Kaleidoscope - From A Child’s Heart

It has been observed that more often than not books for or about kids have a male protagonist.  Two recent books buck that trend and have girls leading-- and very inte...

True Review Television - Sumit Raghavan: India’s Consumate Actor

Sumit Raghavan is one of television’s most underrated actors. In early 2000, Dilip Joshi, Sumit Raghavan and Amit Mistry did a sitcom Shubh Mangal Savdhan for Sahara ...

$1m Prize For Heroic Burundi Woman Who Saved 30,000 Children From War

(CNN)During the brutal Burundi civil war which claimed 300,000 lives, Marguerite Barankitse risked her own to rescue around 30,000 children from persecution.

At the...

Kaleidoscope - All That Glitters

China is considered an Asian Tiger and an economic superpower to be feared by the First World countries. In India, Shanghai is seen as a model of urban development, and all...

True Review Television - Tamanna: a Primetime Pick

Star Plus’ Tamanna isn’t just about the challenges of a woman cricketer and her single parenting. The script has taken a macro view of social biases, enforced v...

10 Outrageous Things You May Have Heard About VaccinEs

There’s lots of hot air circulating about vaccines. We’re here to set the record straight, because vaccines are at the heart of our work – keeping childre...

No Water, No Electricity & A Smoky Stove: The Life Of Shantabai

This village woman walks on a kuchcha road every day to fetch water. She then comes back home to cook on a mudchulha,
With no electricity in the house. You can help h...

True Review Television - Comedy Is No Laughing Matter

Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma has now crossed 1900 episodes. This makes it the longest running daily sitcom on Indian television. It’s a tough act to follow, let alo...

Kaleidoscope : Steaming Fresh

The fourth edition of Writers Bloc, a wonderful initiative to encourage new writing, commenced last week and the city’s theatre scene perked up.
 
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