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Festivals

FESTIVALS: A JOURNEY INTO NATURE AND ABSTRACTION

Discover the hidden beauty of nature through Gerardo Korn’s transformative art at Cosmic Heart Gallery’s Curling Ribbons, where abstraction and realism merge to re...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: BOMBAY IN THE ARMS OF THE NIGHT 2.0

Sharad Raj remembers the vibrant yet gritty nights of 90s Mumbai, reflecting on its transformation from a city of contrasts to a sanitized facade masking systemic displacement...

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Powerful People

POWERFUL PEOPLE: YASSA KHAN’S BOLD NARRATIVES

Filmmaker Yassa Khan shares his journey from graphic design to cinema, creating deeply personal, visually stunning films like PINK, blending identity, resilience, and powerful...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: UTPAL DATTA AND SANJEEV HAZORIKA HONOURED

Celebrating Excellence in Assamese Cinema and Journalism: Roopkar Awards 2023 and 2024 honour Utpal Datta and Sanjeev Hazorika, shining a spotlight on cultural contributions i...

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Gender

GENDER: STRENGTHENING DEMOCRACY THROUGH GENDER EQUALITY

Uniting voices to encourage inclusive leadership, gender equity, and allyship for a stronger democracy in India, addressing urgent challenges in today’s evolving politic...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINEMNT: LESSONS FROM ORIGIN AND I AM A NOISE

From caste to race, inequality fractures humanity; love and action offer the only path to emotional survival and a truly equitable future. If we don’t act now to achieve...

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Business and Politics

POLITICS: SILENCE, A WEAPON AND SHIELD

Dr. Manmohan Singh’s dignified silence inspires integrity, while Bollywood’s silence on farmers’ struggles highlights a troubling indifference—two sile...

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Bollywood

BOLLYWOOD: CAN MODELS ACT…ELEPHANTS FLY AND TIGERS SING?

From ramp to reel: Unpacking Bollywood’s obsession with models and the evolving debate on talent versus glamour. Monojit Lahiri Investigate this contentious issue with p...

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Health

HEALTH: ATTITUDE SICKNESS IS A SILENT KILLER

Exploring the silent epidemic of attitude sickness—an urban psychological condition born from societal isolation, superiority complexes, and modern pressures—while...

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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: EULOGIES IN THE POST TRUTH ERA

Reflecting on the legacies of Shyam Benegal and Manmohan Singh: Sharad Raj navigates hyperbolic tributes, nuanced critiques, and the socio-political transformations that defin...

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BHARAT RANG MAHOTSAV 2026 OPENS MUMBAI STAGE

The 25th Bharat Rang Mahotsav arrives in Mumbai on February 7, celebrating global theatr...

February 7 2026

TWO-CHILD NORM ENDANGERS CHILDREN AND DEMOCRACY

A shocking murder in Maharashtra exposes the dangers of India’s two-child norm, as...

February 6 2026

ART IS BORN FREE: TEJAS SONI’S JOURNEY

Ahmedabad-based artist Tejas Soni reflects on five decades of living artfully—acro...

February 5 2026