XBB1.16 VARIANT– THE NEW SUPER SPREADER

Dr Kishore P Madhwani writes: India, in spite of  acquiring a high coverage of primary COVID vaccination (97%) and its second dose (90%), the precauti...

SHAKESPEARE & BOLLYWOOD – JAB THEY MET!!

Manojit Lahiri takes you on a fascinating journey where hamlet and omelet often clash!

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A CONVERSATION OF PEACE AND HARMONY

Here, Vinta Nanda tells the story of Shabnam Hashmi, one among the millions of people who have, over the last 75 years, built a secular, democr...

HOW WILL I KNOW PEACE

Humra  Quraishi revisits the artist Satish Gujral and his words, as she tries to make sense of the polarisation and lack ...

NINETY-ONE CHEERS FOR HOLLYWOODS DEATHLESS BEAUTY!

Monojit Lahiri salutes Hollywood’s last super-star who was a born headliner - her 91^st Birth Anniversary appr...

V DAY OR DIL TO PAGAL HAI DAY?

Monojit Lahiri checks out if the V Day is a way of looking at a celebration, or is it a cynical acceptance of a global phenome...

IS THE SLOGAN DYING?

Monojit Lahiri questions the relevance of slogans in today’s era, and wonders about its fate in the future.

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I WENT TO HIS HOUSE AND SAW…

Humra Quraishi revisits an interview with Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, who questioned the mindless development that takes place in ...

IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER THE TERM BOLLYWOOD?

Monojit Lahiri does a close–up of this tricky issue and reaches out to the readers now for a solution to the word Bollyw...