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How Two Lower Income Mumbai Boys Became Extraordinary Ballet Dancers Who Could Put India On The Map

Manish and Amir do swift high jumps when their turn in the class comes and everybody is left in awe. Both have been in class since 8.30 a.m and their mentor and teacher, 72-ye...

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Aadirang Mahotsav: Fascinating peek into the Northeast

The National School of Drama, New Delhi and the Department of Culture, Government of Telangana brought the glorious tribal arts and culture of the seven sister states of north...

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The Foul Odour Of Fasteism

The play “Lassanwala” presented by Apna Manch Drama Company at the 12th. Mahindra Theatre Festival as the opening play, at Shri Ram Centre shows a glimpse of the f...

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Madani Younis: ‘I Fear That Theatres Will Be Only For The Chosen Few’

Pointing through the Bush Theatre’s newly installed windows towards the street, Shepherd’s Bush Market and the railway bridge, artistic director Madani Younis obse...

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A Brief History Of The Gender Parity Movement In Theatre

We are a group of theatre workers who are tired of portraying these cardboard cutouts. We want theatre managers, directors, and writers to stop producing plays which insult wo...

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It's Time To Talk About Gender Bias In The Art World

Hikari Yokoyama, the supremely elegant cultural entrepreneur and cofounder of the Paddle8 auction site, has a new gig. As artistic director of New York’s recently opened...

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New Study On The Representation Of Women In Media Sadly Confirms What We Already Knew

The ongoing conversation around the issue of representation of women in media has been productive in terms of bringing attention to the issue, but it's not necessarily changin...

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Can't Wait For These 8 Women-Centric Films To Hit The Screens In 2017

Thanks to the likes of immensely talented actors Vidya Balan, Kangana Ranaut and Alia Bhatt, Bollywood is no longer taking its female leads for any less than their male counte...

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Dhauli-Kalinga Mahotsav: A Classic Confluence

The unique annual Dhauli-Kalinga Mahostsav , an arts festival presented at the Buddhist heritage site of Dhauli hills near Bhubaneswar has been an exemplary public-private par...

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The Gender Identity Crisis for Today’s Children

It’s been almost a year since I wrote about the issue of transgender students and bathrooms in schools, and it is time to revisit the subject. One week ago, the Trump ad...

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REVIEW: HAPPY PATEL - KHATARNAK JASOOS IS BIG ON INTENT, LIGHT ON LAUGHS

The actor-director’s spy spoof aims for absurdist satire but collapses under stere...

January 21 2026

POWERFUL PEOPLE: 55 YEARS ON, MERE APNE’S RELEVANCE

Khalid Mohamed in conversation with the indefatigable poet, lyricist, story-script-write...

January 20 2026

KALEIDOSCOPE: LUCKNOW BETWEEN PAST AND NOW

Cultures are never frozen in time, they keep moving, keep evolving.Filmmaker and writer ...

January 19 2026