Thought Factory

Over & Underground

Overheard – “These are times of political opportunism, religious intolerance and scholastic Puritanism – and they can be construed as provocative and insensi...

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Vintage Women, Mentor

March 8 every year is a special calendar entry for so many women. A few years back, I overheard a group of suburban housewives weighing the pros and cons of special buffet lun...

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Governance Tips from India's Children

Manisha from Siwan:The Price We Pay for Patriarchy For 23 years, I was a UNICEF   official. This meant children paid my salary. Children still pay my pension. That...

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3 Screens and The Missing 4th “R”

Screens surround us, and our children. First of all there is the big screen, with its larger than life images, with its tinsel moorings, colors and the celebrities and liltin...

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Address: Under The Kemps Corner Flyover

Nobody could remember when this family moved in. One of the parking spaces under the Kemps Corner flyover, housed an electrical switch box, and was too small for a car to park...

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Children: A Policy, A Charter and A Plan of Action. Are They Enough

India has the largest child population in the world.  More than 40 of India’s children are under 18 years. India is armed with a policy, a charter and a plan of ac...

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Happily Ever After…?

A telegram announced her arrival into this world. Just three words, but how they changed our lives. I had to wait six months to see her. When my eyes fell upon her sleeping fa...

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Celebrating, The Pioneers Of Stunt Films

At the on going Kala Ghoda Festival, Vibhu  Kapoor of Gallery Beyond is showing a selection of Wadia Movietone’s films starring the  Fearless Nadia (Diamond Qu...

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Small concerns: The Local train

There local train platform is filled with people as I reach it around 8.30 am every day.  Carrying laptops, handbags and lunchboxes, everyone is set for the day. Newspape...

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Who said playing games is waste of time?

Throughout the last twenty or thirty years, parents around the world have been putting limitations on the amount of time their children spend playing games. Many a times, pare...

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GENDER: WHEN FIDELITY MEETS MODERN DESIRE

Twinkle Khanna’s remark on marriage and infidelity sparked nationwide debate a cou...

December 5 2025

TRENDING: CULTURE, SCREENS, STORIES, SHIFTS, POWER

From blockbuster star sightings to emerging tech, awards honouring inclusivity, breakthr...

December 4 2025

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: AGE, STILLNESS, CINEMA

The stasis of old age rendered with precise strokes becomes not just a theme but an emot...

December 3 2025