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Thought Factory

The Inspiring Story of a Village Goatherd-turned-Artist of Substance

His artworks have an unusual power. They experiment with various media – oils, acrylic, watercolours, charcoal – and aren’t devoted to any singular theme. ...

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TV

Boss Baby: Back in Business – A Non-Stop Blizzard of Goofiness

Just as we had managed to swim out of the drooling saliva, the fussy baby fights plus the heebie-jeebies inducing exploit of the adorable little characters of Boss Baby, the c...

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Bollywood

Rajnikanth’s Kaala: the Real behind the Reel

Filmmaker Pa Ranjith, who has teamed up for the second time with superstar Rajinikanth in the hit gangster drama Kaala, says his film is not based on the life of any individua...

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Environment

Solar Powered Roads and Wearables are the Future

Electricity consumption in India (and all over the world) hits a new high almost every year. For instance, Indians use twice the electricity they used in the year 2000 and eig...

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Thought Factory

Salman Khurshid’s ‘Triple Talaq: Examining Faith’ - A straightforward yet comprehensive view of a complicated issue?

I’m here and writing about Former Minister of External Affairs and Indian National Congress party leader, Salman Khurshid’s latest book ‘Triple Talaq: Examin...

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Kaleidoscope

Hidden Prejudices

After the uproar over the denial of restroom access to two African American men, on May 29, the coffee chain Starbucks announced that it will close more than 8,000 stores acro...

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Human Rights

The Central Role of Writers in Public Discourse

A strong relationship between the arts and politics, particularly between various kinds of art and power, [citation needed] occurs across historical epochs and cultures. As th...

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Trending

Facebook Has Gone From Cool to Banal For Teenagers

A new study by Pew Research Center says that teenagers don't prefer Facebook anymore. In 2015, Pew Research Center found that 71 percent of 13 to 17-year-olds said they used F...

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Comic Con India brings back the Second Edition of Fandom Month

Comic Con India, Wouldn’t we all love to run faster than a speeding bullet, fly through the skies and use superhuman strength to battle bad guys to save the day? While...

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Evening Shadows film wins 'Celebration of Courage' Award

The Indian feature film Evening Shadows, directed by activist & filmmaker Sridhar Rangayan is creating a big buzz in the film festival circuit across the world. After five...

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MAHESH DATTANI’S THE MONK AND THE WARRIOR

Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahesh Dattani’s The Monk and the Warrior, a cross-cultural ...

April 9 2026

THE REBEL WITHOUT A...PAUSE

Fearless. Disobedient. Rowdy. Bindaas. Playful. Rooted. Real. Sanjay Bhattacharya is a r...

April 8 2026

IT’S A CONSTANT BATTLE – RAHI ANIL BARVE

The creator of the belatedly lauded Tumbbad, Rahi Anil Barve, who continues to be a warr...

April 7 2026