Alternative Entertainment

13 Amazing Superheroes Featured in India’s First Amputee Calendar Will Make You Rethink Disability

She is a blade runner, he is a swimmer… she always wanted to play badminton, he loves basketball – and all of these amazing people have battled incredible challen...

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Madhubani Murals On The Walls of These Jharkhand Village Homes Depict the Life & Times of Tribals

The walls of houses in Jharkhand’s Chandidih village are proud galleries displaying Madhubani masterpieces woven with everyday stories, thanks to Udbhav, a community art...

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India’s First Sign Language Dictionary To Be Released In March

How often have you played a game of Charades, frantically motioning to your friends hoping they’ll get the gist of what you’re trying to say? That frustration you ...

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These 10 Powerful Images Shut Down All Who Blame Women’s Clothes For Sexual Assault

Usually when the gory details of molestation, sexual harassment, and rape cases become news in India, some people end up erroneously dissecting the clothes worn by the victims...

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Locals Are Knitting Giant Sweaters For Rescued Elephants In This Mathura Village

Winter isn’t winter, if you aren’t all snuggled up into your own version of a blanket burrito, with some hot chocolate to keep you company. The weather has been in...

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Bill Gates Lists His Favourite Books Of 2016

Bill Gates has apparently been a big reader all along, even during his Microsoft days. On his site, Gates Notes, he writes, “I’ve been reading about a book a week ...

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Theater Community Pledges To 'Be A Light' For Social Justice

The Ghostlight Project's national "Be A Light" campaign was observed by the local theater community Thursday night at Marjorie Lyons Playhouse on Centenary College's campus in...

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‘Walls of Kindness’ Are Popping Up Across India & They’re Making Winter Warmer

They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but these murals mean much, much more to those in need. ‘Walls of Kindness’, an initiative that first sprang up in Ir...

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When A Book Club Lends More Than Just Books

This story is part of an ongoing campaign called the Alphabet of Illiteracy. By using letters themselves—the foundation of reading and writing—Project Literacy exa...

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Maker Of Grand Spectacles

Almost two decades have elapsed since director and scenographer Deepan Sivaraman graduated from his alma mater, the University of Calicut’s School of Drama in Thrissur. ...

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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