Ghachar Chochar: Vivek Shanbags Book Review

The novel written by Shanbhag, who has been compared to Chekhov, is the first of his works to translated into English Think of great Indian novels since Salman Rushdie set ...

Sarah Naqvi's Provocative Art Tackles Everything From Body Positive To Body Acceptance

“Whenever I’m asked how my work challenges the oh so prevalent patriarchy, I have only one thing to say - patriarchy exists because we have let it, and it&rsquo...

Four Successful Female Directors On Gender Disparity In Hollywood

Most women directors don’t like to talk about gender. They’d rather just get on with their work. “I never think of myself as just being a female director,...

Poojita Chowdhury: The Accidental Filmmaker

Interview With Poojita Chowdhury

Our creative director, Shiv Bhalla caught up with Poojita Chowdhury, whose film ‘Gender Bender’ has been making waves. ...

Creating Zika-Proof Mosquitoes Means Rigging Natural Selection

OF THE MANY great things promised by Crispr gene editing technology, the ability to eliminate disease by modifying organisms might just top the list. But doing that require...

Why I Wrote A Play About William Wordsworth

I wrote a PhD on the poet William Wordsworth many years ago. More recently I returned to the subject to write a play about him. It opens at The Theatre by the Lake, in Kesw...

Health Policy Focuses On Expanding Access, Quality: Secy

Expanding access of medical facilities, reducing treatment costs and improving quality are the three major objectives of the recently-released National Health Policy, a top...

Varanasi: A Journey Beyond The Within

The first impression of this “holy” city were singular moments of “unholiness” tied together by exasperation and a tense feeling of confusion. As we...

Life Gave Me An Opportunity To Define Who I Am Today: Dia Mirza

I don’t give in and I don’t believe in giving up. This comes naturally to me, I know no other way,” says actor Dia Mirza. She credits her mother for this ...