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The Politicization of Social Media

Back in 2012, a national survey questioned 3,000 young people, ages 15-25 on how they use the Internet, social media and engage in politics. Unlike any prior study on the topi...

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Major Music Festivals sign up for Change

Last year, a BBC study of 14 major UK festivals for the last decade found out that of the 660 headline appearances, only 37 were all-female acts. This year’s Wireless fe...

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Can Children Really Scare You?

There’s something exquisitely dreadful about scary little kids. You don't expect children to be vicious killers—but they’re also not supposed to die young an...

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Headless Women of Hollywood

A movie poster featuring a group of men framed by JUST a woman’s legs or bust or any other body part, except the head and/or face is a common sight. It has become a sigh...

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One Strange Rock: NatGeo's Latest Blockbuster Documentary Series

National Geographic has a history of bringing TV shows to audiences that turn out be an eye-opener. This time they are delivering a fascinating deep dive into the connectivity...

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Dutch Duo believe 'Stardust' to be an Alternative Raw Matter

Its pretty clear that Earth's resources won't last forever. We’re constantly fighting over land and water, jockeying for access to our home planet’s diamonds or oi...

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All the World’s a Stage, Not in Mumbai Theatre at Least

Frankly, theatre didn’t prove to be that long-cherished platform to tell a story which was of some value to me – a story about a pre-teen boy who was saved from a ...

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Volunteers to add overlooked Stories of Women to Wikipedia

Our culture has a glaring tendency to elevate the achievements of men over the achievements of women. In fact, according to Jami Mathewson, Educational Partnerships Manager at...

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Simple Compassion for the Dying: Lessons from Palliative Care Providers

Dr. M. R. Rajagopal, a leading advocate of palliative care, known as India’s “Father of Palliative Care” runs a Pallium India clinic in the capital of Kerala...

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Experiments with Storytelling: Meet Anuraadha Tewari

In a freewheeling conversation, Anuraadha Tewari, screenwriter of films like Rahul, Fashion, Jail and Heroine, tells Vinta Nanda about all that has gone on in her life between...

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TRENDING: THE QUIET POWER OF COSTUMES

Costume designer Pia Benegal reflects on why her craft remains invisible, how clothes sh...

January 16 2026

RETROSCOPE: REMEMBERING RAY’S IMMORTAL…APU!

On the late, legendary Soumitra Chatterjee’s 91st birthday on January 19th Monojit...

January 15 2026

BUSINESS: GIG WORK AND CAPITALIST FAILURE

Sharad Raj examines the New Year’s Eve gig workers’ strike to expose how neo...

January 14 2026