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The Indian Artist Book of Colour

Teesta Bhandare talks about how this book seeks to help cope with the stress exacerbated by an unforeseen pandemic, especially at a time when mental health has rightly entered...

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Nepotism: Advertising Industry better or Bollywood?

Sandeep Goyal gives you a view to the nepotism, which mocks at as much talent in the Advertising Industry of India as it does Bollywood.  The media has been raving ...

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Applause: In conversation with Saiyami Kher

Khalid Mohamed in a frankspeak with Saiyami Kher, who has made a huge impact with her performance as a housemaker-cum-bank employee in the Netflix film Choked. At this very m...

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No Entry: Hazards in staging a theatre play in Mumbai

Khalid Mohamed recounts his peril-fraught, one-off experience in staging ‘Kennedy Bridge’, a play on yesteryear’s courtesans. All the world’s a stage;...

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For Name’s Sake: Bollywood’s penchant for screen names

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, traces the saga of leading film personalities changing their birth-names for catchier screen names.  A rose by any other name would not hav...

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Don’t cry for Sushant!

Vinta Nanda discusses why in the creative universe, we should feel sorry for ourselves and not for those who have left us.  You’re disturbed, because Sushant ...

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Tragic Loss: Sushant Singh Rajput

Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide by hanging, at age of 34, sent shockwaves through Bollywood on Sunday afternoon.  The police rushed to his apartment in Bandra. Init...

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Admitted

Ojaswwee Sharma’s award Winning Feature Film – a Docu-drama about Transgender Education Rights was released yesterday, 13th June 2020 The much awaited multiple aw...

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Copy-right-Copy-wrong

Veena Bakshi reveals the flawed system by which our Indian entertainment universe operates; where copyrights holders may as well not be. Two films, both made by the same cele...

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An Interlude

Sathya Saran talks about her journey when writing on Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and she shares an excerpt from the book she has authored - A Breath of Gold - published by (an...

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WHY INDIAN TELEVISION IS FAILING

Vinta Nanda examines the sharp decline in Indian television viewership, exposing outdate...

April 5 2026

INDIA CENSUS 2027 INCLUSION CHALLENGES

Population Foundation of India calls for inclusive and secure approach to India’s ...

April 4 2026

INDIA’S IDENTITY DEBATE MEETS CULTURE

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

April 3 2026