maitra a Happy Birthday (23 July)! Sorry for the delay. We hope you had a great one!

The Elucidator wishes it's Junior Chief of Bureau, Vighnesh Menon a Happy Belated Birthday (22 July)! Sorry for the delay. We hope you had a great one!

Our Senior Photography Editor, Athul Prasad does us proud! His first photo story/essay to get published at The National Geographic Traveller India.
Kudos Athul!

Check his work on Victoria Terminus/ Chatrapati Shivaji Terminus at Mumbai (Bombay)!

Discover The Secrets Of Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus Every time I’ve passed the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus (CST) I’ve looked up at the magnificent building, trying to spot something I haven’t seen before. Honestly, there are so many details on the façade that it isn’t a hard task. I’ve often been bowled over by a grimacing gargoyle while zooming pas…

A 'Southerner' questions American Heritage.

The ‘Southern Avenger’ Repents: I Was Wrong About the Confederate Flag States’ rights? Heritage? I was wrong: The Confederate flag has always been about race.

300mm of rainfall in one single day. Hang in there Bombay :'(

Heavy rain halts Mumbai, 2 killed; rail commuters hit hard - The Times of India Heavy rains pummelled Mumbai and its suburbs in which two persons died of electrocution and bringing normal life to a grinding halt on Friday with several areas waterlogged and local train services cancelled leaving thousands of commuters stranded.

Ghosts of 1861 revisit. America's Southern identity questioned!

Take Down the Confederate Flag—Now The flag that Dylann Roof embraced, which many South Carolinians embrace, endorses the violence he committed.

The Elucidator wishes it's Senior Features Editor, Bharat Misra a Happy Birthday!
Have a great one Bharat!

The Elucidator wishes it's Senior 2nd Features Editor, Nikhita Gowra a Happy Birthday!
Have a great one Nikhita!

Politically Incorrect Films presents 'FATBOY', a film directed by Aditya Khanna. Following is Himangshu Arya's review of the same.

" FAT-BOY is the story about planning the perfect murder. It is a crisp and fast-paced short film by second year student Aditya Khanna, set mostly in a room between two people. The plot relies on conversation more than any other plot device, which is a rarity among student level films. The entire conversation has a seamless flow that appears to come naturally to Khanna, who has also penned the screenplay.

The two characters of the movie are distinct from one another and provide an interesting contrast. Bannerjee has done a brilliant job of infusing... "

Read more about FATBOY in the next issue. Keep an eye out for it. :)

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Fat Boy - Short Film A short film based entirely in one room about an interesting conversation. Inspired greatly by Hitchcock's style of Film - Making. Like our page on facebook ...

With a new face and and a new beginning, here's the latest edition of your newsletter. Do read it.

The stories include: The last letter by Ramaa Ma'am, advise for the Internships by the experts and an unusual 'feelm' club among a host of other stories.

Happy reading

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The Elucidator Online - Internships 2015 - Special Edition A Symbiosis Institute of Media and Communication (Under Graduate) initiative.

Somewhere in Scandinavia, a government spends nearly 35 Crores against racism.

Yes racism is alive and kicking in Europe.

Government to invest in anti-racism centre - The Local The Swedish government will invest five million kronor ($566,000) this year in a national centre on racism and violent extremism at the University of Gothenburg.

Conflict in the Middle East, with our neighbour deciding on joining the fray.
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/31/pakistan-talks-saudi-arabia-coalition-houthi-rebels-yemen

Pakistan weighs up joining Saudi coalition against Houthi rebels in Yemen Defence minister Khawaja Asif flies in to Riyadh for talks as fears grow that backing military intervention could exacerbate Pakistan’s Sunni-Shia tensions