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Sex, lies and web chats

Khalid Mohamed reviews the widely-lionised Malayalam film C U Soon, Yaara an exhibition of bare chests-‘n’-bespoke beards and more. Roses are red, violets are blu...

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Radical and Revolutionary: Smruti Koppikar

In this interview with Vinta Nanda, Smruti Koppikar throws light on the way that journalism in India has changed over the last three decades. She’s a self-employed inde...

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What your Zoom background says about you

Dr Sandeep Goyal shares his thoughts about the present and popular cult of Zoom calls and what the backgrounds say about you. I had barely used Zoom a few times before the pa...

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In Good Company

Here are a few famous people Vinta Nanda has sourced and found that they rolled a joint and smoked in a high once in a while. Alexander Dumas words: “When you return to...

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Practise Propriety: CINTAA to Indian Television News Media

The Cine and TV Artists Association (CINTAA) is upset over the objectionable way that a section of Indian Television News Media is characterizing the Indian Film and Televisio...

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Of Fearless Art

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with Bangalore’s iconoclastic artist, Pushpamala N,  famous for her photo-romances of Fearless Nadia, Goddess Laxmi and more. Surfin...

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Hello FAU-G! Bye-Bye PUBG!

Dr Sandeep Goyal writes that Akshay Kumar’s announcement has given FAU-G both the PR hi-ground, and possibly a first mover advantage created by the exit of PUBG  I...

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The King of Rock n’ Roll: Elvis Presley

Monarose Sheila Pereira speaks to Elvis Presley’s Indian fans as they pay tribute to the King of Rock and Roll. Elvis Presley died on August 16, 1977 at the age of...

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The Name Game

Which star gets top billing? Film historian Dhruv Somani tracks the ‘pehle main, phir aap’ syndrome of the Bollywood movies. Believe me, there are hazards galore ...

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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