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MAHABALI: M. K. Raina’s Theatre!

Aparajita Krishna reviews the latest MK Raina play Mahabali and discusses its significance to these times when a distorted interpretation of Lord Ram, which is contrary to the...

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Business and Politics

UNCERTAIN TIMES AHEAD

Humra Quraishi has a view on the uncertainties that loom large upon the masses, as the government of the day remains more focused on playing politics than on governance. The ...

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Alternative Entertainment

Decoding the chemistry: Uttam-Suchitra

Satyabrata Ghosh discusses the symbioses between the people at the two ends of the camera during the filming and after it, which resulted in the enigmatic chemistry that we kn...

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Business and Politics

CASTE, RELIGION AND LEARNING GAPS

In the backdrop of an incident that took place a couple of weeks ago, when a young Muslim student was taunted by his teacher, Humra Quraishi revisits the discussion on learnin...

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Thought Factory

FASHION ‘DRISHYAM’ of HINDI FILMS 1970s!

Aparajita Krishna tours the Hindi cinema fashion world of the 1970s and places it in context to the way we interpret fashion in India. Drishyam 2 is Cine-India 2022’s l...

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Alternative Entertainment

Childhood, Holocaust and the Cinema of Louis Malle

Louis Malle’s semi-autobiographical 1987 film ‘Au revoir les enfants’ or ‘Goodbye, Children’ belongs to this rare category, writes Vandana Kumar....

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Business and Politics

Government in Hibernation - Lay-offs Rampant

Instead of preparing the youth for difficult times ahead, the government of India is leading them into uncertainty by giving false hope, writes Satyabrata Ghosh. Amazon,...

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Thought Factory

WHO’S AFRAID OF FILM CRITICS?

Monojit Lahiri does a checkout on the significance of film reviews and how they pan out differently for serious cineastes from those who view cinema as pure entertainment and ...

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Powerful People

URMI JUVEKAR: The Storyteller

Aparajita Krishna deep dives to writer Urmi Juvekar’s life and journey as a creative force and returns from the immersive experience with this collectors piece for scree...

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Thought Factory

Art of Lines & Commas

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Ashok Namdeo Hinge, calligrapher, graphic designer and abstractionist, well-known for the creative use of lines and commas in his multiple ...

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OSCARS RETURN INDIA ENTRY EMPTY-HANDED AGAIN HOME

India’s 2026 Oscar hopes fade again as its official entry returns home, sparking d...

February 8 2026

BHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV 2026 OPENS MUMBAI STAGE

The 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav arrives in Mumbai on February 7, celebrating global theatr...

February 7 2026

TWO-CHILD NORM ENDANGERS CHILDREN AND DEMOCRACY

A shocking murder in Maharashtra exposes the dangers of India’s two-child norm, as...

February 6 2026