Poojita Chowdhury: The Accidental Filmmaker

Interview With Poojita Chowdhury

Our creative director, Shiv Bhalla caught up with Poojita Chowdhury, whose film ‘Gender Bender’ has been making waves. ...

Why It Took Barry Manilowe So Long To Come Out?

It was more or less an open secret but iconic singer-songwriter Barry Manilow has officially come out as gay at the age of 73 in a People exclusive, nearly two years after ...

25% Of Indian Youths OK With Corruption

Everyone knows that corruption in India is spreading like a cancer disease, destroying the very fundamental of a nation. But exactly how deep is corruption present? Has it ...

Giving Birth In Air Strikes: The Life-Threatening Horrors Of Pregnancy In Yemen

Horeh was five months pregnant with her second child when an airstrike destroyed her uncle's house in the Amran Governorate in western Yemen. "It was very loud," the 30 yea...

World Health Day: India’s Health Report Card Is 'Unhealthy'

As the world gears up to observe World Health Day on Friday, India's health report card is unfortunately not very healthy. World Health Day is celebrated every year on Apri...

Manthan 2017: India's Largest Street Play Festival Ends After Performances Abroad

Manthan Mahotsav, the largest street play festival in India, finally completed its 10th edition with the ceremony on April 1. The brainchild of Verve, the street play socie...

MTV: Bold, Sensitive

In 1995, Ashish Balram Nagpal, an art connoisseur, made a film called Adha Adhura which was way too progressive. In the film, Ashish Balram Nagpal, a billionaire businessma...

Shonda Rhimes: Never Afraid To Tell Abortion Stories

Shonda Rhimes isn't a doctor. She doesn't even play one on TV (though, at this point, she probably knows more about obscure diseases than your internist). But Rhimes, who h...

AIDS-Free By 2030, India Included

In July 2000, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) adopted Resolution 1308, calling for “urgent and exceptional actions” to mitigate the threats posed by ...