Out of Africa

In 1998, Scottish writer Alexander McCall Smith, began the The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series of novels set in Botswana, featuring the “traditionally...

Wonder Woman Gal Gadot stands up against Bullying and Sexual Harassment

Gal Gadot is a Wonder Woman, both on and off the screen. During her interview with The Rolling Stone, she didn’t mince words about her stance on feminism. “Peop...

Aeschylus’s millennia old play gets an epic adaptation through The Suppliant Women

Written 2,500 years ago, The Suppliant Women is one of the world’s oldest plays which speaks to us through the ages with startling resonance for our troubled times. I...

Can Google ever replace Teachers?

When in school, I clearly remember writing the day's homework in my almanac with the pointy pencil I sharpened a night before going to bed and writing down notes which the ...

SRK lends his support to ‘Bas Ab Bahut Ho Gaya’ Campaign

We all know Shahrukh Khan to be a feminist. He also believes them to be superior to men. Recently, he was present at the Lalkaar Music Festival led by Farhan Akhtar's MARD ...

Kadvi Hawa

Cast: Sanjay Mishra, Ranvir Shorey, Tillotama Shome

Direction: Nila Madhab Panda

Producer: Manish Mundra, Akshay Kumar Parija, Nila Madhab Panda

Wri...

Labour Laws for Children

Human Rights Watch published a dispatch last Wednesday, reporting the establishing of a new policy, that prohibits children under the age of 18 from working with green toba...

The Little Gems of Nonpur

Place: Nonpur Begusarai, Bihar, India

The Film: Master ki class

In Begusarai I was in the place called Nonpur. Nonpur is a small village wher...

Young Wild and Free – The Filmmakers of Tomorrow

Place: Saidpur Slums Patna, Bihar, India

The film: The Story of Kacharapur

Saidpur Slums in Patna is a place which has a dense population liv...