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KALEIDOSCOPE: BREATHING LIFE INTO A SONG
Tarali’s musical experiment with Anup Baruah is what Utpal Datta visits this week to explore what it took the singer, lyricist, music composer and director for stage and...
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Monojit Lahiri does a checkout of what’s going on in ad-land and how much it has evolved (or not?!!) to accommodate today’s woman who doesn’t care a hang any...
Read MorePOLITICS: ALL AROUND THERE ARE REMINDERS
Humra Quraishi dwells on two disturbing reports dominating the news - about the demolition of Wakeel Hassan’s home and about the young Indian men trapped in Russia, comp...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: THE NSD AGENDA – SOUL–STRIP…OR DRAMABAZI?
Monojit Lahiri does an interview-based close-up of the contentious issue of training and investigates if it helped actors break into the industry and make a name along with bi...
Read MoreALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: TAPAN SINHA’S EK DOCTOR KI MAUT
Tapan Sinha’s Ek Doctor Ki Maut (1990) shows how scientific research and innovation is not given its due in India, and how professional jealousy and insensitive governme...
Read MorePOWERFUL PEOPLE: OF SERVICE TO WOODINVILLE
It is with great pride that I present to you Preeti Shridhar, who recently took charge as the elected representative in Woodinville, Washington, as a commissioner, writes Vint...
Read MorePOLITICS: DANCE OF THE DEVIL TO THE MUSIC OF HORROR
With social media abuzz with the visit of Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates to Jamnagar for the huge wedding, Humra Quraishi is saddened that real news that needs attention,...
Read MorePOWERFUL PEOPLE: INFINITE GENIUS, BOUNDLESS THEATRE
Nadira Zaheer Babbar inhabits the same universe where I met her in 1984. Today, she is as intense and powerful as a thousand times more, and it’s magical to watch her at...
Read MorePOWERFUL PEOPLE: THE POET IMPRESSIONIST
On the occasion of the 58th Jnanpith Award for Gulzar saab, Humra Quraishi revisits her friendship with him and recalls his works of poetry and writings dear to her. ...
Read MoreTHOUGHT FACTORY: THE MANY HINDUISMS OF SECULAR DEMOCRATIC INDIA
Keeping religion a personal matter and not politicising it is crucial to prevent discrimination, promote social cohesion, and uphold the principles of a secular India. It give...
Read MoreTHE RURAL BOY WHO BECAME A LITERARY ICON
Sohaila Kapur explores Mahesh Elkunchwar’s remarkable journey from rural Maharasht...
October 18 2026PRAHAAR REVIEW: JUSTICE AND HEROISM
Prahaar examines Ujjwal Nikam’s role in landmark terror trials, championing due pr...
October 17 2026BIRDS IN THE DARK REVIEW
A luminous tale of souls in search of light. Saibal Chatterjee’s review explores S...
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