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POLITICS: HOW FAR WILL THEY GO WITH HATE?
Humra Quraishi condemns the targeted communal attacks on Muslims taking place repeatedly, and also introduces Sahar Zaman’s well-researched volume on her grand uncle Tal...
Read MoreBUSINESS: THE MANUFACTURED KISS
It’s Sohaila Kapur today, in conversation with Neha Vyaso, an Intimacy Director in Bollywood. “She’s the first of her kind,” writes the interviewer. N...
Read MoreKALEIDOSCOPE: THE MUSICAL MAVERICK BY ASHIS GHATAK
Vinta Nanda talks to Ashis Ranjan Ghatak, biographer of ‘The Musical Maverick: The Authored Biography of Shankar Mahadevan’ about his process and the vast journey ...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE CINEMA: THE CINEMA OF SOUND & CUT
"The Zone of Interest" and the cinema of sound and the cut is what Sharad Raj explores as he shares his personal experience while viewing the film. I hadn’t heard of Jo...
Read MorePOLITICS: ALL IN THE NAME OF GOD
Humra Quraishi comments about empty promises being made in political speeches, the polarisation, and the harmful propaganda taking place for votes as elections draw close. Wo...
Read MoreKALEIDOSCOPE: BREATHING LIFE INTO A SONG
Tarali’s musical experiment with Anup Baruah is what Utpal Datta visits this week to explore what it took the singer, lyricist, music composer and director for stage and...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: IS SHE ACCURATELY PORTRAYED BY AD-LAND?
Monojit Lahiri does a checkout of what’s going on in ad-land and how much it has evolved (or not?!!) to accommodate today’s woman who doesn’t care a hang any...
Read MorePOLITICS: ALL AROUND THERE ARE REMINDERS
Humra Quraishi dwells on two disturbing reports dominating the news - about the demolition of Wakeel Hassan’s home and about the young Indian men trapped in Russia, comp...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: THE NSD AGENDA – SOUL–STRIP…OR DRAMABAZI?
Monojit Lahiri does an interview-based close-up of the contentious issue of training and investigates if it helped actors break into the industry and make a name along with bi...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TAPAN SINHA’S EK DOCTOR KI MAUT
Tapan Sinha’s Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990) shows how scientific research and innovation is not given its due in India, and how professional jealousy and insensitive governme...
Read MoreOSCARS RETURN INDIA ENTRY EMPTY-HANDED AGAIN HOME
India’s 2026 Oscar hopes fade again as its official entry returns home, sparking d...
February 8 2026BHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV 2026 OPENS MUMBAI STAGE
The 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav arrives in Mumbai on February 7, celebrating global theatr...
February 7 2026TWO-CHILD NORM ENDANGERS CHILDREN AND DEMOCRACY
A shocking murder in Maharashtra exposes the dangers of India’s two-child norm, as...
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