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UDTA TEER REVIEW: STAR CAST DISAPPOINTS

Udta Teer, starring Ayushmann Khurrana and Sara Ali Khan, attempts to turn Indo-Pakistani espionage into a farcical comedy. Reviewed by...

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Kaleidoscope

CHASING SHADOWS IN A LOVELESS WORLD

Brij Bhushan, journalist and author, reviews Khalid Mohamed's Not Quite Family: An Intimate Memoir of Bollywood. Recently publ...

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: VIGNETTES FROM A LIFE IN MUSIC

On 22 March 2024, the hundredth anniversary of classical music stalwart Pt Amarnath, his daughter-in-law Nirmal Chawla released her biography o...

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Gender

GENDER: A SHAKEN CITY AND NATION

The catastrophic Kolkata case of rape, torture, and murder has shaken the city, the state, the rest of India, and the world. Every kind of depr...

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Business and Politics

POLITICS: ONE-SIDED MEDIA NARRATIVES

Going by the events around the time the Shah Bano verdict was overturned, Vinta Nanda examines Rajiv Gandhi’s rationale,...

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Business and Politics

POLITICS: THE BJP’S NEW REALITY

In democracies with rich histories of coexisting diversities, the arrogance of leaders who perpetuate religious dominance and majoritarianism i...

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Gender

THE UNFINISHED BATTLE FOR EQUAL RIGHTS IN INDIA 2023 BY GEETIKA TYAGI

Throughout history, several pivotal events have spotlighted the persistent struggle for gender equality, unmasking the enduring challenges that...

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Thought Factory

MAHUA MOITRA KO GUSSA KYON AATA HAI?

When talking about Mahua Moitra’s expulsion from the Indian parliament, the question that haunts is, what are the rules, writes V...

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Thought Factory

HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE: THE EVERYMAN FILMMAKER

Hrishikesh Mukherjee passed away at the age of 83 on 27th August 2006. On his 17th death anniversary Shantanu Ray...

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Alternative Entertainment

THE MAGIC OF CHALTI KA NAAM HAI GAADI

Diamonds are forever. So are good movies. Comedy is a tough genre to handle, it requires extreme sensitivity, sense of timing and comprehensive...

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