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Thought Factory

A Ringside View of Circus

Janaky Sreedharan writes that to read a book on circus is, in a way, to revisit our childhood - to recall the color, joy and awe of incredible movement. To evoke those leaps,...

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Movies

Don’t Call her Aunty

Khalid Mohamed finds relief in Masaba Masaba and other fare on the streaming channels currently. It’s been a week of mixed pickings. The dear old prime streaming channe...

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Powerful People

Rucha Pathak: Giving vision and wings to the entertainment-fare.

Aparajita Krishna goes on a long walk with Rucha Pathak and gets her talking about her journey - from a student of media to leading some of the best cinema of our times. &ldq...

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Business and Politics

From Activism to Slacktivism

Amit Khanna writes that even as hundreds of millions wake up to a good morning message from friends and family, an equal if not more are busy spewing venom. Virtually everyon...

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Trending

Some dope on pot: It’s Hazy

Vinta Nanda collates information from available materials on the web for us to find out what Bhang, Charas and Ganja mean to Indians at large. This article is pieced together...

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Bollywood

The Glad and the Sad

Even as COVID-19 spikes on, the film soundtracks of yesteryear offer some solace and relief. Khalid Mohamed writes on the vast treasure of songs of love and sorrow by Kishore ...

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Sustainable Development

Crafting Eco-friendly Ganeshas

Ancy Nadar talks to various professionals about eco-friendly Ganeshas. She says that Ganesh Chaturthi is a much looked forward to festival.  A slow but growing...

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Movies

Against all odds

Film historian, Dhruv Somani, takes you right into the storm of Bollywood’s films revolving around natural and man-made disasters. Disasters – of enormous tragic ...

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Powerful People

Zen and the art of Sanjay Chhel

Vinta Nanda goes on a roller coaster ride with Writer, Director, Artist, Lyricist, Columnist and a compulsive dreamer, Sanjay Chhel.  His father was a production designe...

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Movies

Kill kill, bang bang

Khalid Mohamed reviews  the cop flick Class of ’83 and more fare streaming on the channels currently. Mostly, it’s been mind-barbecued week. Right off, I ope...

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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