FESTIVALS: THREE CINE-ROMANTIC DAYS IN SHIMLA

Check out the 2024 International Film Festival of Shimla: A Journey Through Independent Cinema, Cultural Exchange, and the Majestic Beauty of t...

GENDER: THE RELENTLESS FIGHT FOR EQUALITY

"From the wrestling mat to the streets, Vinesh Phogat’s struggle highlights the ongoing battle against systemic injustice and gender ine...

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POLITICS: ONE-SIDED MEDIA NARRATIVES

Going by the events around the time the Shah Bano verdict was overturned, Vinta Nanda examines Rajiv Gandhi’s rationale,...

MOVIES: URBAN TALE OF CASTE BIASES

Prithvi Konanur's 2023 release, "Hadinelenthu", masterfully unveils the deep-rooted caste biases within the educational system and beyond, writ...

THOUGHT FACTORY: DEPICTION OF CHILD ABUSE IN CINEMA

Courageous storytellers daringly illuminate the darkness of child abuse, igniting conversations long overdue. Through their lens, they challeng...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: 50 YEARS OF GARM HAWA

On Balraj Sahni’s birth anniversary, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri looks at the lasting legacy of Garm Hawa, which celebrates i...

TRENDING: MUJHSE SHAADI KAROGE? PAGAL? NEVER!!

Why is today’s Youngistan so anti-marriage, wonders Monojit Lahiri. He also investigates what goes on post-marriage that...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: MUSIC OF THOUGHT AND IMAGINATION

It is Kumar Shahani's Khayal Gatha (The Saga of Khayal), a 1989 Indian experimental film written and directed by Kumar Shahani, that O....