Brief Encounters

Female bonding is rare in Bollywood movies, so a play about strangers meeting in a railway waiting room on a stormy night has been doing well in multiple languages.  Read More

Homer Simpson Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Homer Simpson Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame

Building a list of the greatest episodes of The Simpsons is something so difficult and wrenching that it shoul...

Earthquakes are inevitable, disaster is not. Should India not learn preparedness from Californians?

In the National Earthquake Conference that happened in May 2016 at the Hilton Long Beach, California, Tom Jordan, the director of the Southern California Earthquak...

The Slate Wiped Clean

As life spans increase in modern times, one of the consequent risks is age-related memory loss or dementia. Alzheimer’s Disease attacks the brain and slowly wipes the...

A Pill a Day keeps your Periods Away…

“Why the hell am I bleeding every three weeks if I don't have to be?” is the question most women on hormonal birth control pills ask. ‘Withdrawal bleeding...

The Defiant Ones: Absorbing docu-series on Dr. Dre and Jimmy Lovine

What’s the story behind the music that gets your head bobbing once you put your headphones on? The Defiant Ones is a four-part dazzling yet definitive narrat...

Masterclasses to look forward to at 8TH JAGRAN FILM FESTIVAL

At the 8^th Jagran Film Festival in Mumbai, some of the amazing masterclasses/ panel discussions and interviews are part of the festival programme this year....

Melinda Gates: How I Raised A Feminist Son

When my son Rory was born, I spent a lot of time imagining what this little person would be like when he grew up. Now, as he turns 18, I have my answer. Rory is compassiona...

Artist Michal Cole Says His Work Is 'Silent Embroidered Scream' Against Global Patriarchy

UK-based Israeli artist Michal Cole says work is ‘silent embroidered scream’ against global patriarchy Few items symbolise masculine pomp and power quite like a...