David Bowie: An Avid Reader

For a man who left Bromley Technical High School with just one 'O' level (in art), David Bowie ended up a remar...

The Brilliance of Salvador Dali

The man. The master. The marvel. Salvador Dali is one of the most celebrated artists of all time. His fiercely ...

A Fond Farewell to a Cherished friend​ - his death is a profound Personal Loss

"I was a little more than a boy when I first met Bimalda. It was at a premiere, that we first met. He was a soft-spoken gentleman and I still remember his interesting eyes....

‘Remembering Truffaut’ at the 8th Jagran Film Festival

Mumbai, September 2017: Almost five to seven decades after the films of Francois Truffaut, the famed French Film Director who initiated the French New Wave would be on...

Repeats, Ad Nauseum

With the Dalai Lama’s visit to Arunachal Pradesh doing the news rounds, there can be no better a time than this for Epic Channel to telecast the first two episodes of...

International Women's Day 2017: Secrets Revealed In Germaine Greer's Archives

A damask napkin with a sketch of a woman's back, waist and "big arse" – souvenir from a tryst, most likely, with former lover, Italian film director Federico Fellini....

Do We Know What Our Children Want?

"There's always room for a story that can transport people to another place."

J.K. Rowling

Over the last one century or so, ordin...

Day 3 Of The 16th Mumbai Film Festival Ends On A High Note

Mumbai, October 16, 2014:  After two cinema and celebrity packed days, the 16^thMumbai Film Festival is growing on city’s ci...

Low Vitamin D Tied to a Pregnancy Risk

Using preserved blood samples of pregnant women, researchers have found that low vitamin D levels are associated with an increased risk for severe preeclampsia, a serious a...