Ian McKellen Reads A Passionate Speech By William Shakespear, Written In Defense Of Immigrants

The identity of William Shakespeare has been a literary mystery for four hundred years, inspiring theory after theory, book after book. There has been, indeed, little biogr...

Udayer Pathe - A Star Is Born

With Udayer Pathe, a new star was born – the name was BIMAL ROY.
As cinematographer, that star quality was evident after he shot P.C .Barua’s MUKTI. Deser...

Cli-Fi - The Hottest New Literary Genre

Apocalypse used to seem like a dubious future outcome, the stuff of Revelation or cheesy sci-fi movies. But if you are even grudgingly willing to acknowledge scientific evi...

Kaleidoscope : Springtime For Gujarati Theatre

There is a growing demand for experimental work in Gujarati theatre, particularly if a younger audience is to be tapped, the demographic not attracted by the domestic ...

Democracy's Dirty Word

- Is politics overtaking India's inherent humanism?

Why have we become so intolerant of the term "intolerance"? Crisscr...

Sundance Film Festival: Kelly Reichardt And James Schamus Show Their Talent To Adapt

Kelly Reichardt and James Schamus are stalwarts of the independent world, and both debuted excellent films Sunday at the Sundance Film Festival. And though Schamus is, in h...

Kaleidoscope - Book Lovers’ Books

For bibliophiles, books about book lovers offer an additional thrill…of belonging to a special community that lives its own universe of words.

The idea o...

Jeffrey Toobin Leads “Book to Screen” Panel at Palm Springs Film Fest

The two-day symposium includes screenings of featured books made into films The return of the second annual two-day symposium, “The Power of Words: Book to Screen,"&n...

Kindle Litfestx Attracting High Viewership

Mumbai, October 26, 2015: The first virtual literary festival, Kindle LitFestX happening from October 23 to November 01 in India, is creating a wind in the...