ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: WHEN PHANTOM INDIA WAS GHOSTED

Khalid Mohamed assesses the now accessible 1969 documentary, Phantom India, helmed by the French auteur Malle, which had been ...

THOUGHT FACTORY: MOVIE MAGIC DEFEATS ONLINE NOISE

Rajinikanth’s Coolie: When Sheer Movie Magic Trumps Noise (and Logic)

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THOUGHT FACTORY: THE MAN WHO LISTENS TO DOGS

Through the intertwined lives of Sugar, Peppy, and Missy, Ramesh Narayan discovers not just unconditional love—but a purpose: to honour t...

HOLLYWOOD: LOVE, MATH & MODERN MATCHMAKING

A modern reflection on love, class, and emotional currency, inspired by The Materialists—where algorithms meet affection, and ma...

RETROSPECTIVE: CINEMA, CONSCIOUSNESS AND TIME

Exploring Shumona Goel’s experimental cinema through fragmented time, sensory aesthetics, and urban modernity, this analysis connects her...

GENDER: WHY INDIAN MEN AVOID HOUSE WORK??

Mammas boys? Traditional/generational conditioning? Lazy? Mardangani? Monojit Lahiri examination controversial question about ...

THOUGHT FACTORY: WHEN INSTITUTIONS FAIL, ART SUFFERS

When cultural institutions compromise artistic integrity due to bureaucratic interference, creative expression weakens, and a nation's cultural...

POLITICS: YEAREND THOUGHTS ON THE TYRANNY OF POWER

Exploring geopolitical strife, expansionism, and communal tensions shaping the modern world, with reflections from Noam Chomsky and the endurin...

THOUGHT FACTORY: PATRIARCHY DENIAL AND BLIND SPOTS

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s patriarchy denial stresses the need for a shift from hyped nationalism to inclusive patriotism, the...