Thought Box

TOLLYWOOD’S GIFTED ACTORS

Bengali cinema and filmmakers, though revered worldwide, still do not draw much attention within India. It may have to do something with the overwhelming popularity Bollywood ...

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SMASH THE PATRIARCHY

Priti Chandriani, Veena Bakshi and Lygia Mathew run the ‘only’ Cinema Collective, and they held a day-long event where panel discussions, a play reading and the do...

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A FERRIS WHEEL GOING AROUND

Humra  Quraishi questions the mindless lynching’s of Indian Muslims on mere suspicion of the carrying beef, although they could’ve been carrying a sack of cab...

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JAANE BHI DO YAARO: FOREVER IN RECALL!

Aparajita Krishna unplugs the cult classic that has already consumed generations left behind and will continue to enthral, delight and make pensive, the generations of the fut...

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PAINTING THE TOWN RED: VANI TRIPATHI TIKOO

Vinta Nanda talks to Vani Tripathi Tikoo about her recently published book, Why Can’t Elephants Be Red?, and about other things. Akku, the protagonist of her book, is a...

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KEECHAR VERSUS GULAL

Satyabrata Ghosh analyses the following words spoken by the Prime Minister of India in parliament: “Keechar uskey paas tha, mere pass gulal.” Indian Cinematograph...

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FAIZ, SAHIR AND VERSE

Humra Quraishi revisits two of the best known poets of this  subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi. Both who were born years ago in the season of spring and ...

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THE GENTLE HEART

Khalid Mohamed pens a tribute to the peerless artist, printmaker and art teacher Lalitha Lajmi, who passed away last Monday. When Lalitha Lajmi moved on to another realm at t...

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ANJUM RIZVI: FROM BEHIND THE SCENES!

Aparajita Krishna goes back to the past and fast forwards the producer Anjum Rizvi’s life in an interesting conversation with him. Anjum Rizvi is a film-producer of a s...

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WE ARE NOT AT PEACE

Humra Quraishi discusses the position of the Urdu language in India, on International Mother Language Day – 21st February. My grasp over my mother tongue, Urdu, is weak...

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MOVIES: WHEN MEMORY BECOMES A COMPANION

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

December 21 2025

BUSINESS: MARKETS, MEANING AND MORAL RECKONINGS

A Year Through The Daily Eye: A sweeping reflection on The Daily Eye’s Business wr...

December 20 2025

THOUGHT FACTORY: A SILENCE THAT SHOUTS

An incisive reflection by Sohaila Kapur on speech and silence, moving from personal memo...

December 19 2025