Thought Box

FLASHBACK & FORWARD

Mahabanoo Mody-Kotwal, Om Katare, Ishitta Arun are performing artists who represent three generations respectively, writes Aparajita Krishna This article carries a flashback ...

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Is a woman incomplete if she's not a mother?

Monojit Lahiri unfolds a poignant real life story of how a student of his overcame society’s regressive gaze upon her because she could not bear children. "Hello?" the ...

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Imagination: The fodder of existence

An analysis of Atanu Ghosh's Binisutoy (Without Strings, Bengali, 2021), by Dipankar Sarkar Set up and pay-off has always been at the helm of narrative fiction dealing with d...

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Only About Ground Realities

YASHWANT SINHA, choice of the opposition parties as the next President of India,  is rational; he talks about ground realities with conviction and passion, writes Humra Q...

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‘You Want Crorepati Glasses?’

It’s everywhere, on the streets, in living rooms, on cellphones and endorsement billboards. Khalid Mohamed writes on the ever-ballooning influence of Bollywood on our da...

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Srijit Mukherji: A Filmmaker at a Crossroad

Three releases in a month, a fourth lined up. Is Srijit Mukherji spreading himself too thin? Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at his recent releases and catches up with ...

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ILA ARUN: GIVING VOICE TO LIFE

Ila Arun is a woman of many parts and one who is in command of all of them. She has a contagious zest for life, writes Aparajita Krishna  Over the decades she steadfastl...

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A COUNTRY CALLED CHILDHOOD: A MEMOIR

BOOK REVIEW: Actor Deepti Naval’s journey into her childhood is one from the heart, funny and moving in the same breath. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri reviews a remarkable memo...

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The ‘Jaadu’ of the iPhone & Dilip Kumar

A Tribute to the Man behind the Legend on His First Death Anniversary on 7th July 2022 – The Daily Eye Newsdesk   The world knows Dilip Kumar, the star, the a...

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A Book Definitely For Keeps

Monojit Lahiri’s take on Dadamoni: The life and times of Ashok Kumar by Nabendu Ghosh.   This book, published by Speaking Tiger Books, is a very important boo...

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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

RETROSCOPE: RETURN TO DILIP KUMAR THE ETERNAL TRAGEDIAN

Celebrating The Memory Of The Actors Actor And The Star Of Stars – Dilip Kumar! Mo...

December 18 2025