The Stow Away Who Touched Our Lives

As was customary, when our friend SD’s ship sailed into Bombay Harbor, my mother, brother and I visited his ship. As we headed towards the bridge, we saw two havaldar...

TRUE REVIEW: THRILLED BY THE GAME CHANGER

As the Anil Kapoor produced and helmed 24 draws to a close this weekend, viewers are most likely to feel a tinge of withdrawal symptoms on Friday-Saturday nights.  On&...

Revisiting Television

News about Poonam Dhillon coming back to television with a daily fiction show on Sony TV will give Sony TV a nudge in the right direction, which it sorely needs. Who can fo...

Do Attend the Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai LitFest at NCPA, November 14 to 17, 2013.

An announcement for all avid readers in Mumbai, it’s time for Tata Literature Live! The Mumbai International LitFest
where Over 120 writers and thinkers from all...

Clinton Starting New Project to Empower Women

Hillary Rodham Clinton announced a new initiative Friday called “No Ceilings” to empower women and children around the globe. The project could serve as the bas...

Is America Disinventing Human Rights? By Professor Alemayehu G Mariam

In his 1981 farewell speech, President Jimmy Carter said, “America did not invent human rights. In a very real sense, it is the other way round. Human rights invented...

Madras Cafe Review

A brilliantly shot film, in the appropriate landscape makes Madras Café a very realistic experience. The movie deals with political issues like the assassination of ...

A Muslim in Bollywood

The mainstream Hindi film industry’s template for the community reflects ideological and political shifts in contemporary India.

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Khalid Mohamed reviews the web series Bandish Bandits… and more fare currently showing on the streaming channels.