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KASHISH 2020 Virtual: French film The Shiny Shrimps

157 films from 42 films to screen at the 11th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival to be held from July 22-30, 2020 The 11th edition of KASHI...

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Those Placid Waters

Humra  Quraishi tells another heartbreaking shortstory, set in Kashmir, where the blur between who is the enemy and who is not, has obscured the truth.   Shifting o...

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KASHISH 2020: Fifty-two films in competition

KASHISH 2020 Virtual, will screen 157 films from 42 countries The 11th edition of KASHISH Mumbai International Queer Film Festival, South Asia’s biggest LGBTQIA+ film fe...

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No place to hide

Humra  Quraishi writes this short story about a brother, who comes visiting his sister to break the silence between them.  I lay still, looking about vacantly. Morn...

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When words are just not enough….

I write this with a heavy heart, says Rujuta Vaidya as she remembers her time-spent learning dance choreography from the unparalleled to date, Saroj Khan, her Masterji. As my...

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Your teeth. Please!

Humra Quraishi tells this story about a woman who is led through a strange experience because of a toothache Had heard of movers and shakers holding sway and not getting pull...

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Quarantine International Film Festival

Don’t miss the Quarantine International Film Festival, which is an online film festival presented by Preksha Trust, and organized by Rolexplore Studios.  According...

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Take some!

Humra  Quraishi tells the story of a young boy who was angry that his hen was killed to feed guests when they payed a visit to his house  Over two summers back I la...

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As the neem tree fell… The delivery boy came up!

Humra Quraishi  tells the story of Zeb... a young unemployed boy, who gave birth to his new job…   It was a stormy and turbulent night but we had contin...

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The Indian Artist Book of Colour

Teesta Bhandare talks about how this book seeks to help cope with the stress exacerbated by an unforeseen pandemic, especially at a time when mental health has rightly entered...

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HUSAIN’S JOURNEY THROUGH HIS MUSES

That Search For A Muse: M.F. Husain’s Lifelong Quest for Inspiration: Khalid Moham...

March 24 2026

WAR AND PEACE IN CONFLICT

In an age of shifting power, contested truths, and invisible wars, this reflective essay...

March 23 2026

GUJARATI THEATRE PASSION AND PERFORMANCE

Actor Leena Shah reflects on her enduring journey through Gujarati theatre, sharing insi...

March 22 2026