Thought Box

BUSINESS: TOTTENHAM SURVIVE, TRIUMPH, AND RISE

Tottenham Hotspur’s 2024/25 campaign was a dramatic clash of despair and triumph—scraping through Premier League survival while clinching Europa League glory again...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: CENSORSHIP, CINEMA, AND THE COST OF CONSCIENCE

A searing conversation between filmmaker Vinta Nanda and journalist Anna MM Vetticad on censorship, complicity, and conscience—exploring the urgent need to resist hate, ...

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BUSINESS: THE AD INDUSTRY INCUBATES ITS FUTURE AT GOAFEST 2025

24 student delegates from MICA, SIMC, Loyola College, and Miami Ad School are attending the festival free this year; organizers to extend initiative to 100 students next year....

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER

From Ajmer to artificial intelligence, Kamal Swaroop’s cinematic odyssey spans surreal visions, forgotten histories, and radical pedagogy—mapping a life devoted to...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: RAJ KHOSLA NOW IN WORDS & LITERATURE

A landmark biography by Amborish Roychoudhury, with Raj Khosla’s daughters Anita and Uma, unveils the genius, music, and humanity of a director who reshaped Hindi cinema...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: OF HUMAN BONDAGE

Through his unflinching lens, GMB Akash documents the unseen struggles of the marginalised — using photography not just to witness suffering, but to catalyse empathy, ac...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: WHAT MY MOTHER TAUGHT ME

On Mother's Day, I, Vinta Nanda, reflect on how my mother’s clarity in a chaotic world, exposed the dangers of modern media and reminded me of the values India was born ...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: FROM MAA TUJHE SALAAM TO OPERATION SINDOOR

Invoking the mother as a symbol of national strength must honour all her children—across faiths, castes, and cultures—if Operation Sindoor is to truly reflect Indi...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TWO RIVERS, ONE JOURNEY

Celestina and Lawrence explores post-demonetization India through the intertwined lives of two tribal migrants, looking at urban alienation, identity, and resilience with lyri...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE GENTLE GENIUS

Cinema, at its purest and most soul-stirring, found a devoted servant in Shaji N. Karun. Khalid Mohamed bids farewell to the globally-lauded but always self-effacing cinematog...

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THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026

MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...

May 11 2026

DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...

May 10 2026