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Soumitra Chatterjee: The Legend Lives On
Legendary actor Soumitra Chatterjee passed away on 15 November 2020. To mark the first anniversary, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri writes about a forthcoming book on the thespian, Sou...
Read MoreA Few Bad Men (and Women): The Journey of the Villain in Hindi Cinema
National Award-winning Balaji Vittal speaks to Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri on his new book, Pure Evil: The Bad Men of Bollywood Imagine Star Wars without Darth Vader - or Harry Po...
Read MoreHinduism, not Hindutva, was Nehru’s idea of India
Let us not be in any illusion. Being complacent basis the belief that there’s any sensitivity left in the discourse would be wrong, writes Humra Quraishi Half truths do...
Read MoreScripting doomsday!
In the last few years, which were bedevilled with ambivalence, ambiguity and plain misunderstandings, statements of people in power or celebrities were deliberately distorted ...
Read MoreA Life in Translation: Gita Krishnankutty
Gita Krishnankutty is a name inextricably intertwined with the history of Malayalam translations into English, writes Janaky Sreedharan Even before translation be...
Read MoreShould fireworks be banned?
The pollution caused by firecrackers this Diwali still hangs in the air and it has made breathing difficult for many. Monarose Sheila Pereira listens to eminent people from th...
Read MoreIn the land of the capitalists
‘Battleship Potemkin’ was premiered at the historic Bolshoi Theatre auditorium in Moscow on December 21, 1925, writes Monish K Das The audience consisted of the w...
Read MoreSigns of the Time: Call of the Valley
This week Humra Quraishi looks into the way Kashmiri youth and their future is impacted due to communal politics in the Valley and outside too. First things first, sal...
Read MoreStar! Music Director! Singer!... Lyricist.
Why is the songwriter always last in the ‘hit parade’? Monojit Lahiri attempts to tune-in on this little-explored topic. It was while observing a Salman Khan fan ...
Read MoreThe Performing Arts in Lockdown
Art needs to be showcased. Various artists speak to Monarose Sheila Pereira about their work during the pandemic. Tune in - Bikram Ghosh, Tabla maestro I have do...
Read MoreFESTIVALS: QUEER STORIES ILLUMINATE NEW PATHWAYS
A reflection on queer filmmaking, festival curation, and representation at WIFF Mumbai 2...
November 22 2025GENDER: LIVING ALONE, FINDING INNER STRENGTH
AkelaNest by Aparajita Krishna: A reflective, deeply personal exploration of single livi...
November 21 2025TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS
In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw p...
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