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Lost but not found: An artist focuses on the tragedy of the Nation’s rising cases of Missing Children
At a modest estimate, a lakh, if not more children go missing every year from diverse parts of the nation, including the top metros Mumbai and New Delhi. According to the Nati...
Read MoreWhy being an Intellectual has become risky in Modi's India
It is difficult to draw the line between an 'ordinary' citizen questioning the fate of his tax money in a tea shop and an 'intellectual' who does the same through writing. Wh...
Read MoreWar of Words
Though many of his plays have been absurd or surreal, Makrand Deshpande wanted to experiment with an all-out farce, and what invites ridicule more than an Indian wedding? Howe...
Read MoreThe Khan Syndrome: Are we ready for a New Kind of Hero?
Admit it. We all need a hero - someone whom we can look up to, admire and believe that he represents the zeitgeist of the present-day conditions. Be it in the spheres of polit...
Read MoreThrough The Looking Glass
What happens when the quiet world of children’s books collides with Hollywood? Nothing much on the surface, but much turbulence underneath. A House Amo...
Read MoreAn Artist’s Political Awakening: From painting Moods of the Season to reflecting the Human Condition Today
Today, an Indian artist can’t venture into areas where angels fear to tread. Representation of goddesses, nudity and politics of protest are de facto out of bounds...
Read MoreA Tale of True Grit
Today, if a girl wants to be a doctor, she is encouraged by her parents and teachers to go for the high marks needed for medical college. But there was a time when just going ...
Read MoreDaughter of The Sun
Circe, who was a footnote in male-dominated Greek mythological stories, is a full-blooded and fascinatingly strong character in Madeline Miller’s new, bestselling book n...
Read MoreNusrat Fateh Ali Khan: Genius replayed on a Mega-Monsoon Day in Mumbai
No reason, no occasion for a replay today except maybe the fact that it’s just another mega-monsoon day. And I’m anxiously searching for music to go with the rhyth...
Read MoreIt Happened One Night
Noir thrillers had their own visual glamour—smoky bars, shadowy streets, men in trench coats and Fedoras, femmes fatale, damsels in distress and an innocent caught in a ...
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Lately, it’s been raining awards and accolades on the path-breaking multi-media ac...
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Journalist, author, translator, and cultural chronicler Sathya Saran reflects on a life ...
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