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Festivals coming up in the beginning of 2019

Every country in the world has its own festival and celebration. Festivals are a great way to experience the local culture and tradition. Sometimes they even offer a glimpse i...

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Viacom18, BMGF and BBC MA join hands to bring India’s first fiction television series on urban sanitation: ‘Navrangi Re!’

In an industry first, India’s fastest growing media and entertainment company Viacom18, has partnered with the world’s largest philanthropic organization, Bill &am...

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Bimal Roy Memorial and Film Society honours late Farooque Shaikh and Asha Parekh

The Bimal Roy Memorial and Film Society will honour actors Asha Parekh and late Farooque Shaikh at a special function to commemorate the legendary filmmaker's 52nd d...

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The Perfect Marriage

The Marathi play Chi Sau Ka Rangbhumi, produced by Natyasampada’s Anant Panshikar, written and directed by Sampada Joglekar Kulkarni works with a fascinating premis...

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2019 – A Year for all the Movie Buffs

2019 is already looking like a great year for films - from X-Men: The New Mutants and Captain Marvel to The Lion King and Dumbo remakes. While some films have a...

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Veteran Actor, Scriptwriter and Dialogue Writer Kader Khan No More

Kader Khan the most popular Afghan-Canadian-Indian film actor who has given big hits in the 80’s and 90’s has featured in more than 300 films. An engineer, scriptw...

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Books to read in the New Year

Here is a list of must-read fiction and non-fiction coming out in the year 2019. Non-Fiction – 2019 The very first on the list stands Julia Blackburn’s Time...

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India Governance Report brings together stories of good governance from across India

Over the course of the last 10 months, Indian governance has reported its successful initiatives on issues based on health, gender parity, climate change, education and much m...

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Women profit from urban waste in Vietnam

A well-preserved Southeast Asian trading port city of Hoi An in Vietnam has become a significant tourist destination with around 21 million visitors in 2016. The city comprise...

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Stories that defined 2018 for Women around the World

Among all the gender bias, inequality, harassment and other delicate issues – 2018 was indeed a Year of the Women around the world. Hash tags such as #MeToo and #TimesUp...

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FESTIVALS: QUEER STORIES ILLUMINATE NEW PATHWAYS

A reflection on queer filmmaking, festival curation, and representation at WIFF Mumbai 2...

November 22 2025

GENDER: LIVING ALONE, FINDING INNER STRENGTH

AkelaNest by Aparajita Krishna: A reflective, deeply personal exploration of single livi...

November 21 2025

TV: TRUTH RISES THROUGH THE DARKNESS

In this review by Monojit Lahiri, a relentless Bengali crime thriller unfolds with raw p...

November 20 2025