Alternative Entertainment

Aamchi Cinema: Diversity In Unity

How does a simple family in a traditional village grapple with a transgender child and the concomitant sexuality and identity crises? Suhaas Bhosale’s Koti casts a sensi...

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Deepa Gahlot: Plays That Stand The Test Of Time

Many plays continue to have a hold over every new generation of audiences and directors, who keep going back to them Not too many plays stand the test of time, but there are s...

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Pacific-Wide Storytelling Initiative Launched

Pacific Resources for Education and Learning has launched the Pacific Storytellers Cooperative, an Internet platform for place-based stories from all Pacific Islands to be sha...

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Theatre Will Shrink, Like Cinema Viewing Has: Naseeruddin Shah

Last weekend, veterans Ratna Pathak Shah and Naseeruddin Shah (right) — as Mrs Patrick Campbell and George Bernard Shaw, respectively — staged the play, Dear Liar....

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A Cry From The Mountains, With Echoes In The Cities

The story of Hindi poet Mangalesh Dabral, who was born in Tehri Garhwal in 1948 but for most of his career as a journalist lived and worked in Delhi, is the story of Uttarakha...

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The Story Of Biryani: How This Exotic Dish Came And Conquered India

Biryani is an evergreen classic that really needs no introduction. India offers so much on its culinary platter but the one dish Indians unanimously love indulging in is the m...

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Neil Frahm, Woodkid, Robert De Niro And Jr Collaborate On Refugee Aid Project

Artists Nils Frahm, Woodkid and JR have teamed up on a project featuring spoken word from Robert De Niro, starring the actor as an immigrant reflecting on his experience as he...

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Today's Artists Are Sick Of History Framing Women As Perfect

In art and in life, women have long been held to impossible standards of perfection. Walk through the halls of any museum and you’re sure to encounter classically r...

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Kajal Singh Wow's Berlin With Her Striking Street Art

Graffiti and street art may be considered a nuisance by many but it has slowly made its way to being considered a legitimate art form around the world.  One of the first ...

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Bhagwan Dada: India’s First Dancing Superstar Who Was An Inspiration To Amitabh, Mithun And Govinda

Bhagwan Dada was the first dancing super star of Indian cinema. Here are some unknown facts about his tryst with stardom.Bhagwan Dada had the body of a wrestler and the jiggle...

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THE REBEL WITHOUT A...PAUSE

Fearless. Disobedient. Rowdy. Bindaas. Playful. Rooted. Real. Sanjay Bhattacharya is a r...

April 8 2026

IT’S A CONSTANT BATTLE – RAHI ANIL BARVE

The creator of the belatedly lauded Tumbbad, Rahi Anil Barve, who continues to be a warr...

April 7 2026

WHY INDIAN TELEVISION IS FAILING

Vinta Nanda examines the sharp decline in Indian television viewership, exposing outdate...

April 5 2026