Thought Box
Business and Politics

RENAMING AND SHAMING!

Humra Quraishi discusses the weapons of mass ‘distractions’ being used, by the Right-Wing forces, to deflect people’s attention from the most grave issues th...

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Thought Factory

BEHIND THE STARDOM IS AN IGNORED ACTOR

True or False, asks Monojit Lahiri who’s in an investigative mood today! It was some insightful words tossed out casually by a film critic, whose opinion I value, that ...

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Powerful People

Back to the Future

  Film historian Dhruv Somani, in conversation with Sonu Walia, who had quit the Bollywood scene prematurely but is raring to face the lights and camera again. On the F...

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Powerful People

The Making of Amruta Subhash

Aparajita Krishna writes, “Amruta Subhash was cradled by very strong creative influences. Mother Jyoti Subhash (nee Deshpande), the very reputed alumni of the National S...

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Kaleidoscope

"Who Killed Judge Loya?” (Remember this is not fiction!)

The prologue itself is an unapologetic foray in Niranjan's state of mind, as he must have started penning down his story, writes Darshan Mondkar Niranjan Takle opens his book...

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Business and Politics

The Caravans Of Movement

Humra Quraishi writes, “The World Refugee day, on the 20th of June, is not too far away. It’s time for us to start thinking and preparing to reach out to the refug...

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Thought Factory

DOES WATCHING ART-HOUSE CINEMA RAISE YOUR SOCIAL STATUS?

Now that the Kolkata Film Festival is done and dusted, Monojit Lahiri does a checkout on this contentious issue.   It was a good, grounded and witty friend who, pos...

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Thought Factory

M.L. Jaisimha! Memory Re-Play From Family Pitch!

Aparajita Krishna recollects memories of the cricket great M. L. Jaisimha through his family and friends and presents the legend here for you. I salute my daring for having a...

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Kaleidoscope

The Soul Of Hindustan

Today Humra Quraishi brings alive the beauty of great urdu poetry translated by Sanjiv Saraf and flows to the soulful strains of Drupad that led to her meeting with the amazin...

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Alternative Entertainment

NO ONE KILLED PALAN

On the birth anniversary of legendary director Mrinal Sen, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at his masterpiece Kharij and Mrinal Sen’s Unflinching Exposé of Middle-Cl...

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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