India’s Lipstick Waale Sapne wins award at Tokyo film fest

India’s Alankrita Shrivastava won The Spirit Of Asia Award for her Lipstick Waale Sapne (Lipstick Under My Burkha) at the Tokyo Intern...

Ditzy Divorcee

Suchitra Krishnamoorthi’s one-woman show, Drama Queen may not advance the cause of women, but at least it turns one woman’s loneliness and bafflement ...

A Kid’s World

In the last few years, there has been an exponential increase in theatre for children. There are theatre workshops all over the city; schools stage lavish productions. Thea...

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

Going Green At The Singapore Eco Film Festival

You must have heard of the celebrity otters residing in our sunny island by now — their adorable antics have thrilled many here and grabbed many a headline. Now, you ...

Female Child Has Equal Rights Like Boys: SC

"Female child is entitled to enjoy equal rights that a male child is allowed to have," the Supreme Court observed on Tuesday, passing a slew of directions, including mainti...

Three Indian Movies To Travel To Cairo Film Festival

Three Indian movies will be part of the Cairo International Film Festival, running from November 15 to 24. What is most remarkable is that one of them, The Narrow Path (Ott...

Rajasthan To Set Up First Authority To Guarantee Land Titles

Rajasthan is setting up an independent authority to verify and guarantee land titles in its cities, a move seen by experts as speeding up property transactions, freeing up ...

Fighting Sex Abuse, Kids Sketch Life Left Behind

"When I was young, I used to be a rag picker. I also begged on the streets near the old Delhi railway station. There were many children there who used to do drugs. Staying ...