Thought Box

STUDENT CITY PART 4

Written by Prof Dr Piyush Roy, Student City Part 4 revisits the emotional rivalries, campus politics, friendships and romantic tensions of a millennium-era Indian B-School, bu...

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TWO POWERFUL THEATRE REFLECTIONS

Sohaila Kapur reflects on two compelling theatre experiences — the experimental student production Rashk and the timeless classic Love Letters — while sharing insi...

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THE STING BEHIND BOLLYWOOD PAPARAZZI

Khalid Mohamed, without being judgmental, reports on the love-hate relationship of the celebrities and the paparazzi – a belated phenomenon in Bollywood compared to glob...

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DEMOCRACY ON UNEVEN GROUND

Vinta Nanda examines how corporate power, religious majoritarianism, weakened institutions, and narrative control are reshaping Indian democracy, while opposition politics str...

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STUDENT CITY PART 3

in Part 3 of Student City, Prof. Dr. Piyush Roy explores privilege, loneliness, desire, and emotional alienation within the charged social landscape of a business school, as h...

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ANANTH MAHADEVAN AGAINST THE ODDS

In this candid interview with Khalid Mohamed, filmmaker-actor Ananth Narayan Mahadevan reflects on cinema, theatre, rejection, National Awards, artistic struggles, media negle...

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REIMAGINING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH COMPASSION

In this deeply personal conversation, Vinta Nanda speaks with Sachin Chaudhry about mental health, emotional resilience, AI, education, spirituality, and transforming pain int...

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WEST BENGAL’S DEMOCRATIC HOSTAGE CRISIS

Satyabrata Ghosh examines West Bengal’s 2026 Assembly Election, voter deletions, AI-driven electoral discrepancies, Supreme Court observations, and the psychological cli...

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STUDENT CITY PART 2

In Part 2 of Prof Dr Piyush Roy’s nostalgic campus saga, rivalries intensify, friendships fracture, and attraction simmers beneath youthful bravado, as a vibrant B-Schoo...

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MIRROR TO A CAUSE: CINEMA OF ANSHUL SINHA

Anshul Sinha’s journey through indie cinema reflects risk and purpose, as his film Million Views attempts to heal a fractured society through storytelling rooted in deep...

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WOMEN FILM THEIR OWN LIVES

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe reflects on Mast Mahila Mandali, the remarkable documentary co-c...

September 14 2026

THERE’S NO IF…ONLY BHATT!

As 78-year-old veteran filmmaker, producer and writer Mahesh Bhatt called time and diall...

September 13 2026

TOXIC REVIEW: AMBITION WITHOUT ARRIVAL

Dr Piyush Roy examines Toxic: A Fairy Tale for Grown-Ups, exploring Geetu Mohandas and Y...

September 12 2026