Between Life Support And Death

In the recent Bollywood release Piku, 70-year-old Bhaskar Banerjee played by Amitabh Bachchan expresses shock that Rana (Irrfan Khan) allowed his cancer-stricken father to ...

Entering The Mind Of My Rapist: An Exercise In Extreme Empathy

The essential dilemma after a date rape is also the essential dilemma before the novelist: Who’s in charge of the narrative, and what is his or her perspective? My ra...

‘Pitch Perfect 2’ Makes 2015 A Historic Year For Women In Hollywood

The success of Pitch Perfect 2 isn’t just good news for musical comedy fans; it’s also a historic win for women behind the camera. The Elizabeth Banks-directed ...

Tanu Weds Manu Returns

Critics rating: 2 Stars

Cast: Kangana Ranaut, R Madhavan, Jimmy Sheirgill

Direction: Aanand L Rai Read More

Bollywood Pays Tribute To Nurse Aruna Shanbaug

Bollywood celebrities mourned the death of former KEM Hospital nurse Aruna Shanbaug, who passed away today after living in a vegetative state for the past 42 years followin...

Siddharth Vardarajan Launches News Website ‘The Wire’

Senior Journalist and former Editor of The Hindu, Siddharth Varadarajan, launched his website, The Wire. The website was launched recently and will cover different aspects ...

When Women Step Out Of Indian Epics To Express Real Desires And Choices In Real Books

The Indian novel writing tradition is by and large a post colonial phenomenon. Right from one of the first novels in English written by Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay to the ...

VICTIMS, WOMEN & THE LANDED VOICELESS

So here?? the thing!

As I entered home this evening, my housekeeper Leela Lhama opened the door, as usual.

She normally takes my laptop bag from my hand and...

THE RITE OF PASSAGE

“Man is born free but everywhere he is in chains” quoted Jean Jacques Rousseau, the famous French philosopher. The history of mankind has been the history of ev...