Her Name Was Gauhar

There is little documentation about India’s great performing artistes and even less about the women.

The tawaifs, despite their talent and refinement had the ...

Alicia Vikander HOPES Hollywood GENDER IMBALANCE WILL BE FIXED

Alicia Vikander says male domination in Hollywood also has its presence in the supporting role, but the actress feels the change is happening. The 27-year-old “Ex Mac...

Imran Khan Walks For A Cause

Bollywood actor Imran Khan walked for the ramp at a ‘No TV Day’ event as a fundraiser for a charity he supports. Imran raised a figure of more than a lakh which...

The Most Boring Video On A Very Important Human Right

My father often used to tell me about how, during the Second World War, he used to walk the many kilometers from the farm to school, past the camps of the occupying forces....

Of Demons And Social Pressure

Life OK?s new prime time starter is Jaane Kya Hoga Rama Re. Unlike its predecessors, it has had an unimpressive beginning. Model Town, the site of the narrative is most con...

Three Stories That Explain Why I Am Relentlessly, Passionately, And Impatiently Optimistic

After a decade and a half of working on the issues facing the world’s poorest people, I like to call myself an impatient optimist. When I visited rural India last mon...

20 Female Directed Films On Netflix

Now more than ever do we film fanatics need to acknowledge the marginalization of female directors. In addition to tying hard math to sexism, Maureen Dowd’s extensive...