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Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: BOLLYWOOD GRAPPLES WITH DISABILITY

Portrayal of differently abled in Bollywood: Tokenism? Caricature? Empowerment? There are no easy answers because disability in Bollywood cinem...

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: RAJESH KHANNA’S STAR STILL SHINES

On the 13th death anniversary of India’s first superstar, Gautam Chintamani revisits the enigma of Rajesh Khanna and the timeless relevan...

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Retroscope

RETROSCOPE: THIRTY YEARS AFTER...TIME FLIES

  Khalid Mohamed revisits Bandit Queen (1994), Shekhar Kapur’s film on the dacoit leader Phoo...

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: THE ONE-WAY SHIPS IS A STIRRING DEBUT

A powerful debut, The One-Way Ships unearths the forgotten voices of colonial India’s ayahs—young girls torn from home, na...

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Festivals

FESTIVALS: OF MUSIC, MEMORIES AND MUSICAL MEMORIES

Music weaves memory, emotion, and meaning into life’s quietest and loudest moments. On World Music Day, Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri Read More

Thought Factory

THOUGHT FACTORY: STORIES DIVIDE, YET ALSO UNITE

In a media landscape divided by class and culture, two Indian shows—The Royals and Thukra Ke Mera Pyaar—reveal ho...

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Gender

GENDER: OF WOUNDS, WINGS, AND WOMEN

A Journey from Silence to Strength: Monojit Lahiri unfolds a moving, real-life story of a student who transcended society&rsqu...

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Kaleidoscope

KALEIDOSCOPE: RAJ KHOSLA NOW IN WORDS & LITERATURE

A landmark biography by Amborish Roychoudhury, with Raj Khosla’s daughters Anita and Uma, unveils the genius, music, and humanity of a di...

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Alternative Entertainment

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: SHIKWA JAWAB-E-SHIKWA

François Truffaut’s Les Mistons provokes Gen Z discomfort and deepens the filmmaker's responsibility—raising timele...

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Thought Factory

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THE WORLD OF SATYAJIT RAY

A personal journey into the timeless world of Satyajit Ray—where childhood, cinema, and culture intertwine, revealing how the legendary f...

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