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Wake up & smell the Propaganda

Liquidity via monetary policy is like blood infusion into a patient admitted for a heart transplant in a near death situation. And fiscal stimulus is that heart that needs to ...

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On being an Indian: Ruskin Bond

In his essay, "On being an Indian", Ruskin Bond explains his Indian identity, "Race did not make me one. Religion did not make me one. But history did. And in the long ru...

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Rebellion of James Ferreira

Khalid Mohamed profiles the pioneering designer James Ferreira, who has double-tasked as a warrior to preserve the two-centuries-old, Portuguese-style Khothachiwadi in the hea...

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Pupils of a lesser God

Zuhaib, a student of mass communication at Jamia Millia Islamia University says that because of the lockdown all his classes are now online. His teachers were screen sharing p...

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Woman of Song: Usha Khanna

Dhruv Somani makes a case to revisit Usha Khanna, one of Bollywood’s few and certainly the most prolific and popular women composers. Women have been increasingly makin...

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On Manto’s 108th birth anniversary

“The more I sit thinking of Manto’s genius, I recall  my  meeting his grandnephew Abid Hasan Minto, in  New Delhi”, writes Humra  Quraish...

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The Exodus

As desperation and frustration increases amongst workers trapped in the city with no work and no money, they attempt to escape in whichever way was possible. Most walking, som...

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Across the Border: Mammo

Khalid Mohamed recalls how he wrote the real-life story and screenplay of the National Award-winning film, Mammo, now accessible on YouTube and streaming on Amazon Prime Video...

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Mumbai: A City Smarting

“Thousands of migrant workers walked along the Eastern Express Highway in the hope of reaching back to their villages. They were stopped at police checkpoints and asked ...

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Conversion of sorts!

Nodding, I walked back, towards home… I opened the window to let in some fresh air but what came in the way were those dengue warnings flashing across the small screen,...

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SHRUTHY MENON ON WMNCOMM PODCAST

Sushmita Chowdhary reviews this intimate conversation with artist and actor Shruthy Meno...

November 15 2026

MUMBAI'S CULTURAL WEEKEND UNPACKED

Mumbai has a weekend full of reasons to step out. From ART MUMBAI and immersive design t...

November 14 2026

SEVEN DAYS OF EXTRAORDINARY CINEMA

The Waterfront Indie Film Festival (WIFF) Mumbai returns for its second edition from 30 ...

November 13 2026