FAIZ, SAHIR AND VERSE

Humra Quraishi revisits two of the best known poets of this  subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi.

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V DAY OR DIL TO PAGAL HAI DAY?

Monojit Lahiri checks out if the V Day is a way of looking at a celebration, or is it a cynical acceptance of a global phenome...

WE ARE NOT AT PEACE

Humra Quraishi discusses the position of the Urdu language in India, on International Mother Language Day – 21st Februar...

IS THE SLOGAN DYING?

Monojit Lahiri questions the relevance of slogans in today’s era, and wonders about its fate in the future.

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JAFAR PANAHI: STRUCTURE, AUSTERITY & SOCIAL CRITICISM

Sharad Raj discusses the cinema of Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi, his consummate understanding and command over time and spac...

I WENT TO HIS HOUSE AND SAW…

Humra Quraishi revisits an interview with Captain Lakshmi Sahgal, who questioned the mindless development that takes place in ...

PATHAAN: IS IT A CINEMATIC MASTERPIECE?

Sharad Raj discusses why the film PATHAAN is being celebrated across the country and SRK’s persona and politics.

ABOUT BRINGING GURU DUTT TO BENGALI READERS

Satyabrata Ghosh shares the process it took to translate in Bengali the works of Nishikant Thakar and Arun Khopkar for Guru Dutt: Teen Onker Ek Shokantika....

IS IT TIME TO RECONSIDER THE TERM BOLLYWOOD?

Monojit Lahiri does a close–up of this tricky issue and reaches out to the readers now for a solution to the word Bollyw...