June 21, 2015
Movie review: ABCD 2
Even as I wondered why the director needed to cast Shraddha Kapoor and Varun Dhawan for a dance film, there…
Category: CULTURE
May 30, 2015
Summer Reads: A biased list of Indian books
Recently, NY Times published the list of summer reads which created a lot of controversy. We are publishing our own…
May 21, 2015
Author Websites: What to Include?
I recently did a list of 10 Indian author websites that I like [link]. I was even alleged by few…
May 20, 2015
Pain will make you feel alive | Book review: No Direction Rome|
I have been sitting in front of my laptop for about an hour or so and I am still not…
May 16, 2015
THE VALUE OF ZERO: Celebrating the Backbenchers
Empowering ‘Back Benchers’ is their mission. Be it in the classrooms or in the shady corners of society. They believe…
May 13, 2015
10 Indian author websites worth checking out
In today’s world, every writer needs a website – there are so many good reasons for having one that even…
May 9, 2015
Falling in love with Piku
In multiple scenes in ‘Piku’ you would wonder if you could possibly be one of the characters. And if you…
May 1, 2015
Movie review: Gabbar Is Back
“Rishwat nariyal kay jaisa ho gaya hain, har kam kay pehle charana padta hain,” avows producer Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s latest…
May 1, 2015
The Buddha of the Toilet speaks: An Interview with Kaushik Barua
Kaushik Barua is the man of the moment. With the Sahitya Akademi award for his debut novel tucked comfortably under…
April 30, 2015
Movie review: Sabki Band Bajegi
A fellow film journalist often has arguments with me. He believes that Rahul Gandhi is the best leader India could have. His…
April 29, 2015
LOL: Designer creates Sholay Selfies
Social Networking has deep penetration in our lives nowadays and taking selfies in various poses and posting it in social…
April 25, 2015
Dolly Ki Doli: A Heavy Burden
As the credits rolled at the end of this one and half hour long movie my wife asked, “So which…
April 14, 2015
Three reasons why AFSPA should be extended to all of India
As the incident of alleged gang rape of tribal women by army men is causing unrest in the Karbi Anglong…
April 13, 2015
The reinterpretation of dreams!
By Sayantan Ghosh Last December when I was called inside my manager’s chamber and told that I have exactly…