Thought Box

Sach Bharat –I: Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Ki Sachhayi

Making false claims, misusing government machinery for propaganda, and managing events and headlines are the hallmarks of the Modi style of governance. Every year on October 2...

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Righting a Wrong

Sexual harassment of women is coming out of the closet so to say and white male entitlement is getting a much-deserved bashing in the media. Bestselling writer Emily Giffin&rs...

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Living in the Troll Age

Fifty years ago, the internet was used as a medium to communicate between two individuals.  Over time, it became a tool to connect one to many. About 15 years ago, web 2....

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Do Writers need to go Anywhere looking for Political Drama?

Shri Jaipal Reddy, former Union Minister and Smt. Priyanka Chaturvedi, Convener Media Department, AICC addressed the media at the All India Congress Committee headquarters in ...

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Aadhar Act: Congress hails the Supreme Court’s Verdict

In a statement issued, Shri. Ashok Gehlot, Shri. Kapil Sibal and Shri. Randeep Singh Surjewala said, the Congress Party welcomed the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Cour...

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Women’s Voices

It is always interesting to explore scenarios in rural or small town India, wherein women are able to negotiate some power for themselves, however miniscule the impact may be....

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Harvard’s Theatre Troupe opens doors for Women for the first time in 200 Years

Time and again, the staging of all-male theatre productions have uncorked an explosion of frustration from women actors, writers and directors. The reason? There is a sense of...

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A Tribute to Kalpana Lajmi

"A woman filmmaker is a hustler who is constantly trying to sell herself." – Kalpana Lajmi    (A maker with a vision of her own, Kalpana Lajmi passed awa...

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Love is Not the Answer

Bestselling author Elin Hilderbrand’s latest novel is titled The Perfect Couple, but actually goes on to prove that a perfect love is not always possible; even the most ...

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For All Those Who Haven’t Had Enough of the Joker

Jack Nicholson originally played the Joker in Tim Burton’s Batman (1989), but Heath Ledger’s Academy-winning take on the anarchic villain added a new level of dept...

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BOLLYWOOD: WHEN THE STAR MEETS A MEMORY

This one revisits Shah Rukh Khan’s early days through Monojit Lahiri’s recol...

November 5 2025

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: WHEN PHANTOM INDIA WAS GHOSTED

Khalid Mohamed assesses the now accessible 1969 documentary, Phantom India, helmed by th...

November 4 2025

TV: WHEN FRAGRANCE BECAME THE TEACHER

In its first edition, Surabhi Diaries by Suhail Tatari revisits the beloved 1990s TV phe...

November 2 2025