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Powerful People

Half a lifetime: Rahul Vohra

It’s a dress-circle view that Vinta Nanda brings, of what half a lifetime of a truly creative person appears to be – it’s Rahul Vohra onstage in this theatre...

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TV

It happened one night: Mohanagar

Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri reviews Mohanagar, the latest offering, from Bangladesh, on the streaming platform Hoichoi Two police officers on either end of the moral compass, the ...

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TV

Dhoop Ki Deewar: Intriguing and Interesting

Shafiq Siddiqui reviews the web series Dhoop Ki Deewar, airing on Zee5. Two episodes of the series are released every Friday. India and Pakistan share a love-hate relationshi...

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Movies

Down with Dowry!

Film historian Dhruv Somani looks back at a clutch of Bollywood films, which gutsily dealt with the evils of the dowry system. The pernicious system of dowry persists, espe...

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Business and Politics

Signs of the time: Who is accountable?

Humra  Quraishi recalls her brief meeting with Dilip Kumar and Saira Banu and worries for the state of prisoners in our jails awaiting trial.  As I was about to fil...

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Bollywood

Joy of Acting

Khalid Mohamed talks shop and more with Ali Fazal, who has wowed audiences with a wide range of films like Fukrey and Victoria & Abdul, and series like Mirzapur and Ray. ...

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Thought Factory

DILIP KUMAR: THE BIG BURGLAR

Dilip Kumar burgles his way into the performance of every Indian actor of substance whether the actor likes it or not, writes Kamlesh Pandey What makes Dilip Kumar so ines...

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Alternative Entertainment

Adil Hussain: The Uncrowned Czar of independent cinema

Sharad Raj walks you through his experience of working with the actor par excellence Adil Hussain. The posters and the images on social media confused me. I was wondering w...

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TV

Rickshawala

After the critical success of Seasons Greetings, Ram Kamal Mukherjee is back with a loving ode to that hoary Kolkata institution - the hand-pulled rickshaw, writes Shantanu Ra...

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Human Rights

Care Leavers Speak Up

Augustine Veliath tells about Care Leavers and also explains what we need to do to support them. Care Leavers are young people, who have lived in Alternative Care settings, e...

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INDIA’S IDENTITY DEBATE MEETS CULTURE

When Identity Is Policed and Culture Is Celebrated: India’s Strange Inflection Poi...

April 3 2026

FILMMAKER PANKAJ BORA ON REALITY

“The reality is always richer than fiction” — says filmmaker Pankaj Bo...

April 2 2026

FILMMAKER PANKAJ BORA ON REALITY

“The reality is always richer than fiction” — says filmmaker Pankaj Bo...

April 2 2026