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'Jalsaghar': A Profoundly Evocative Satyajit Ray Classic
Jalsaghar (aka The Music Room), directed by master Indian filmmaker Satyajiy Ray, presents the tale of the decline of a feudal lord in the pre-independence India. Based on a short story by Bangla...
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The Online Warriors Of India's Opinion War
One fine day a man asked of an old ascetic, "Why do two people think so differently?" The seer replied, "The difference is in the eyes my child. And how you see depends on your experience with life..."...
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TERI Ethical Crisis Should Make The NGO Sector Introspect
The recent elevation of environmental scientist R K Pachauri to the role of Executive Vice Chairman by the TERI Governing Council has made a mockery of the sexual harassment law. It squarely puts...
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Islamic Banking: A Necessary Step Towards The Financial Inclusion Of Indian...
In a report released last December by the committee on the medium-term path for financial inclusion, the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) broached the concept of "Islamic banking", which refers to the...
View ArticleThe Intolerance Debate And The Boundaries Of Democracy
India is country where a chief minister can call Prime Minister Narendra Modi a coward and a psychopath person. A woman can throw a flower pot at the PM's cavalcade and get nothing more than a rap on...
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Podcast: Musings On Indian LitFests, Weird YouTube Trends & Bollywood Film Sets
Indian LitFests Anuvab's sick of the barrage of LitFests, and how pretentious they are. Kunaal was invited to speak at a Business School but says he has nothing to contribute because he has no real,...
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Photoblog: The Weird And Wonderful Rural Olympics
India's annual 'Rural Olympics', formally known as the Kila Raipur Sports Festival, is held every winter in Kila Raipur on the outskirts of Ludhiana. This year marks the 80th edition of the festival,...
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Why The US Should Dash The Idea Of Re-Hyphenating India And Pakistan
An aspiring superpower's ego stood somewhat hurt when India woke up to the news of the possible return of the hyphen between India and Pakistan vis-a-vis the two countries' relations with the US,...
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Sorry Mark Zuckerberg, Your Free Lunch Offer Was Just Too Hard To Digest
Dear Mark, Let's begin with the basics. We (well, most of us) love Facebook -- all the opportunities it provides for sharing and friendship, the amazing stories of courage that leave us inspired and...
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Book Excerpt: The Dark Side Of Light
The Dark Side of Light is a book composed of several emotions brought together in various stories narrated in the form of prose, poem and script. The reason behind their being more than one particular...
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Podcast: How Nashik Became India's Wine Capital
Wine and religion, two unlikely comrades, have fraternised to form Nashik's newfound, unorthodox charm. Taking a detour from the typical "exotic mysticism" that most of India offers, Nashik, known for...
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What The Nation Expects From Senior Leaders Like Dr Manmohan Singh
Former Presidents and Prime Ministers rarely speak, but when they do, the nation should listen to them with rapt attention. They represent the wisdom of the nation. They are expected to be...
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5 Tastiest Regional Biryanis Of India
There is nothing as comforting as digging into a biryani and feeling the miscellany of mouthwatering flavours burst in your mouth. Just a mere mention of the name gets many of us salivating. It is...
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The Big Marketing Communication Mistake Most Businesses Make
A school friend of mine works for an NGO that focuses extensively on the skill development and income generation capabilities of children and women from a certain region. As with most NGOs, they have...
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Why The Touching True Story Behind 'Love Is...' Comic Strip Should Inspire...
One of the earliest comic strips that I remember seeing in the newspapers, alongside Garfield, Peanuts and Hagar the Horrible was an innocuous single panel called "Love is". It always began the same...
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Feeling The Power Of Words At The Jaipur Lit Fest
Words have power, Margaret Atwood stated in her keynote speech for the Jaipur Literary Festival 2016. A speech that was sprinkled with her dry brand of humour, her personal recollections about...
View ArticleThat Heady Feeling Called Love
Pardon me if the subject of the post sounds clichéd but I am a die-hard romantic and this is the season of love: the air is fragrant, the mornings are chilly; the days are bright and evenings sensual....
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Does Your Girlfriend Have A Mangalsutra Yet?
Embed from Getty Images Dear love birds, Valentine's Day is here. Are you hoping for flowers, chocolates, a diamond ring? Guess what, you can expect a hell of a lot more in India on this special day of...
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Kerala's Transgender Taxi Service Is An Important Step Towards Inclusion
This article is from Open Magazine. By Shahina KK Kerala will soon have a taxi service run by transgenders. The launch of G-Taxi or Gender Taxi, set to go operational this March, was announced by the...
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7 Things You Must Check When Buying A Used Car
A person buying a used car usually has a bunch of concerns about the purchase. It doesn't help matters that the used car industry has been so far unorganised, with the majority of sales still coming in...
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