Thought Box

TRADITION - BOON OR BANE

Tradition is a word that almost all Indians have grown up hearing. "India is a land of tradition", "our traditions date back to the earliest forms of civilisation", are just a...

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WILL TRADITION EVER TRANSITION

“Even a stopped Watch showscorrect timetwice a day” bespoke an optimist. It is a matter of contemplation whether the same holds true for the march of time that so...

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Digging Deep: Our Affinity For Rituals

We build off the shoulders of our ancestors. As the shadow of our pastdances against the wall of time, every nuanced movement, every refraction, every proportion contains the ...

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WHEN THEATRE MARRIES CINEMA

As I sat watching a CinePlay screening of the play sometimes, in a preview theatre, I was tad perplexed. Am I watching a play or am I watching a movie? Some months back, I had...

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“Marriage – Bond or Bondage”

“Are you married?” the Hollywood actress was asked on a TV show. “Sometimes!” she answered. The response is one amongst the variant perspectives to t...

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Women’s Day– Three Key Words For The Year

By Augustine Veliath On this International Women’s Day I have a sense of accomplishment. I was part of an event Elevate 2015 in Mumbai which I believe contributed sign...

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7 Unasked Questions On A Ban

Augustine Veliath India’s Daughter was banned. Let us look at seven unasked questions in this debate. Was banning the film a knee jerk reaction? Are we evading the real...

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POLITICS AND COMPLEXITY OF CULTURES IN INDIAN MEDIA

Writing entertaining content is no longer about an indulgence; nor about the purging of an overwhelmed soul. Neither is it about following directives of marketing and researc...

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Negotiating Identity In The Changing Times

“The real world is simply too terrible to admit. It tells man that he is a small trembling animal who will someday decay and die. Culture changes all of this, makes man ...

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The Technology – Content Nexus

As the New Year begins, consumer electronic fans from across the world gear up for the Consumer Electronic Show (CES) in Las Vegas, Nevada. This behemoth of a convention hosts...

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REIMAGINING MENTAL HEALTH THROUGH COMPASSION

In this deeply personal conversation, Vinta Nanda speaks with Sachin Chaudhry about ment...

May 2 2026

WEST BENGAL’S DEMOCRATIC HOSTAGE CRISIS

Satyabrata Ghosh examines West Bengal’s 2026 Assembly Election, voter deletions, A...

May 1 2026

STUDENT CITY PART 2

In Part 2 of Prof Dr Piyush Roy’s nostalgic campus saga, rivalries intensify, frie...

April 30 2026