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STUDENT CITY PART 6

In Student City Part 6 Prof Dr Piyush Roy crafts a sharply observant and darkly humorous coming-of-age narrative exploring loneliness, identity, youth culture, friendship, emo...

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AN ACTOR PREPARES: ASEEM HATTANGADI

A multi-tasker, he is a theatre, film and web series actor. Son of the celebrated actor Rohini Hattangadi and the late theatre director Jayadev Hattangadi, he chose not to go ...

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IPTA AT 84: RESISTANCE THROUGH THEATRE

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe reflects on IPTA’s 84th year celebrations, tracing its extraordinary legacy of political theatre, cultural resistance, music and cinema, while ex...

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CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG The Elephant in the Room – and Beyond: Saibal Chatterjee reviews Elephants in the Fog, Abinash Bikram Shah’s Cannes-selec...

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COCKROACH GENERATION CHALLENGES SILENCE

A viral digital movement inspired by a controversial judicial remark transformed into a youth-led expression of dissent, questioning power, democracy, media narratives, and th...

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KASHISH 2026 OPENS WITH JIMPA

At the 17th edition of KASHISH Pride Film Festival in Mumbai, the Norwegian film JIMPA, starring Olivia Colman and John Lithgow, opens a programme featuring 153 films from 43 ...

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STUDENT CITY PART 5

In Prof Dr Piyush Roy’s Student City Part 5, a volatile night at a Pune B-School disc changes friendships, loyalties and emotional equations forever, as jealousy, attrac...

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VYJAYANTHIMALA: ‘WHO REMEMBERS ME?’

Khalid Mohamed looks back in affection at the tumultuous life and unmatched acting career of Vyjayanthimala Bali, now aged 93, often justly described as ‘India’s f...

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INDIA’S CHANGING LIFESTYLE PULSE

From smart kitchens and flexible careers to celebrity-led animal welfare, three emerging stories reveal how technology, work culture, and social consciousness are reshaping ur...

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BRECHT RETURNS THROUGH BENGALI THEATRE

In an era dominated by cinematic spectacle and digital distraction, writes Arnab Banerjee, a committed group of theatre practitioners and professionals in Delhi revived Bertol...

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HEALTHY BOUNDARIES SHAPE SECOND CHANCES

A Rebounce survey of 9,283 previously married Indians reveals how healthy boundaries wit...

September 29 2026

SHAKUNTALA NAGARKAR: DEATH IN THE SADDLE

A tribute by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe to legendary Lavani exponent Shakuntala Nagarkar, who...

September 28 2026

OF WOMEN, BY WOMEN….TWO BOOK REVIEWS

Sohaila Kapur reviews Avni Doshi’s First House and Andaleeb Wajid’s Have You...

September 27 2026