Films: Opportunity in the Crisis

In several of my recent articles I have written about the crisis facing Indian film industry, specially Bollywo...

Celebrity Circus and Media

Andy Warhol famously said that everyone in the world would be famous for fifteen minutes.

Hyperbole per...

Revisiting The Epics

It is difficult to get young, urban audiences interested in classical dance, and perhaps even more so to interest them in mythology.

Th...

The More Things Change…

Ajit Dalvi’s Marathi play Samajswasthya, directed by Atul Pethe, is a startling reminder that in spite of all the progress India has witnessed ov...

Use of Contraceptives – a long way Ahead

Contraceptives are what people have been using since the beginning of civilization. Access to effective contraceptives is key to women’s well-being and autonomy &ndas...

Cultural Entrepreneurship in India

India’s cultural heritage goes back over 5000 years even before the much discussed Indus Valley Civilization. Since the advent of recorded history there is enough evi...

Kumbh Mela named Intangible Cultural Heritage By UNESCO

Kumbh Mela has been recognized by the UNESCO as an “intangible cultural heritage of humanity” for being the world’s larges...

The Problem of Diversity in Hollywood

Despite America, Hollywood, Kevin Tsujihara, Warner Bros. Entertainment, African Americans, Hollywood Studios, USC, Latina, Black Women, Stacy L. Smith, USC Annenberg Schoo...

Firangi - Deliberately Plodding

Cast: Kapil Sharma, Ishita Dutta, Monica Gill, Inaamulhaq

Direction: Rajiev Dhingra

Producer: Kapil Sharma

Writer: Rajiev Dhingra

Genre: Com...