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POWERFUL PEOPLE: THE POET IMPRESSIONIST

On the occasion of the 58th Jnanpith Award for Gulzar saab, Humra Quraishi revisits her friendship with him an...

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ALTERNATIVE ENTERTAINMENT: MUSIC OF THOUGHT AND IMAGINATION

It is Kumar Shahani's Khayal Gatha (The Saga of Khayal), a 1989 Indian experimental film written and directed by Kumar Shahani, that O....

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POLITICS: A WINTER OF DESPAIR WRITES SURANYA AIYAR

Humra Quraishi explains what it means to be a member of the minority community in these times and reproduces a part of what Su...

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THE BEST BOOKS I READ IN 2023: NANDITA PURI

This week-long series begins today and brings to you the best of 2023 through the eyes of the most influential among us. Author and writer Read More

FAR FROM HONEST, SAY VOTERS - DEMAND TRANSPARENCY

Humra  Quraishi comments on the dissatisfaction of Indian voters with EVMs and explains how transparency can be achieved ...

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GET READY FOR ARSLAN NIZAMI, DRV AND BOYBLANCK AND DANISH AHMED!

It’s a wonderful set of music releases with artists like Arslan Nizami, DRV and Boyblanck and Danish Ahmed that The Daily Eye #Newsdesk r...

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THE HRISHIDA I REMEMBER…

Monojit Lahiri pays a personal tribute to this iconic filmmaker on his 101st birth anniversary. Hrishida was born o...

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BEHIND THOSE TALL WALLS

Humra Quraishi recalls the words of Khushwant Singh in trying to understand the nature of the chaos that communal politics in ...

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WHERE THERE ARE NO WOMEN

As the month of March comes to an end, and with it so do the many celebrations around International Women’s Day, Humra Quraishi Read More

FAIZ, SAHIR AND VERSE

Humra Quraishi revisits two of the best known poets of this  subcontinent, Faiz Ahmed Faiz and Sahir Ludhianvi.

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