Thought Box

THOUGHT FACTORY: A SILENCE THAT SHOUTS

An incisive reflection by Sohaila Kapur on speech and silence, moving from personal memory to cultural critique, revealing how words manipulate, silence dominates, and communi...

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RETROSCOPE: RETURN TO DILIP KUMAR THE ETERNAL TRAGEDIAN

Celebrating The Memory Of The Actors Actor And The Star Of Stars – Dilip Kumar! Monojit Lahiri’s tribute to the timeless sahib-e-alam. It was his birth anniversary...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE MANY WAYS WE LOOKED IN 2025

A sweeping year-end chronicle of cinema, culture, memory, rebellion, and conscience—where filmmakers, critics, and artists came together through The Daily Eye to look de...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: DOING IT MY WAY

Lately, it’s been raining awards and accolades on the path-breaking multi-media achiever. And she has preserved a child-like persona, open to new ideas and projects. For...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: LISTENING TO LIVES

Journalist, author, translator, and cultural chronicler Sathya Saran reflects on a life shaped by words, music, travel, and discipline—mapping creative legacies from Gur...

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RETROSCOPE: THE FLAME THAT STILL BURNS

When Smita Patil Breathed Her Last On The Midnight Of December 13, 1986, The World Of Cinema In General And Indian Cinema In Particular, Lost A Unique Talent. Remembering The ...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TALE OF A CRIME THAT CUTS DEEP

A gripping Saudi thriller that uses the framework of a desert murder mystery to expose the deeper anxieties, silences, and societal constraints faced by women, Haifaa Al Manso...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: OF THAT HUMAN FACTOR

Currently, the boom in Artificial Intelligence has been viewed with mounting dread or embraced warmly as a technological revolution in image-making. Khalid Mohamed interviews ...

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POWERFUL PEOPLE: IDEAS BECOME MOVEMENTS HERE

A conversation between Vinta Nanda and Shenali Rajaratnam, a young global leader shaping future governance, digital equity, and women-led innovation, offering a window into th...

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RETROSCOPE: FLASHBACKING WITH....CHAUDVIN KA CHAND!!

Monojit Lahiri met up with the still-gorgeous Waheeda Rehman at her sea-front flat in Bandra’s Bandstand in Mumbai around two decades ago. In an expansive and sentimenta...

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MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...

May 11 2026

DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...

May 10 2026

BOLLYWOOD MOTHERS BECOME MODERN MOMS

On Mother’s Day, writer Monojit Lahiri reflects on Bollywood’s evolving scre...

May 10 2026