Dazzling Debut

When Fiona Mozley’s debut novel Elmet made it to the Man Booker Awards shortlist this year, alongside writers like Paul Auster and Ali Smith, ...

Teaching my Son to make his Own Bed!

“Expectation is the root of all heartache.”- William Shakespeare

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Brief Encounters

Female bonding is rare in Bollywood movies, so a play about strangers meeting in a railway waiting room on a stormy night has been doing well in multiple languages.  Read More

A Road Trip full of Plot Holes

Cast: Richa Chaddha, Kalki Koechlin, Arslan Goni, Zarina Wahab

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The Right to Death

The Supreme Court on Tuesday opposed the notion of allowing patients to create a 'living will'. Known as an 'advanced medical directive' in legal jargon, the bill is meant ...

Why Thunderstorms are Occurring more Frequently all over the World?

Each year, many people are killed or seriously injured by severe thunderstorms despite the advance warning. While severe thunderstorms are most common in the spring and sum...

Are Non-vegetarians destroying the Planet?

A new report, Appetite for Destruction, launched at the Extinction and Livestock Conference at London, says the consumption of animal products is leading to a vast...

Chef – Anth Bhala Toh Sab Bhala

Cast: Saif Ali Khan, Padmapriya Janakirama, Svar Kamble,
Direction: Raja Krishna Menon
Writer: Ritesh Shah
Screenplay: Suresh Nair
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Prayers bring Hindu and Muslim communities together

"Bengal’s Durga Puja is a social festival first and a religious festival later" - Suddhabrata Deb

“Right from the puja mela (fair) to being res...