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THOUGHT FACTORY: STORIES DIVIDE, YET ALSO UNITE

In a media landscape divided by class and culture, two Indian shows—The Royals and Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar—reveal ho...

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Alternative Entertainment

A CHAPTER ON KUMAR SHAHANI’S KASBA

Kumar Shahani’s aesthetic sensibilities were shaped while assisting Robert Bresson on Une Femme Douce (A Gentle Woman, 1969). Additionall...

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Movies

The Forgotten History of Human Civilization

Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri: A film based on a Badal Sircar play is rare. Rare still is a debutant filmmaker adapting one. That too...

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Thought Factory

The art of Gaganendranath Tagore

At the height of darkness comes the first stirrings of dawn - a renaissance in the arts, literature and social life. It is against this backdro...

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Alternative Entertainment

The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie

Sharad Raj writes that Bunuel has been called a cruel filmmaker, he sees that we are hypocrites, admits to being one and belie...

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TV

Imagine Norman Bates’s Kolkata cousin as a paying guest in your home

Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri reviews Bengali streaming platform, Hoichoi’s much-publicized psychological horror Mohomaya

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Alternative Entertainment

Missing Soumitrababu

The 1950’s down 70’s are often considered as the ‘Golden Era’ of Bengali Cinema, reminisces Rwita Dutta Read More

Alternative Entertainment

‘Nico 1988’: A Tribute to the Unconventional Singer Christa Paffgen

The opening scene of ‘Nico, 1988’ shows l...

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Festivals

Pride in Art to Launch the Vancouver Queer Art Gallery

What is a mark? The Queer Arts Festival ask a simple question. In a settler colonial society, we have a very so...

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Alternative Entertainment

David Bowie: An Avid Reader

For a man who left Bromley Technical High School with just one 'O' level (in art), David Bowie ended up a remar...

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