True Review Television-This Week: Bald, Bold Performances

When film actresses shave off their tresses, it is for just for a short while, as the film is being shot. But when a television actress has her locks shorn off for a daily ...

The Darkest Hour

“Police records in India reveal that a woman is raped every 34 minutes, molested every 26 minutes, kidnapped every 43 minutes and killed every 93 minutes”
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Only 37% Of Over 10,000 Pay-To-Use Toilets In Mumbai Are For Women’

Few things in life are as compelling as a full bladder. Last month, it made 22-year-old Laxmi Pandit plead, bargain and fight with the hard-nosed attendant of a toilet near...

Prime Time, Reality Bites

Prime Time has a plethora of fiction shows which are simply entertainment, entertainment, entertainment; barring the odd show or two. One can’t overlook the non-ficti...

7/7/07: Heart Of Darkness

Reyhaneh Jabbari was just nineteen when she was arrested for the murder of a man who tried to rape her. After six years of torture and torment she was hanged in October 201...

With Protests Banned In Paris, Climate Activists Embrace Other Forms Of Expression.

According to organizers, 360 French and international civil society organizations will help bring the conference center to life during the two-week summit, which is expecte...

Why We All Need Planned Parenthood.

I’ve turned to Planned Parenthood twice during my reproductive years. Once was for an annual exam that had been much delayed. As I approached the clinic, a protester ...

Bond Forever

As the latest James Bond film, Spectre become a global hit, and rakes 31.9 crores on opening weekend in India, despite the ‘kiss’ controversy, the one criticism...

Curtain Raiser

“Everything is a celebration in the garden of childhood”
- Pablo Neruda

A question which frequently haunted me raises its head as I write...