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THE COMMONALITY BETWEEN OTT STARS AND EUROPEAN ACTORS

Monojit Lahiri investigates to find out if what OTT stars are to Bollywood today, is what European actresses were to Hollywood once upon a time. The year 2020 triggered a par...

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THE MITTI KI SONDHI KHUSBHOO SMELLS OF BLOOD

The tragic and horrifying details coming from Manipur remind Shabnam Hashmi about Gujarat 2002. Wasn’t it predictable that this was going to happen, she asks. “Ma...

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HOW CAN YOU CELEBRATE WHEN YOUR COUNTRY BURNS?

The video surfacing reveals the torture and humiliation that not just the two women faced but thousands in Manipur have while the government remained silent, writes Humra ...

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BOLLYWOOD TICK-TALK: WHAT’S TICKING IN B-TOWN

From actors who immersed in roles of journalists to style icons rocking co-ords and the sequel to the spine-chilling ‘Stree’, Bollywood is ticking with news this w...

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LOVE AND SURVIVAL IN THE WAR ZONE

Humra Quraishi observes the events over the last week and asks this question: Where’s the so-called development when entire townships are drowning in flood waters? Neve...

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MARILYN MONROE: DEAD BLONDE ROCKING!!

Monojit Lahiri unveils a fascinating story of Marilyn Monroe’s reincarnation as Brand Ambassador of Max Factor in 2015, decades after she is dead and gone…A case ...

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TAMAS: THE LIGHT OF TAMAS

Aparajita Krishna writes, “35 years after it lit India’s television screen and cinema, I am herein collating together, as an article, the talks and quotes around t...

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TIMES THEY ARE A CHANGIN’ – FOR DOCUMENTARY FILMS

Vinta Nanda talks to documentary filmmakers, film festival directors, curators about the documentary films garnering more audience share today than ever before. In an explora...

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LIMERICS AND THE TROUBLED TIMES OF FASCISM

Humra  Quraishi writes about Khushwant Singh, who was far sighted and told her, before he passed away in 2014, that he was worried about the rise in fascism in the countr...

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THE NEW INDIA FOUNDATION ANNOUNCES AWARDEES FELLOWSHIPS

The New India Foundation announced the seven recipients of the coveted NIF Book Fellowships, reports The Daily Eye #Network Thursday, 6 July 2023, Bengaluru: In its...

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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