POLITICS: ALL IN THE NAME OF GOD

Humra Quraishi comments about empty promises being made in political speeches, the polarisation, and the harmful propaganda taking place for vo...

MOVIES: HERE’S WHAT RANJAN DAS RECOMMENDS

From Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, Kinatay & the Filipino Underbelly, to Justine Triet, Kieslowski and an American-Iranian, check...

POLITICS: ALL AROUND THERE ARE REMINDERS

Humra Quraishi dwells on two disturbing reports dominating the news - about the demolition of Wakeel Hassan’s home and a...

TRENDING: MEET THE CAST AND CREW OF FARIDA

Meet the cast and the crew of the new play FARIDA, directed and written by Nadira Zaheer Babbar for Ekjute Theatre Group. It opens at Prithvi T...

THOUGHT FACTORY: THE MANY HINDUISMS OF SECULAR DEMOCRATIC INDIA

Keeping religion a personal matter and not politicising it is crucial to prevent discrimination, promote social cohesion, and uphold the princi...

ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: THOSE FREEZE SHOTS OF TARUN MAJUMDAR

Satyabrata Ghosh explores the genesis and evolution of the freeze shot used by auteurs of cinema to capture a lasting impact o...

POLITICS: WHEN THE SEEDS OF HATE WERE SOWN

Humra Quraishi recounts the days when there was respect and great pride in India’s diversity, and brings back memor...

BUSINESS: SPEAK MEMORY!

Monojit Lahiri dumps Bollywood and flashbacks into his life and times in the world of advertising.

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ART HOUSE: THINKING ABOUT JAANE BHI DO YAARO

Jaane Bhi Do Yaaro (Just Let It Go, Friends) is a 1983 black comedy directed by Kundan Shah and produced by the NFDC. It is a satire on bureauc...