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Kaleidoscope

A Forgotten Chapter

The caste system is still a contentious issue in most of India; in Maharashtra the Brahmin-Dalit problems persist, years after the flaring up of the anti-Brahmin movement f...

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Sustainable Development

France Becomes The First Country To Ban Plastic Plates And Cutlery

France has apparently become the first country in the world to ban plastic plates, cups and utensils, passing a law that will go into effect in 2020. Exceptions will be all...

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Trending

Censorship By Mob Rule Is Choking Creativity, Says Star CEO Uday Shankar

Because he is now a central figure in India's television business as CEO of Star India, it's easy to forget how alien Uday Shankar was to it on the day he took the job almo...

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TV

Wanted: Content For Change

Back in the 1990s, I was at a lesser known Irani bakery in Pune; other than the famous Shrewsbury biscuits, this one was also famous for bread rolls. My aunt made several v...

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Alternative Entertainment

Women Use Art, Theater To Find Common Ground

In the days following the November election, some folks buried their heads, argued with others, or swore off social media and avoided communicating with the wider world. Bu...

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Festivals

This Film Festival Celebrates The Best In Drone Cinematography

Some drone owners fly their quadcopters up and down in a park. Maybe their backyard. They might even sometimes make little loops in the air. That’s neat. A select few...

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Retroscope

Udayer Pathe - A Star Is Born

With Udayer Pathe, a new star was born – the name was BIMAL ROY.
As cinematographer, that star quality was evident after he shot P.C .Barua’s MUKTI. Deser...

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Festivals

Los Cabos Comes Back Strong With A Hot New Film Festival And Hotel Boom

You’ve long known that the sweeping stretch of Baja coast known as Los Cabos is famous for whale watching, diving and snorkeling, big-time golf, and even bigger-time ...

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Retroscope

Retroscope - A Veritable Carnival

The 19th edition of CFSI’s festival turned out to be a veritable carnival, a feast of colourful sights and sounds.
Had I not gone, I would have missed the robust...

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Environment

White House Set To Adopt Sweeping Curbs On Carbon Pollution

The Obama administration will formally adopt an ambitious regulation for cutting greenhouse-gas pollution on Monday, requiring every state to reduce emissions from coal-bur...

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