Seventieth World Health Assembly Opens In Geneva

In her final opening address to the World Health Assembly as Director-General, Dr Margaret Chan offered some advice to delegates "as you continue to shape the future of thi...

Aruna Raje Patil: Committed To Feminism

Aruna Raje Patil passed out of FTII with a gold medal in 1969 becoming the first trained woman technician in the industry.
At the beginning of her career Aruna Raje w...

The Legend Of Baba Ghor

Braving leopard warnings and bumpy rural roads, the writer visits a shrine from another continent and another time Ten kilometres out of Bharuch in southern Gujarat, the ai...

James Ivory & The Making Of A Historic Love Story

In an interview for the 2004 Criterion Collection DVD of the first film by Merchant Ivory Productions, “The Householder” (1963), James Ivory and Ismail Merchant...

These Bicycles Eat Smog & Spit Out Clean Air

Bike sharing programs in China are big right now. There are over 30 Chinese start-ups and one of the largest of them all, Ofo, has about 2.2 million bikes in 43 cities. Daa...

Arjun Kapoor Will Be Chief Guest At KASHISH 2017 In Mumbai

South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival to be held from May 24-28, 2017

Actor Arjun Kapoor will be chief guest at the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of ...

Noise Pollution Is Drowning Out Nature Even In Protected Areas: Study

Human noises are often 10 times that of background levels, impairing our enjoyment of natural parks and impacting animal behaviour, scientists have found The sounds of the ...

Actor Tanuja Roots For Gender Equality

In a career spanning over five decades, the 73-year-old has portrayed varied characters. Actor Tanuja, a veteran actor who is known for her roles in films like Jewel Thief ...

'American Gods' Just Aired TV's Most Explicit Gay Scene Ever

American Gods has been called, by various critics, “the most important show on TV,” a show that “couldn’t be more timely,” and, by The Daily B...