No Country For Ghettos

The horrors of racism just never cease. A few days ago, a 22-year-old black man was shot to death in his own backyard, when cops supposedly mistook his cell phone for a gun...

Power Of The Printed Word

Poster, by Dr. Shankar Shesh, a social satire about the exploitation of tribals, remains relevant nearly forty years after it was written, and is a great favourite...

Royal Adventures

Ken Follett,A Column Of Fire, The Pillars Of The Earth, World Without End, Read More

Revisiting The Epics

It is difficult to get young, urban audiences interested in classical dance, and perhaps even more so to interest them in mythology.

Th...

Many Faces of Trauma

Women with mental problems remain the flavor of the season; after a succession of ‘Girl’ books, deb...

Pursuit of Happiness

Money can't buy love, compatibility or happiness, as a young woman in Makrand Deshpande's play, Sir Sir Sarla discovers for herself.

The professor she admires and l...

Jay-walking In London

Khurrum Rahman’s excellent debut novel, East Of HounslowRead More

A Hope And A Prayer

Showbusiness is about success and stardom, but failure has its place too—if there is a top of the ladder,...

Electric Women

What if the gender equation were to be reversed so that women could not just defend themselves against violent males but also overpower them...

Power of Imagination

There is no limit to where the imagination can go, and some the best children’s books encourage this ability. As people grow up, reali...