Thought Box

Missing Soumitrababu

The 1950’s down 70’s are often considered as the ‘Golden Era’ of Bengali Cinema, reminisces Rwita Dutta and she recalls those times through the cinema ...

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Let’s Go to the Pictures

Rumi Taraporevala writes on the ‘masti-majaa’ of watching the movies with his buddies Right from the silent era and the early talkies to Hollywood’s blockbu...

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Where Time Stands Still

Novelist and writer, Adithi Rao, pens a tribute to the famed Mount Carmel College of Bangalore, alma mater to Margaret Alva, Deepika Padukone, Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw, Nirupama Ra...

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Seijun Suzuki: Master of the Japanese Film Noir

The most traveled and hence the most influential of the film genres that evolved in Hollywood film studios is perhaps the film noir, writes Monish Das  The low‐budget,...

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The brand mascot who walked the talk

He started to feature in his brand advertising almost four decades ago making him a brand mascot in the mold of Lee Iacocca of Chrysler, Dave Thomas of Wendy’s, Colonel ...

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The Journalist and the storyteller: Sujata S Sabnis

Everybody is talking about Sujata S Sabnis’ latest book Blood on the Sands, writes Vinta Nanda  An alumnus of the Indian Institute of mass communication, New Delhi...

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My world view: Deepika Deshpande-Amin

It’s a fascinating journey to go down a long winding road with a friend - when the conversation is nothing else but about her, writes Vinta Nanda  Of Deepika Deshp...

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I want to act, not be famous: Arif Zakaria

Aparajita Krishna tells us, that Arif Zakaria was born in a very respected Konkani Muslim family in Bombay. “Haazaron jawaabon se behtar khamoshi meri - na jaane tere k...

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When Maradona beat Dolce & Gabbana

Asked to name his starting XI in 1990, Argentina’s manager Carlos Bilardo had famously said, “Maradona, and 10 others,” writes Dr Sandeep Goyal  Since ...

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That Discreet Charm

Novelist and writer, Adithi Rao misses those years when movie watching was an incomparable experience at the single-screen theatres. My aunt would use her weekly half-day off...

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POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024