Festivals

FESTIVALS: KASHISH 2024 WITH DEEPA MEHTA, NANDITA DAS AND MEENAKSHI SHEDDE

KASHISH 2024 to host ‘Fire’side chat with Meenakshi Shedde. Internationally acclaimed filmmaker Deepa Mehta will have a ‘Fire’side chat with Nandita Da...

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FESTIVALS: IS MOM YOUR BEST FRIEND?

On Mother’s Day, Monojit Lahiri  chooses a provocative and informative path - he explains why a little distance kept by mothers from their daughters should be terme...

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FESTIVALS: IT’S WORLD HERB DAY ON 6TH MAY

The Prophet remarked that eating lentils fills the heart with sympathy, brings tears to the eyes, and eradicates pride, suggesting a profound impact on one's emotional and spi...

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FESTIVALS: OPENING AND CLOSING FILMS AT KASHISH 2024

KASHISH 2024 unfurls Diversity with Gender-Queer and Transman focused films as its Opening & Closing films, reports the #Newsdesk South Asia’s biggest LGBTQ+ film f...

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FESTIVALS: KASHISH PRIDE FILM FESTIVAL UNVEILS NEW LOGO

KASHISH Pride Film Festival unveils its new logo and festival look! Mumbai based duo designed the logo, Bangalore based designer’s poster finalized. The erstwhile KASHI...

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FESTIVALS: THE LOKHANDWALA STREET-CORNER START-UPS

Today, Siddharth Kak explores the by lanes of his neighbourhood to discover a variety of Indian food and snacks on offer by a unique range of start-ups founded by some of the ...

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FESTIVALS: LIVE THE LIFE ABUNDANT “ONE GREEN PLANET”

There was a time when I would jokingly respond to the standard question by the host replying, ”No. I am a strict non-vegetarian”, writes Siddharth Kak in his ...

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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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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE RISK TAKERS BY SIDDHESH PANDEY

Siddhesh Pandey’s poignant exploration of Mumbai’s unsung heroes is hearteni...

May 10 2024

FESTIVALS: KASHISH 2024 WITH DEEPA MEHTA, NANDITA DAS AND MEENAKSHI SHEDDE

KASHISH 2024 to host ‘Fire’side chat with Meenakshi Shedde. Internationally ...

May 9 2024

FESTIVALS: IS MOM YOUR BEST FRIEND?

On Mother’s Day, Monojit Lahiri  chooses a provocative and informative path -...

May 8 2024