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FESTIVALS: THE LOKHANDWALA STREET-CORNER START-UPS
Today, Siddharth Kak explores the by lanes of his neighbourhood to discover a variety of Indian food and snacks on offer by a unique range of start-ups founded by some of the ...
Read MorePOLITICS: INJUSTICES AND MISINFORMATION
Humra Quraishi comments on the troubling times lying ahead because accountability and transparency usually practiced by authorities are elusive in the prevailing situation, es...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: ALL ABOUT REMAKES AND SEQUELS
As Bade Miyan Chhote Miyan and Love Sex Aur Dhokha 2 are set to release, with both films evoking titles of films made earlier, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri, in the first of a series...
Read MoreKALEIDOSCOPE: QUEER VOICES FROM THE PERIPHERY
Utpal Datta makes a sensitive attempt to hear the unheard ‘third voice’ and reviews Dr Kaustubh Padmapani’s and Dr Pratiti Burman’s book ‘Queer V...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: IN DEFENCE OF MAINSTREAM, MASALA MOVIES
Monojit Lahiri attempts a non-judgmental take on ‘Brand Bollywood’. He asks, “Professing undying allegiance to the Muse while secretly lusting for filthy luc...
Read MorePOWERFUL PEOPLE: A FEW MILES ON THE BHARAT JODO YATRA
Mumbai-based writer and journalist Dilip D'Souza, celebrated for his incisive commentary on social and political issues, engages in a dialogue with Vinta Nanda regarding his p...
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The #newsdesk recommends films that are much talked about and rated high on the critics’ scale. It’s the weekend! Check them out right away! MONKEY MAN In...
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Humra Quraishi comments on reports coming in of the centre awarding Sainik School agreements to educational institutions associated with RSS, Hindutva organisations and BJP, a...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: REALISM OF THE MATERIALISTIC WORLDVIEW
Sharad Raj explores the evolution of realism in Indian cinema, its many forms and structures, and the deviations in its style through the lens of Kumar Shahani’s “...
Read MoreBOLLYWOOD: SUCHITRA SEN, BENGAL’S QUEEN OF HEARTS
Monojit Lahiri remembers actress Suchitra Sen, the charismatic superstar who ruled the screen for 25 years, before vanishing from the industry and public life. She would have ...
Read MoreBHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV 2026 OPENS MUMBAI STAGE
The 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav arrives in Mumbai on February 7, celebrating global theatr...
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A shocking murder in Maharashtra exposes the dangers of India’s two-child norm, as...
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Ahmedabad-based artist Tejas Soni reflects on five decades of living artfully—acro...
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