Karina Pandya

  Jawaharlal Nehru or Chacha Nehru is well remembered for being the first and longest-serving prime minister. Serving for 16 years as prime minister, Nehru was not only an author but also an anti-colonial nationalist, secular humanist and social democrat who was a central figure in India during the middle third of the 20 th  century.   He was also a principal leader of the Indian nationalist movement. He was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize 11 times for his contributions to maintaining and promoting peace in India. Besides this, he was imprisoned 9 times and survived four attempts to assassinate him.  He wrote 112 books during his lifetime, where The Discovery of India and Letters from a Father to His Daughter were the main ones. In fact, these books written by him are even taught at 80 universities around the world.        The structure (Nehru Center) took less than three years to build. It was opened on 11 November 1985 by Prime Minister...

  Rising temperatures across the world, weather changes, insecurity of food and water, sea levels rising, economic disruption, terrorism, environmental degradation, melting of the Arctic circle and coral reefs dying are some of the leading reasons why the Earth is facing a major climate crisis. As a result of which it is only, we humans are facing the consequences such as heat waves, droughts, coastal storms, fires, superstorms, typhoons, diminishing sea ice, hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, dust storms, stress to ecosystems, etc.   One of the main reasons for the climate crisis is global warming across the world. Besides this, burning fossil fuel cutting down forests and farming livestock are influencing the climate and the temperature on Earth. These are very severe consequences of this climate change across the world. Not only are our oceans dying but greenhouse gases are at an all-time high. Climate change is not only creating a refugee crisis but over 1 million species f...

       Owing to the rapid development of two subdistricts in Long Island City, Court Square and Queens Plaza, The Court Square Civic Association was formed (in December 2016) by new and old residents to advocate for holistic development. Court Square is an industrial and commercial area in Long Island City (stretching from 23 rd  Street & Ely Avenue to Jackson Avenue and 21 st  Street.   “I wanted to create something that just lets people voice their opinions or complaints, but also creates a sense of community,”  said t he   president and founder  of the Court Quare Civic Association – Amadeo Plaza.      It has been an attempt to create a small-town feel in the Court Square area.  “I wanted to create something that just lets people voice their opinions or complaints, but also creates a sense of community,” Plaza said.  The Court Square Civic Summer Bloc Party is one such event to give people a reason to...

Adopted from international bestseller- Melissa Hill's novel and Tamara Chestna's screenplay by the same name, Daryl Wein directed the film which has a stellar cast of Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson and Shay Mitchell. A typical American Christmas romantic comedy, the film was released on Amazon Prime Video on December 9 th , 2022.   Something From Tiffany’s Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SdJlVgpJx5A   Telling the story of the life of a woman whose life changes with an engagement ring that was meant for someone else, it ultimately leads her to someone else. A typical best date night movie of the holiday season, the film really resonates with people and is a ‘feel-good movie with a lot of hopefulness people can easily relate to the film.   On Christmas Eve on 5 th  Avenue, two very different men who are shopping for gifts for the women, they love encounter each other.        Following the lives of two couples, Ethan –...

  Co-written as a screenplay with Rishi Rajani, director Sabrina Jaglom, Jane is a feature film debut of Sabrina that was released in September 2022. It is also the second movie released by the Creator + movie distribution company and streaming service. JANE Trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zir-fAYCby8     Losing someone is never easy and especially when it is a close friend. After the loss of one of her closest friends – Jane, as portrayed by Chloe Bailey, Olivia Brooks (portrayed by Madelaine Petsch), spirals into severe depression leaving her absolutely friendless.  Olivia is shown as an ambitious high schooler.  Studying at an elite prep school – Greenwood School For Girls, all the students come from middle-class and upper-middle-class families. Having two other close friends - Izzy and Jane, Olivia loses control of herself.   In her last year of high school, she begins to see visions of her best friend (Jane) everywhere and Olivia begins to...

Noted for his surreal, melodramatic and disturbing elements, the American filmmaker  Darren Aronofsky is known for his psychological fiction. Played by a Canadian-American actor who is well-known for his roles in George of the Jungle, Bedazzled, School Ties and The Mummy Returns, Brendon Frasier is most well-known for his Oscar-nominated role in the movie – The Whale. Using 300 pounds of prosthetics (a prosthetic suit), 6 hours a day to apply makeup and CGI (computer-generated imagery), Brendon was able to deliver the most impressive performance of his screen career.    With makeup artists applying fake skin over his face and neck, Brendon has delivered a monumental role as Charlie- a reclusive and unhealthy English teacher who hides in his flat, eating his way to death.  He is also desperate to reconnect with his teenage daughter (Ellie) for a last chance at redemption after abandoning her when she was just 8 years old and his ex-wife Mary.  The core messa...

In a crazy dash to erect the world’s largest skyscraper, New York’s economy boomed in the late 1920’a at an alarming rate. Competing with 40 Wall Street’s Bank of Manhattan and Chrysler Building, the Empire State Building really had a race for its money!    Located in Midtown South of Manhattan, on the west side of Fifth Avenue between West 33 rd  and 34 th  Street sits the grand Empire State Building. This building was so exquisitely designed, the building has its own ZIP Code – 10118 and the design for this building was changed 15 times until it was finalised!    At one time, the Empire State Building was once the tallest in the world, but is now the 6 th  tallest in the United States and the 43 rd  tallest tower in the world. The new One World Trade Center surpassed the Empire State Building at 1,776 feet becoming the seventh tallest building in the world. The building opened on May 1, 1931.  The design of the building is typical of pre-Wo...