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MAMATA BANERJEE FACES DEFINING BATTLE

Ranjan Dasgupta analyses Mamata Banerjee’s toughest electoral challenge in West Bengal, examining political dynamics, BJP’s aggressive push, opposition fragmentati...

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ESCAPING INTO REALITY: KETAKI SHETH

Ketaki Sheth, a renowned image-maker, with four decades of dedication to a wide spectrum of themes and subjects, who is currently showing Flashback – an exhibition of bl...

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IT’S A CONSTANT BATTLE – RAHI ANIL BARVE

The creator of the belatedly lauded Tumbbad, Rahi Anil Barve, who continues to be a warrior for the cause of experimental cinema, culled from indigenous folk tales and superna...

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NOW STEPPING INTO HISTORY

Khalid Mohamed’s conversations with actor-turned-director Riteish Deshmukh over time, with an update on his most ambitious project yet, Raja Shivaji. Riteish Deshmukh&r...

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JOY SENGUPTA: ACTOR WITHOUT COMPROMISE

In a rare, deeply reflective conversation with Khalid Mohamed, actor Joy Sengupta traces his journey across theatre, cinema and television, speaking about artistic integrity, ...

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FROM COPY LINES TO CROP LINES: ARTI DWARKADAS

Vinta Nanda speaks to Arti Dwarkadas about her journey from advertising to organic farming, her debut book Two Bandra Girls Buy a Farm, reinvention, privilege, rural realities...

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NADIRA BABBAR’S THEATRE LEGACY IN PRINT

Vinta Nanda visits Nadira Babbar ahead of Ekjute’s landmark launch of eighteen published plays written by her, exploring her theatre legacy, creative process, collaborat...

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POWER, PRIVILEGE, AND OUR SILENCE

A searing reflection on the Epstein revelations and what they expose about unchecked power, privilege, and the illusion of democracy—questioning how societies normalized...

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PARALLEL LIVES BETWEEN THEATRE & CORPORATE WORLDS

In this candid conversation, interviewer Vinta Nanda speaks with Prakash Vaswani about theatre, corporate life, cultural revival, and the persistence of artistic identity acro...

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WHY ARCHIVING CINEMA MATTERS: NEVILLE TULI

A wide-ranging conversation on archives, cinema, and cultural consciousness, where interviewer Vinta Nanda engages Neville Tuli in reflecting on memory, pedagogy, visual cultu...

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MAGDALEN OF THE CANADIAN ARCHIPELAGO

Sohaila Kapur chronicles an unforgettable journey through Canada’s Magdalen Island...

July 17 2026

BATTLEGROUND TO BOARDROOM: INNER STRENGTH

A Series by Sushmita Chowdhary for WMN COMM: In this opening essay, the writer explores ...

July 16 2026

MICRO DRAMAS REDEFINE GLOBAL ENTERTAINMENT

India is emerging as the global growth engine for micro dramas and short-form entertainm...

July 15 2026