Festivals

GULZAR’S LEGACY LIVES THROUGH WALKING

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe chronicles the Gulzar Walk, an evocative literary heritage initiative by Urdu Markaz Rehguzar, celebrating Gulzar’s 92nd birthday through Mumbai&rs...

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THE JUST: POLITICS, MORALITY, VIOLENCE

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews The Just, Albert Camus’s powerful political-moral play, in its Hindi adaptation in India, examining violence, revolution, conscience, justi...

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INDEPENDENT CINEMA FINDS ITS AUDIENCE

At WIFF 2025, Kabeer Khurana, Deepa Gahlot and Siddharth Kak examined independent cinema, technology, exhibition, audiences and the need to build new collaborative models for ...

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MARATHI MUSICAL THEATRE TAKES CENTRE STAGE

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe explores the enduring legacy of Marathi musical theatre as Nehru Centre Mumbai presents its 34th annual festival, celebrating landmark Sangeet Natak trad...

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PHULE’S THIRD EYE STILL BURNS

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reflects on a dramatic reading of Jyotiba Phule’s Trutiya Ratna, exploring its critique of caste, ritual and Brahminical dominance, and asking how ...

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WIFF MUMBAI TALKS CHANGING CINEMA

In the run-up to WIFF Mumbai 2026, The Daily Eye brings you the unmissable conversations of 2025—when dialogue became the beating heart of five extraordinary days of cin...

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PHULE'S THIRD EYE RECLAIMS RELEVANCE

The Third Eye, Opens Again: Phule's Forgotten Play Speaks Powerfully to Our Times. The dramatized reading of Trutya Ratna (The Third Eye), Jyotirao Govindrao Phule's remarkabl...

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EDEN CREEK BENGAL REVIEWED BRILLIANTLY

Prof Dr Avinash Kolhe reviews Eden Creek, Bengal, Kaizaad Kotwal's compelling adaptation of Dwight Watson's American play, exploring Partition, identity, women's resilience, a...

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BEGUM BARVE RETURNS WITH BRILLIANCE

Satish Alekar's landmark Marathi classic Begum Barve receives an accomplished revival under Gaurav Kanekar, proving why this groundbreaking play on gender, fantasy, memory, an...

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QUEER MOTHERHOOD BEYOND STEREOTYPES

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe: Vikram Phukan's Some Mothers, Other Mothers explores queer motherhood, chosen families and human rights through layered storytelling, moving beyond st...

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IRRFAN: THE ART OF UNDERSTATED ACTING

Sharad Raj explores Irrfan’s extraordinary screen presence, examining how body lan...

October 20 2026

MARG@80 CELEBRATES INDIA’S ARTISTIC HERITAGE

Marg@80: Marching On! By Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores the legacy of MARG, tracing it...

October 19 2026

THE RURAL BOY WHO BECAME A LITERARY ICON

Sohaila Kapur explores Mahesh Elkunchwar’s remarkable journey from rural Maharasht...

October 18 2026