Thought Box

The Standoff: Pataal Lok and Contagion

Vinta Nanda writes about how we process these times when the movies are advancing our future. Now, stories tell you what to expect from the future. We’re living in an a...

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Of Silent Havelis

Ashok Sood’s photo-feature on the gorgeous havelis of Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, which like other tourist hubs of India, will be deprived this year of its regular stream of v...

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The End of a New Beginning

Sandeep Goyal says that the one thing he has never understood about TikTok is – why does its millions of followers not convert to larger earnings for its influencers?&nb...

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Guru Dutt: A Life Interrupted

Humra Quraishi observes from the auteur Guru Dutt’s life, how fragile artists are when they’re possessed by their art On the past several birthdays of Guru Dutt &...

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Tragedy: The Untold Story of Baby Naaz

Khalid Mohamed narrates the story of Baby Naaz, a super child actor of the vintage years, who passed away, felled by the loss of fame and adulation  In Bollywood lingo, ...

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Rain Watch

Sameer Rattonsey, a resident of Bandra, captures the sunsets, even as the weather over Mumbai continues to be unpredictable. The sunsets, in the last three months, have never...

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The second last word

Vinta Nanda writes about the prevailing culture in the business of media and entertainment in India.  Some, more mainstream than the others, in a Whatsapp group comprisi...

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A Dream Run for Kalyani

Janaky Sreedharan writes about J.Geetha’s debut venture Run Kalyani, which is set to be the opening film at the New York Indian Film Festival. Perhaps there is nothing ...

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Shibu Natesan: Doing it my way

Khalid Mohamed interviews the eminent artist Shibu Natesan, who has varied from images of political protest to nature studies, whether he is in his homeland Kerala, Vadodara o...

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Celebrity endorsements hit by COVID-19

Indian Institute of Human Brands (IIHB) has released a report on celebrity compensation which states brands expect celebrity fee to drop by 20-30 per cent IIHB has released a...

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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

ART IS BORN FREE: TEJAS SONI’S JOURNEY

Ahmedabad-based artist Tejas Soni reflects on five decades of living artfully—acro...

February 5 2026

TRIS FEBRUARY 2026 EXPLORES CINEMA ART CONSCIENCE

TRIS February 2026 presents exhibitions, film screenings, and conversations in Delhi, hi...

February 4 2026