Alternative Entertainment

Rangayana To Host International Theatre Fest From January 13

Rangayana will host Bahuroopi International Theatre Festival from January 13. Actor Om Puri will inaugurate it at Rangayana premises at 5pm, said Kannada culture department di...

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Speaking Truth To Power: The Revolutionary Potential Of Theatre

Soho theatre’s pop-up soapbox inspired a raft of brief yet pointed speeches. The project’s 2017 tour of London venues couldn’t come at a better time The down...

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A Tribute To The Artist who Sketched And Illuminated India’s National Emblem

Next time you see the national emblem of India, think of a young artist shuttling a hundred kilometres a day for about a whole month, braving the crowds, dust and grime of 194...

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It’s Funny Because It’s True: Fact-Based Comedy Can Affect Audiences

Can stand-up comedy be a platform for investigative journalism? It may seem like an odd question, but that’s exactly what The Center for Investigative Reporting and WFMU...

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When Music Festivals Clash

When you have only 365 days in a year and probably three times the number of films on offer, you’re bound to clash with another film sooner rather than later. That&rsquo...

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Theatre Travels To Spaces Unlimited

There are two ways to look at the theatre scene in Hyderabad. One is to feel disappointed that the stage is still not on a par with Mumbai or Bengaluru. The other is to be ins...

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19 NonFiction Books From 2016 That Will Expand Your Mind

While we do love our fiction at HuffPost Arts & Culture, 2016 ushered in ample nonfiction work that’s just as worthy of your time and eyeballs. What many need after ...

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Fishing For Stories Of The Earth

Four years ago, Scottish geologist Iain Stewart made his first ever visit to Kerala along with a BBC crew in search of karimeen, the backwater fish that’s also a favouri...

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Pedro Almodovar Has Made 20 Films And Is Still Making Great Ones

Is there anyone like Pedro Almodóvar? For those who know his work—and for a sometimes-experimental queer Spanish director, that’s more people than you&rsquo...

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How To Be A Storyteller: 5 Questions Social Change Makers Needs To Ask

Regardless of your political leanings, it’s clear that this election cycle was defined by stories—driven by strong characters and rooted in conflicting narratives....

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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