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Thought Factory

Pupils of a lesser God

Zuhaib, a student of mass communication at Jamia Millia Islamia University says that because of the lockdown all his classes are now online. Hi...

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Gender

Woman of Song: Usha Khanna

Dhruv Somani makes a case to revisit Usha Khanna, one of Bollywood’s few and certainly the most prolific and popular women composers.

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Kaleidoscope

On Manto’s 108th birth anniversary

“The more I sit thinking of Manto’s genius, I recall  my  meeting his grandnephew Abid Hasan Minto, in  New Delhi&rd...

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Thought Factory

The Exodus

As desperation and frustration increases amongst workers trapped in the city with no work and no money, they attempt to escape in whichever way...

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Retroscope

Across the Border: Mammo

Khalid Mohamed recalls how he wrote the real-life story and screenplay of the National Award-winning film, Mammo, now accessible on YouTube and...

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Thought Factory

Mumbai: A City Smarting

“Thousands of migrant workers walked along the Eastern Express Highway in the hope of reaching back to their villages. They were stopped ...

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Movies

Scream!

Dhruv Somani, author of a set of four books A Touch of Evil, selects five horror flicks, which unwittingly went through the crrrrreaky cracks.<...

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Alternative Entertainment

Hollywood icon: The Rock

Khalid Mohamed reviews the Netflix mini-series, Hollywood, which in part attempts to depict the story of the iconic Rock Hudson’s struggl...

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Thought Factory

Homeward bound…

Photojournalist SL Shanth Kumar was at Bhiwandi station on the outskirts of Mumbai to see off the first train leaving Maharashtra. Here is a ph...

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Business and Politics

Are you woke?

Just like the rest of you, I’ve also been sitting at home, working when possible and consuming news on television, social media and the occasional newspaper, which ge...

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