All the World’s a Stage, Not in Mumbai Theatre at Least

Frankly, theatre didn’t prove to be that long-cherished platform to tell a story which was of some value to me – a story about a pre-teen boy who was saved from...

Power of Imagination

There is no limit to where the imagination can go, and some the best children’s books encourage this ability. As people grow up, reali...

Melinda Gates: “It’s Time for Our Workspaces to Catch Up”

Melinda Gates: “It’s Time for Our Workspaces to Catch Up”

"American workforce has changed a lot. It’s now 47 percent female, and those women...

Experimenting With Seven Styles Of Odissi

“Dance is the essence of my soul,” said Odissi exponent and Sangeet Natak awardee Aruna Mohanty, who is the recipient of this year’s prestigious Padma Shr...

UP’s Healthcare Paradox: From Worse Than Haiti To Better Than Rest OIf India

At a time when India’s sex ratio at birth is low and declining–from 909 (2011) to 887 (2014)–there are, in poor, populous Uttar Pradesh (UP), districts su...

How 5 Friends Turned An Abandoned House In Kolkata Into A Unique Café For The LGBTQ Community

On the last Sunday of January, a motley crew gathered at a recently renovated house in Kolkata’s Jadavpur area. At first sight, you might have dismissed it as just an...

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...

TBI Blogs: Meet Odisha’s New Generation of Young Tribal Women: Trained, Ambitious, Fearless

It is not every day that one sees girls training to become mechanics. But 16 teenage girls from Odisha’s far-flung Gajapati district came out recently to take the tra...

Amendment Sc& St Prevention Of Atrocities Act Will Ensure Speedy Justice

The amended Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Rules were recently notified. The major amendments to the principle act include addition of...