Festivals

FESTIVALS: THE SUN SHINES ON SUNNY DA DHABA

We’re thrilled to start the column ‘Zaikak’ with Siddharth Kak, author, documentary filmmaker, presenter, food critic and well-known for the unforgettable se...

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FESTIVALS: CRAFTING COMPELLING NARRATIVES

The annual workshop featured guest speakers including Subhash Ghai, Ishita Moitra, Raj Nidimoru, Shridhar Raghavan, Abbas Tyrewala, Durgesh Singh and Palash Vaswani, reports T...

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FESTIVALS: ADORABLE LORD KRISHNA MAKES A STAR APPEARANCE

Adorable Lord Krishna makes a star appearance at the Mumbai Pride Parade as revellers in the most colourful and powerful appearance celebrated with song, dance and merriment, ...

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FESTIVALS: A DAY OF DREAMS AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Whistling Woods International (WWI), the torchbearer of excellence in media and creative arts education, commemorated its 16th Convocation, marking a celebration of creat...

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FESTIVALS: KASHISH CHALCHITRA UTSAV CELEBRATES PRIDE MONTH

Chalchitra Utsav is being held in the city to celebrate pride month. It’s a 2-day Indian language LGBTQ+ film festival on January 27th & 28th, reports the #Newsdesk ...

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FILM FESTIVAL ON DISABILITY ISSUES IN GOA NEXT WEEK

We Care Film Festival on Disability Issues will be held in Goa between Jan 8th and 13th 2024 as part of Purple Fest 2024. Dr Mohan Agashe and Sridhar Rangayan are on the jury,...

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ALLOW CHILDREN TO WATCH FILMS AT FILM FESTIVALS

12-year-old Kaurwakee Vasistha questions the business in which children are employed to perform and be a part of practically every other department (legally as well as illegal...

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THE MADRAS MUSIC FESTIVAL: BREAKING OUT OF THE VIRTUAL

Much has been discoursed about this Margazhi festival, from its sustenance over a century, to its inadequacies in inclusivity and outreach, writes filmmaker and writer Sharada...

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TRAILBLAZERS OF THE YEAR AWARD OF HUMSAFAR TRUST GOES TO…SRIDHAR RANGAYAN AND SAAGAR GUPTA!

Sridhar Rangayan and Saagar Gupta were felicitated with Trailblazers of the Year Award, the highest recognition at the Likho Award for Excellence in Media recognizes LGBTQ+ re...

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15th EDITION OF KASHISH WILL CELEBRATE PRIDE IN ALL ITS COLOURS

KASHISH Pride Film Festival announces its theme for its 15th edition in 2024: ‘Unfurl Your Pride’, reports the #Newsdesk The erstwhile KASHISH Mumbai Internationa...

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FESTIVALS: NANAD BHABHI TAKE UP THE CHALLENGE SAYS ZAIKAK

Homemakerz has achieved a reasonable retail turnover every month, in Mumbai, Pune, Goa, ...

May 21 2024

POLITICS: MISSING GIRLS AND HATE SPEECHES

After we are done celebrating mothers, daughters, women, take a moment to consider these...

May 19 2024

FESTIVALS: LQBTQ NARRATIVES IN REGIONAL CINEMA

Filmmakers from Karnataka, Manipur, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat at KASHISH 2024. Jeo Baby,...

May 18 2024