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The Varanasi mystique

A photo-essay by Ashis Ghatak, vivifying how the winter sets in on the holy city of Varanasi, on the banks of the River Ganges. Varanasi earns an added robe of mysticism when...

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At Vanishing Point

As one more beautifully-architected bungalow on Little Gibbs Road bites the dust, Khalid Mohamed writes on the changing face of Malabar Hill, the city’s prime neighbourh...

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M K RAINA: A salutation and exploration

Again and this one is vast - Aparajita Krishna walks you through the life of social activist and actor MK Raina. So far, so, so good. Maharaj Krishen Raina is more intimately...

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The Making of Satya

Novelist and writer, Adithi Rao who was assistant director on Ram Gopal Varma’s Satya, rewinds to the behind-the-scenes moments of the iconic underworld film of Indian c...

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Oh, those feuds

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, rewinds to the mega-rivalry between several Bollywood heroines.  Feuds between the actresses of Bollywood would make for spicy reading in m...

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How to keep the virus at bay, now

Dr. Kishore Madhwani writes on the essentials to keep safe at this juncture of the COVID-19 virus pandemic. Post-Diwali, the New Year has begun with positive vibes of early r...

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Such a Bored Game

Khalid Mohamed throws a dice at Anurag Basu’s Ludo… and checks out Pepper Chicken and The Crown 4  Now too many crooks spoil the broth, goes the old adage...

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Signs Of The Modern Times

As the friction accelerates between the Centre and the Kashmiri leaders in the  Kashmir Valley, how I wish two veteran journalists were still around, in our midst, writes...

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The Scattered Rainbow

Darshan Mondkar has been a social and political commentator since 2010, writes Vinta Nanda in this piece compiled by her.   He has managed to rope in an audience with hi...

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SHAKUNTALA NAGARKAR: DEATH IN THE SADDLE

A tribute by Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe to legendary Lavani exponent Shakuntala Nagarkar, who...

September 28 2026

OF WOMEN, BY WOMEN….TWO BOOK REVIEWS

Sohaila Kapur reviews Avni Doshi’s First House and Andaleeb Wajid’s Have You...

September 27 2026

HAS BOLLYWOOD FORGOTTEN SCREEN LOVE

Today, with crime nationalism, and action calling the shots has love vanished from the s...

September 26 2026