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Retroscope
The Children’s Day Special
“The boy asked, Where did I come from ma? Did you pick me up somewhere? Mother replied, tearfully laughing, And hugging the child to her bosom- You are the desire of my ...
Read MoreRetroscope - Meena Kumari
I walked carefully through the film set, encountering black coils of electrical wires, plug points, tripods, pedestal lights, noisy fans at every step of the way that made me ...
Read MoreRetroscope - A legacy of taste
Young couples who elope to marry, remember Romeo Juliet (the poor kids died) Raj Kapoor’s Bobby or the young lovers from a recent Marathi blockbuster Sairat that has ...
Read MoreRetroscope - In admiration
“ You must be the writer?!” The tall man greeted me sitting in the large drawing room . His unexpected, if direct greeting, knocked me down that night when I was ...
Read MoreRetroscope - No Ordinary Mother
The doorbell rang this afternoon- an odd time for it to ring. I was not expecting guests. I opened to find Nazma standing outside. "You never call me these days!" She complai...
Read MoreRetroscope : The Date
I reached a little after 11 a.m. the hour family courts open in Bandra East. In the lobby stood my husband’s assistant. Seeing me, the man quickly shifted his gaze....
Read MoreRetroscope - Salaam Women
Many of you are familiar with the question of being born female in India. But it will be nice to go through the exercise together –imagine you are a daughter in India. O...
Read MoreRetroscope - Stereotyping
What has impacted on our lives - in our daily relationships- most is stereotyping .Women, more than men, are hurt and trivialised by stereotyping. There is always a tendency t...
Read MoreRetroscope - Jagjit Singh- A Sweet Recollection
I don’t recall when I first met the two, Jagjit and Chitra Singh. It must be sometime in the early 1970s, when Chitra came round to our tiny apartment on 29th Road TPS I...
Read MoreRediscovering Hidden Treasures : Hirak Rajar Deshe
The most renowned Indian film maker internationally, doubtless, is Satyajit Ray. His advent with the iconic debut, PatherPanchali (The Song of the Road) heralded an outstandin...
Read MoreMAHOGATHA REVIVES MAHASHWETA DEVI’S LEGACY
Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Mahogatha, a powerful Hindi theatrical adaptation of three...
May 11 2026DAADI KI SHADI REVIEW ANALYSIS
Arnab Banerjee reviews Daadi Ki Shadi, examining its progressive premise, hesitant story...
May 10 2026BOLLYWOOD MOTHERS BECOME MODERN MOMS
On Mother’s Day, writer Monojit Lahiri reflects on Bollywood’s evolving scre...
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