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K.K RAINA: The Act of Life!

Aparajita Krishna walks down the road, which brought writer, director, actor K.K. Raina, from his homeland Kashmir to Mumbai, many years ago, where today he is one of the most...

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Thought Factory

GIVE LOVE A CHANCE!

Replacing his film journo’s cap for the Ad-man’s hat, Monojit Lahiri explores the hidden virtues of love as a brand… and emerges with some startling revelat...

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Alternative Entertainment

The Comic World Of Pierre Étaix

Vandana Kumar writes: ‘Le Grand Amour’ (The Great Love) 1969 is a French comedy that introduced me to its director Pierre Étaix. It made me go hunting for s...

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Thought Factory

A Conversation With Freny Manecksha

Freny Manecksha brings stories from Bastar and Kashmir in her latest book Flaming Forest Wounded Valley. She gets into a conversation with Vinta Nanda about her journey and ob...

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Business and Politics

Leader of masses: Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru

Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, builder of modern India, was indeed a statesman and leader of the masses, writes Humra Quraishi Politics has reached such lows that the Right-Wi...

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Powerful People

THE THESPIAN: SUREKHA SIKRI

Her repertoire of work in theatre in particular and then in television and films is vast, writes Aparajita Krishna I start with a disclaimer. This article dares not and canno...

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Business and Politics

Merely because the act is horrific…

Humra Quraishi recalls the horrors of the 2002 riots in Gujarat in wake of the release of the convicted rapists and murderers of the Bilkis Bano case. Bilkis Bano was gangrap...

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Thought Factory

ACTING IS “LYING FOR A LIVING!”

Monojit Lahiri examines the background behind this loaded, apocryphal statement, alluding to the great Hollywood legend, Marlon Bando! The Reluctant star! Hollywood-basher! T...

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Business and Politics

The lives of Freda

Humra  Quraishi visits Andrew Whitehead’s book ‘The Lives of Freda - The Political, Spiritual and Personal Journeys of Freda Bedi’. I do believe in des...

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Alternative Entertainment

LET THERE BE MUSIC

Khalid Mohamed replays a rare interview with Mani Ratnam on the director’s start-off collaborations with the then-fresher composer A.R.Rahman with Roja, Thiruda Thiruda ...

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IAA LEADERSHIP AWARDS HONOUR ICONS

IAA Leadership Awards 2026 brought together India’s leading business, advertising,...

August 12 2026

JJ SCHOOL’S FREEDOM ART REVEALED

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores how JJ School of Art students captured India’s fr...

August 11 2026

OHH MY DOG: LOVE, LOYALTY, LOSS

Canine Loyalty Meets A Darker Tale of Loss, Courage and Justice. Arnab Banerjee reviews ...

August 10 2026