RETROSCOPE: THIRTY YEARS AFTER...TIME FLIES

  Khalid Mohamed revisits Bandit Queen (1994), Shekhar Kapur’s film on the dacoit leader Phoo...

POLITICS: INNOCENCE LOST IN A BARBARIC WORLD

Innocent lives are being lost as senseless violence escalates across states and borders. This article highlights how power-driven wars have no ...

GENDER: THE RELENTLESS FIGHT FOR EQUALITY

"From the wrestling mat to the streets, Vinesh Phogat’s struggle highlights the ongoing battle against systemic injustice and gender ine...

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THOUGHT FACTORY: THE FUTURE OF DEMOCRACIES

Vinta Nanda looks at how the Internet and AI are poised to reset the world order, explores the decline of Hindutva politics an...

POWERFUL PEOPLE: REFLECTIONS ON HOPE AND LEGACY

Humra Quraishi takes a poignant look at the challenges facing today's youth, and the enduring impact of Khushwant Singh, Gulza...

BUSINESS: THE MANUFACTURED KISS

It’s Sohaila Kapur today, in conversation with Neha Vyaso, an Intimacy Director in Bollywood. “She’s the fir...

THOUGHT FACTORY: IS SHE ACCURATELY PORTRAYED BY AD-LAND?

Monojit Lahiri does a checkout of what’s going on in ad-land and how much it has evolved (or not?!!) to accommodate toda...

FESTIVALS: THE SUN SHINES ON SUNNY DA DHABA

We’re thrilled to start the column ‘Zaikak’ with Siddharth Kak, author, documentary filmmaker, presenter, food critic and wel...

THE OTHERNESS OF BELONGING

Let me start this column, on this Teacher’s Day, by saying that the teachers of the likes of Uttar Pradesh’s Tripti Tyagi ought to ...