Thought Box

Of surrogate ads and liquor brands

A couple of weeks ago I had written an open letter to the chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) pointing out to him that there is gross and rampant vio...

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Bansi Kaul: Rang Bansi!

He is the chronicler of the theatre of clowns, acrobats, painted faces and laughter, writes Aparajita Krishna Bansi Kaul, a NSD (National School of Drama, Delhi) alumni who g...

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Muslim, Christian & Hindu: Kiran Manral

Some time ago in pre-COVID times, I was in a room full of friends and when I sit back to recall, what comes to mind is that which perfectly defines the interdependence of peop...

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Statement

Statement of Praveena Ahangar, Founder of APDP about the NIA Raid on APDP Office and seizure of APDP Documents On 28th October 2020 from about 8:30 A.M to 3:30 P.M, a team of...

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What’s next Dr Sandeep Goyal?

The prologue by Sanjay Gupta, Country Manager Google India and introduction by Prasad Sangameshwara, Editor ETBrandEquity.com along with a part from the chapter titled Adverti...

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Voices: Tanishq – It’s not over yet!

It’s not over yet. Several citizens speak to Monarose Sheila Pereira and express their opinion. People are still asking if there was a need to boycott the Tanishq Ad. T...

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Deepika Padukone is India’s most beautiful and glamorous

MS Dhoni is India’s Most Innovative; Saina Nehwal is India’s Most Reliable & Vikrant Massey is India’s Most Progressive as per the latest IIHB TIARA repo...

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Shot by shot

A photo-essay by ace photographer Subi Samuel of  Sushmita Sen, a woman of strength and substance. It must have been around 1996, a little before the release of her firs...

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Amol Palekar - In a flashback that is very present!

I am often visited by Amol Palekar flashbacks, writes Aparajita Krishna As time passes by actor Amol Palekar’s theatre and film resume gets even more present and releva...

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Web talent on the rise but…

The fresh acting talent on the OTT platforms could rewrite the rules of Bollywood’s age-old star system but… are they promoted sufficiently by the channels’...

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MUMBAI DESIGNER WINS KASHISH POSTER

Mumbai-based designer Pari Nirmal wins the KASHISH 2026 International Poster Design Cont...

March 9 2026

WOMEN RESISTING POWER IN INDIA

This Women’s Day, Vinta Nanda looks out for women in India resisting food capitali...

March 8 2026

SAFAR MEIN SHAHAR: CITY AS CHARACTER

Film critic Utpal Datta explores Mazhar Q. Kamran’s Safar Mein Shahar, examining h...

March 7 2026