The Arrogance Of Power

The Taj Mahal is a marble monument of love—Mughal Emperor Shah Jahan built it in memory of his beloved wife Mumtaz Mahal. It is a prime tourist spot where couples go ...

A Definitive Historical

In School we were taught that Shivaji thwarted the attacks of the mighty armies of the Mughals with his guerrilla warfare tactics. Thanks to a Jesuit History Professor, he ...

12-Year-Old Girl Wants Northeast India’s History To Be Included In Our Textbooks

While the Indian government continues to force nationalistic pride upon its citizens in the hopes of making us all ’respect’ and ‘admire’ this glori...

Wah Bachchon, Wah!

I must admit, I am totally hooked on to Peshwa Bajirao. The producers must be lauded for casting a bunch of child actors who are simply outstanding. Sphere Origins has put ...

Not Much Has Changed For Women In 300 Years: Pallavi Joshi

Acclaimed actress Pallavi Joshi, who plays Maratha queen Tarabai in the TV series "Peshwa Bajirao", says though gender equality is being celebrated, the majority of women i...

Screen To Stage

Sometimes all it takes is a dream. Feroz Abbas Khan wanted to do a play based on the K. Asif classic Mughal-e-Azam for years. Finally the universe conspired and the product...

The Forgotten Women Of 1857

Not just Begum Hazrat Mahal and Rani Lakshmibai but dozens of women participated in active fighting against the British. Their stories are largely unrecorded.
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Inside Pakistan's Gender-Fluid Hijra Community

In conservative Pakistan, where religious extremists wage continuous battles against the government in the name of a strict interpretation of Islam, male cross-dressers, tr...

True Review Movie-Hindi - Bajirao Mastani

Critics rating: 3 Stars

Cast: Ranveer Singh, DeepikaPadukone, Priyanka Chopra, Mahesh Manjrekar

Directio...