Alternative Entertainment

Madani Younis: ‘I Fear That Theatres Will Be Only For The Chosen Few’

Pointing through the Bush Theatre’s newly installed windows towards the street, Shepherd’s Bush Market and the railway bridge, artistic director Madani Younis obse...

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A Brief History Of The Gender Parity Movement In Theatre

We are a group of theatre workers who are tired of portraying these cardboard cutouts. We want theatre managers, directors, and writers to stop producing plays which insult wo...

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It's Time To Talk About Gender Bias In The Art World

Hikari Yokoyama, the supremely elegant cultural entrepreneur and cofounder of the Paddle8 auction site, has a new gig. As artistic director of New York’s recently opened...

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New Study On The Representation Of Women In Media Sadly Confirms What We Already Knew

The ongoing conversation around the issue of representation of women in media has been productive in terms of bringing attention to the issue, but it's not necessarily changin...

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Can't Wait For These 8 Women-Centric Films To Hit The Screens In 2017

Thanks to the likes of immensely talented actors Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut and Alia Bhatt, Bollywood is no longer taking its female leads for any less than their male counte...

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Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav: A Classic Confluence

The unique annual Dhauli-Kalinga Mahostsav , an arts festival presented at the Buddhist heritage site of Dhauli hills near Bhubaneswar has been an exemplary public-private par...

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The Gender Identity Crisis for Today’s Children

It’s been almost a year since I wrote about the issue of transgender students and bathrooms in schools, and it is time to revisit the subject. One week ago, the Trump ad...

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Let Your Next Corporate Gift Also Help India’s Rural Artisans

Thank a client, reward an employee, or celebrate new and continuing business. Celebrate a colleague’s success, reward a team player, pamper a client, or simply make a sp...

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Amitabh Bachchan Bats For Gender Equality In A Powerful Twitter Post

Amid worldwide debates and discussions on gender equality, equal rights for men and women both at workplace and otherwise, gender pay gap etc, Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachc...

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A Chhattisgarh Farmer Took It Upon Himself To Educate Visually-Challenged Children

Barun Kumar Pradhan may be a farmer, but for the people in his village in Raigarh, Chhattisgarh, he is no ordinary man. Through a free residential school, Pradhan has been abl...

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RAMAYANA NEEDS MORE EMOTIONAL DEPTH

Epic Spectacle, Elusive Soul: Why the New Ramayana Needs More Heart. Piyush Roy examines...

November 10 2026

RAMAYANA PART ONE: EPIC RETELLING

An epic retelling on a canvas of unprecedented ambition by Arnab Banerjee: Nitesh Tiwari...

November 8 2026

THE NEW BUSINESS OF ENTERTAINMENT

When Brands Become The Storytellers: The New Business Of Entertainment: Vinta Nanda expl...

November 7 2026