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PUNISHED FOR BEING BORN TO TIMES OF DIVISIVE POLITICS

Humra  Quraishi writes, “Before I focus on the ground realities in the Mewat region of Haryana, it is important for...

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BOLLYWOOD TIK-TALK: WHAT A REEL AND STORY DUMP THIS IS!

This week we pick up the latest on Rajkummar Rao, Emraan Hashmi and Sonakshi Sinha, Dia Mirza, Yami Gautam, Zareen Khan, reports the #N...

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IDENTITY, IDENTIFICATION AND THE FUEL OF TIME’S FURNACE

Humra Quraishi writes, “It’s August and focus is on Kashmir. On 5 August 2019, the status of Jammu and Kashmir was altered by revok...

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BETTER ROSES FOR A WARMING WORLD AND OTHER GARDEN ADVENTURES

Manipur is burning and its despair all around. But here’s an extract from the book ‘Roses in the Fire of Spring’, which will ...

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THE COMMONALITY BETWEEN OTT STARS AND EUROPEAN ACTORS

Monojit Lahiri investigates to find out if what OTT stars are to Bollywood today, is what European actresses were to Hollywood...

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HOW CAN YOU CELEBRATE WHEN YOUR COUNTRY BURNS?

The video surfacing reveals the torture and humiliation that not just the two women faced but thousands in Manipur have while the government re...

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PREJUDICE, DISCRIMINATION, HATE, ELECTIONS, VOTES…

I cannot dare describe the poisonous propaganda unleashed by the Hindutva lobbies, the myths, misconceptions and twisted lies that are in circu...

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FILMS WITH TRANSGENDER FOCUS WIN BIG AT KASHISH 2023

Filmmakers from the LGBTQ+ community, specially the Trans* community, feature in awardee list of the 14th edition of KASHISH Mumbai Internation...

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WILL WE TRUST EACH OTHER AFTER THE WAR?

This week Humra  Quraishi looks back at her conversations with well-known sociologist Professor Imtiaz Ahmad, who passed ...

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AGEISM, STEREOTYPING AND PAY DISPARITY IN BOLLYWOOD

While Bollywood, masters of tokenism, has occasionally tried to counter ageism and stereotyping, it has mainly played safe, distancing itself w...

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