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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REVERSING ROLES IN CHAALCHITRA EKHON

‘Chaalchitra Ekhon’ serves as a reflective piece on the generational shift from Western-centric aspirations to a more introspective examination of one’s cult...

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Business and Politics

POLITICS: MISSING GIRLS AND HATE SPEECHES

After we are done celebrating mothers, daughters, women, take a moment to consider these shocking details about the missing women and girls in our country, also what hate-fill...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: DEBASMITA DASGUPTA HAS COME A LONG WAY

“The most gratifying part of running this publication is that unique and immensely talented people connect with me”, writes Vinta Nanda. “One of the most ext...

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Business and Politics

POLITICS: BURING FIRES, THREATNING GOONS

Humra  Quraishi calls out the BJP government for its apathy towards the raging fires in Uttarakhand as well as its threatening behaviour towards opposition candidates dur...

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: THE THIRD SKY IS AN ANTHOLOGY OF QUEER STORIES FROM ASSAM

A Fresh Perspective on Queer Studies in Assamese: ‘Tritiya Akash’. Utpal Datta introduces this unique anthology of short stories compiled and edited by Dr Prapti T...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE RISK TAKERS BY SIDDHESH PANDEY

Siddhesh Pandey’s poignant exploration of Mumbai’s unsung heroes is heartening and life-affirming, reports Vinta Nanda. “Technology, intent made it a sa...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: CRAFTSMANSHIP AND FORM

Towards the non-bourgeoise tales from screen and stage: Amar Singh Chamkila and Lavani ke Rang are explored here by filmmaker Sharad Raj The disparity between the musical gen...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: DEPICTION OF CHILD ABUSE IN CINEMA

Courageous storytellers daringly illuminate the darkness of child abuse, igniting conversations long overdue. Through their lens, they challenge stigma in a world where silenc...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: 50 YEARS OF GARM HAWA

On Balraj Sahni’s birth anniversary, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at the lasting legacy of Garm Hawa, which celebrates its fiftieth anniversary this year, and wonders if...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: LOOKING FOR THE MAHANAYAK

Srijit Mukherji’s Oti Uttam is a film hard to dislike. And no, it’s not just Uttam Kumar who is responsible for that, writes Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri. Screenings of...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: NOT A MAN’S WORLD ANYMORE

Huma Qureshi, who believes that Mumbai’s show business isn’t a man’s e...

December 23 2025

GENDER: GENDER | AUTONOMY | 2025 IN REFLECTION

From homes and heartbreaks to cinema, solitude, queer identity and evolving desire, The ...

December 22 2025

MOVIES: WHEN MEMORY BECOMES A COMPANION

When Memory Becomes a Companion is Utpal Datta’s meditative reading of Hamsafar, a...

December 21 2025