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A Journalist and two Gentlemen: Farooq Shaikh and Parvez Dewan
In the backdrop of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide, Humra Quraishi is reminded of what two gentlemen, Farooq Shaikh and Parvez Dewan had once told her. One of them...
Read MoreMind Your Language: Vidya Balan on how to get the ps and qs right
Khalid Mohamed frazzled by today’s Bollywood language, talks to Vidya Balan on how she gets her diction and dialect dot-on. Right, so we in the audience don&rsquo...
Read MoreMinus ‘Fair’ will Fair & Lovely lose its raison d'être?
Carol Goyal explores if a change in brand name results in the death of a brand HUL’s announcement that it is going to remove the word ‘Fair’ from the Fair &...
Read MoreEchoes of 'Black Lives Matter' in India
The unrest, the carnage, the protests that shook Trump’s America a few weeks ago, seems to be echoing in India too - though the tremors are much weaker, explains the aut...
Read MoreThe Unknown Story
Indian cinema’s first superstar, Master Nissar, had passed away in abject poverty How many even know about India cinema’s first superstar, Master Nissar, and how ...
Read MoreCheeni Kam: What is Cheeni, What is not?
Most Indians - up to 84% don’t want celebrities to endorse Chinese Brands. But do they know whether they’re using a Chinese brand or not? Let’s find out from...
Read MoreShot by Shot: Politics of photography
Young photographer Vatsal Shah writes on the obstacles in the way of becoming a professional photographer in India Theories about photography can be broad generalisations or ...
Read MoreSave Crawford Market
Khalid Mohamed pleads for the restoration of the past glory of the centuries-old market, a part of which was gutted in a fire this month. To think of Mumbai without Crawford ...
Read MoreAnwesha Arya: The Miracle Woman
In times when many of Bollywood boys and girls are under the scanner, Vinta Nanda interviews Anwesha Arya – granddaughter of Bimal Roy, daughter of Basu Bhattacharya and...
Read MoreTara Kaushal: Why Men Rape
Vinta Nanda interviews author Tara Kaushal, on the eve of the release of her book Why Men Rape: An Indian Undercover Investigation. I know Tara Kaushal by a recent frie...
Read MoreACTING, LYING, AND THE TRUTH
Monojit Lahiri examines whether acting is truly a form of lying, tracing the provocative...
November 12 2026MAHARASHTRA’S ENDURING STATE THEATRE COMPETITION
The 65th edition of Maharashtra State Drama Competition by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe examine...
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Epic Spectacle, Elusive Soul: Why the New Ramayana Needs More Heart. Piyush Roy examines...
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