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Homeward bound…

Photojournalist SL Shanth Kumar was at Bhiwandi station on the outskirts of Mumbai to see off the first train leaving Maharashtra. Here is a photo-essay with text edited by Sa...

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The art of Rishi Kapoor

Reema Moudgil takes you on a trip through Rishi Kapoors body of work and his many reinventions as an actor who scaled Bollywood art for almost six decades. A generation, which...

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Rishi Kapoor: He defined ‘Bollywood Art’

  I write this tribute to Rishi Kapoor. A legend, a hero, the actor unparalleled and a person who was way beyond amazing – Vinta Nanda Bobby, when it was released...

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Outsiders

Photographed by SL Shanth Kumar, photojournalist for Times of India, Mumbai, this essay is edited and curated by Shailesh Andrade. Every year around summer Mumbai sees a lo...

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Food

A photo essay by SL Shanth Kumar and the pictures are edited by Sailesh Andrade The Indian government announced a Nation wide lock down in its fight against the COVID19 pan...

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Homeless

Photojournalist SL Shanth Kumar traveled around the city of Mumbai in Maharashtra documenting the plight of these workers and has noticed the number of people living on the st...

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Claustrophobia

Photojournalist SL Shanth Kumar travels through the slums in Dharavi, documenting people’s homes, which are not more than 100sq. feet built in between small alleyways ju...

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Love thy neighborhood

A photo-essay by Sl Shanth Kumar about how to barricade Mumbai's localities to prevent the spread of the Corona virus Text: Khalid Mohamed Love thy neighbour – the Bib...

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Try Love

“In this time of lockdown and instability, it would be ridiculous for me to deny my own blanket of privilege and personal self-absorption” - Selina Sheth Should a...

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Not the Mumbai I know

“All of man's achievements and endeavors will be brought to naught because of his greed to takeover and tame nature. Hunt down its creatures”. Binit Tanna I had...

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THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the c...

May 12 2026

MAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...

May 11 2026

DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS

Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...

May 10 2026