CHINTOO SINGH WASIR: CENTERSTAGE AS SUFI SINGER & MUSICIAN

In the world of contemporary Indian music Chintoo Singh Wasir has emerged from being behind the instruments to centerstage with his Sufi music,...

RHYTHM’S CHOSEN CHILD

Here Sharada Ramanathan goes back and forth in time to understand the towering Tabla maestro Ustad Zakir Hussain’s geniu...

NOW GAJRA KOTTARY SPEAKS TO VIEWERS, READERS & LISTENERS

The versatile author and screenwriter Gajra Kottary spoke to Shantanu Ray Chaudhuri on the demands of an audi...

THE OPTIMISTS - 2023

Vinta Nanda glides into the next year with this: I decided to focus on hope and confidence, on the positive i...

PAST IS MY MASTER AND EVENING MY DAWN: VINAY SHUKLA

His film-work has been artistically selective and also across-genres, fairly mainstream, writes Aparajita Krishna.

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ILA ARUN: GIVING VOICE TO LIFE

Ila Arun is a woman of many parts and one who is in command of all of them. She has a contagious zest for life, writes Aparajita Krishna <...

Soundman’s debut directorial venture wins applause

A titular documentary on his daily routine has just won the Second Best Documentary award at the 7th Bengal International Short Film Festival (...

Salty and Spicy

Film historian Dhruv Somani marvels at Gulzar’s women-centric flavored Namkeen (1982).

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MUJIB: The Making Of A Nation

Aparajita Krishna has brief but deep conversations with director Shyam Benegal, co-writer Atul Tiwari and costume designer Pia...