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Double Whammy

Film historian Dhruv Somani writes on Bollywood’s fascination for double role movies, down the decades. Double roles are as difficult to perform as they are tempting to...

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Business and Politics

People Of Aligarh

Although the word ‘Aligarh’ shoots up images of only the University, there is more to that town, writes Humra Quraishi Though in the recent  years  ther...

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Powerful People

PAST IS MY MASTER AND EVENING MY DAWN: VINAY SHUKLA

His film-work has been artistically selective and also across-genres, fairly mainstream, writes Aparajita Krishna. Working on the questionnaire of some people can itself beco...

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Bollywood

SUNNY SIDE UP

Khalid Mohamed pulls out a rare interview with Sunny Deol to afford a glimpse into the mindspace and acting credo of the usually reticent actor. If there’s one survivin...

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Movies

A HOLY CONSPIRACY

Monojit Lahiri reviews A Holy Conspiracy, a Saibal Mitra Film. A must-see film for all lovers of quality cinema, he writes. First things first. Saibal Mitra is indeed a truly...

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Health

HOW TO PREVENT MONKEYPOX

Dr #KishoreMadhwani offers valuable tips on how to tackle the current outbreak of monkeypox, while similarly keeping COVID-19 at bay. WHO has triggered the highest alert afte...

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Movies

Life at the Margins: Akash Ongshoto Meghla

Joydeep Mukherjee’s intensely political directorial debut is a haunting look at life in a metropolis. Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri reviews the film as it gears up fo...

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Movies

Size Matters?

Film historian Dhruv Somani writes on the phenomenon of filmmakers often selecting lengthy film titles. Of late, lengthy titles appear to back in vogue. Karan Johar announced...

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Business and Politics

A  ROTI PLEASE!

One of the foremost signs of failing governance is that many more poor people are dying of hunger and malnutrition, writes Humra Quraishi I can’t get over the video of ...

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Thought Factory

Our Godpapas

Khalid Mohamed takes stock of the ongoing influence of Francis Ford Coppola’s mafia don classic, The Godfather, on Indian cinema. The Indian Censor Board wasn’t k...

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POLITICS: A NATION AT CROSSROADS AND APATHY

India stands at a crossroads, grappling with economic disparity, political polarization,...

November 24 2024

GENDER: HOW PATRIARCHY SILENCES RESISTANCE

Patriarchy persists by co-opting privileged voices, masking systemic exploitation in ind...

November 23 2024

KALEIDOSCOPE: BRIDGING THE SACRED AND THE ARTISTIC

A spiritual and artistic celebration that brings the divine essence of Varanasi’s ...

November 22 2024