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Bollywood’s leap out of the closet

“It is an old stereotype, that homosexuality has to do only with sex while heterosexuality is multifaceted and embraces love and romance.” ― Vito Russo,  T...

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Kaleidoscope

Into The Mist

Kamlesh Mota’s new Gujarati play, Dhummas (Fog), written by Anshumali Ruparel, is described as “an emotional thriller”  which must be a term coined for ...

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Retroscope

We were the Cathedral School boys, the Cats

What it meant to be a ‘Cat’ during the swinging 1960s at the premier school of Mumbai, India? Take that, Campionites! Now, I wouldn’t be making news if I we...

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‘Evening Shadows’ is on cloud nine!

Award winning feature film ‘Evening Shadows’ is screening on in-flight entertainment service. Evening Shadows also selected to be part of 100 years of LGBTQ cine...

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Kaleidoscope

Plucky Woman

Mary Kay Andrews is called the Queen of Beach Reads, and her fans who turn her books into bestsellers would agree. Her novels have female protagonists, but escape being called...

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Bollywood

The legend of Raj Kapoor in times of hyper PR

“Awara is a classic. The times in which it was made were very different. Gone With the Wind was the flavor of the season then. The idea of ‘love’ post World ...

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BARC India to Start Reporting Viewership from Free & Pay Platforms

This will be available over and above the current Urban/Rural cuts to facilitate more effective planning. Mumbai, 8th July 2019 BARC India, the world's largest measurement ...

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Kaleidoscope

As The Crow Flies

A materialistic western society is taken up by Mary Kondo, who teaches them how to unclutter and simplify their lives. The idea is not new; almost every religion—Buddhis...

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Retroscope

CAMPION TALES OF OLD BOMBAY

Producer, Director and Actor Rajiv Kapoor, shared this precious piece written by his school mate John Mani, with me on Whatsapp last night and I publish it here in The Daily E...

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Festivals

Canada @ KASHISH 2019: 14 films from Canada at South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival

Consulate General of Canada in Mumbai is Associate Partner of the festival to be held in Mumbai from June 12-16, 2019. The Consulate General of Canada was an associate partne...

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KALEIDOSCOPE: LUCKNOW BETWEEN PAST AND NOW

Cultures are never frozen in time, they keep moving, keep evolving.Filmmaker and writer ...

January 19 2026

HEALTH: WHEN CANCER GETS PERSONAL

As cancer treatment continues to rely on averages and probabilities, a breakthrough appr...

January 18 2026

GENDER: CHAI AND LOVE MEET ON STAGE

In this intimate column, Vinta Nanda writes about The Chai Queens, its emotional homecom...

January 17 2026