James Ivory & The Making Of A Historic Love Story

In an interview for the 2004 Criterion Collection DVD of the first film by Merchant Ivory Productions, “The Householder” (1963), James Ivory and Ismail Merchant...

Making Of A Healthy And Happy India

Private sector and civil society will have to work together to reach the ambitious goal set by Family Planning 2020 Imagine an innovation that could break entrenched cycles...

Why Mentally Don't Need An Exorcists Cane

The Mental Healthcare Bill 2016, passed in March by Parliament has been welcomed by many for introducing reforms to the existing Mental Health Act of 1987. Among its severa...

Shabana: Long Way From Being Perfect, But A Start Has Been Made

Veteran actor Shabana Azmi is quite impressed with the kind of roles that female actors are portraying in films these days. She says, in the past, heroines were merely addi...

Arjun Kapoor Will Be Chief Guest At KASHISH 2017 In Mumbai

South Asia's biggest LGBTQ film festival to be held from May 24-28, 2017

Actor Arjun Kapoor will be chief guest at the opening ceremony of the 8th edition of ...

Should Robots Have Rights?

Humans have historically used race, religion, gender, and sexuality as justifications to deny others the right to vote, marry, own property, and live freely. While robots w...

We Hardly Notice Them But Street Trees Are Monuments To City Life

Every three years, the surgeons come to our street and operate on the plane trees. Their nonchalance is remarkable. First, they loop ropes over the highest branches that th...

Cannes Talk: Vanessa Redgrave On 'Sea Sorrow'

Vanessa Redgrave’s glorious film career kicked off in Cannes in 1966 when she won the best actress award for “Morgan – A Suitable Case for Treatment,&rdqu...

Designers On Acid: The Tripping Californians Who Paved Our Way To The Touchscreen Universe

Ever wondered why email, trash cans, Google Docs and desktops look the way they do? The answer lies in 1960s hippie culture and LSD-taking creatives  Next time you dra...