Powerful People

THE QUIET FIRE OF BECOMING

In conversation with Omara Shetty—Vinta Nanda explores her journey from journalism to acting, her craft, authenticity, and navigating theatre and cinema with emotional d...

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MAMATA BANERJEE FACES DEFINING BATTLE

Ranjan Dasgupta analyses Mamata Banerjee’s toughest electoral challenge in West Bengal, examining political dynamics, BJP’s aggressive push, opposition fragmentati...

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ESCAPING INTO REALITY: KETAKI SHETH

Ketaki Sheth, a renowned image-maker, with four decades of dedication to a wide spectrum of themes and subjects, who is currently showing Flashback – an exhibition of bl...

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IT’S A CONSTANT BATTLE – RAHI ANIL BARVE

The creator of the belatedly lauded Tumbbad, Rahi Anil Barve, who continues to be a warrior for the cause of experimental cinema, culled from indigenous folk tales and superna...

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NOW STEPPING INTO HISTORY

Khalid Mohamed’s conversations with actor-turned-director Riteish Deshmukh over time, with an update on his most ambitious project yet, Raja Shivaji. Riteish Deshmukh&r...

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JOY SENGUPTA: ACTOR WITHOUT COMPROMISE

In a rare, deeply reflective conversation with Khalid Mohamed, actor Joy Sengupta traces his journey across theatre, cinema and television, speaking about artistic integrity, ...

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FROM COPY LINES TO CROP LINES: ARTI DWARKADAS

Vinta Nanda speaks to Arti Dwarkadas about her journey from advertising to organic farming, her debut book Two Bandra Girls Buy a Farm, reinvention, privilege, rural realities...

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NADIRA BABBAR’S THEATRE LEGACY IN PRINT

Vinta Nanda visits Nadira Babbar ahead of Ekjute’s landmark launch of eighteen published plays written by her, exploring her theatre legacy, creative process, collaborat...

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POWER, PRIVILEGE, AND OUR SILENCE

A searing reflection on the Epstein revelations and what they expose about unchecked power, privilege, and the illusion of democracy—questioning how societies normalized...

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PARALLEL LIVES BETWEEN THEATRE & CORPORATE WORLDS

In this candid conversation, interviewer Vinta Nanda speaks with Prakash Vaswani about theatre, corporate life, cultural revival, and the persistence of artistic identity acro...

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OHH MY DOG: LOVE, LOYALTY, LOSS

Canine Loyalty Meets A Darker Tale of Loss, Courage and Justice. Arnab Banerjee reviews ...

August 10 2026

INDEPENDENT CINEMA FINDS ITS AUDIENCE

At WIFF 2025, Kabeer Khurana, Deepa Gahlot and Siddharth Kak examined independent cinema...

August 9 2026

ANIRBAN: CINEMA BEYOND DEATH'S SILENCE

Forty-five years after its release, Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Anirban remains an overlooke...

August 8 2026