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...

True Review TV - Jackson Heights: Diaspora Tales

I am most impressed that Pakistan?s Television industry is tackling Diaspora stories; in that, Jackson Heights on Zindagi is a must see. The stories of the Pakistani immigr...

SUSTAINABILITY V/S EYEBALLS

It’s incredibly shocking when in the midst of a serious discussion among family and friends about what one can do to make our world a better place to live in for all,...

The Subdued Whispers Of Posterity In Fallout

The world stood still as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb quoted from a passage of the Bhagvad Geeta where Krishna reveals himself to Arjuna “I ha...

True Review TV - Intrigues And Valour At Prime Time

I, a history buff, have been drawn to two current shows on weekdays at Prime Time -- Chakravartin Ashoka Samrat on Colors and Bharat Ka Veer Putra Maharana Pratap on Sony. ...

True Review TV - A CREATIVE CHALLENGE

With the Sony Network and Hathway face off, avid viewers of Sony?s Reporters, Dil Ki Baatein Dil Hi Jaane and Itna Karo Na Mujhe Pyar and SAB TV?s Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Ch...

True Review TV - Sacrificed On The Altar Of Trps

Once when I was reading a canine breeder?s handbook, I was appalled at the author?s suggestion that if a new born Dalmatian pup doesn?t show a spot within three days, it mu...

Climate Activists Occupy Tate Modern In Dramatic Protest Over BP Sponsorship Of The Arts

On Saturday, activists occupied Tate Modern and staged a 25-hour “textual intervention” at the museum’s Turbine Hall to protest against Tate’s ongoi...

Technology, The New Value Add-On

Just as channels and producers are exploring new content, so too television screens are taking on a new look most of the time. What leaps out of the screen is a barrage of ...