A Sweet And Sour Trip To A Traditional Bengali Kitchen
Bengali food has always been a centre of attraction—when it comes to mouthwatering discussions on food. Bengali cuisine—which originated and evolved in the region of Bengal, situated in the eastern...
View ArticleHow Should We Define ‘Good Cinema’ In Today’s Time?
Providing viewers with quality entertainment is the idea behind filmmaking. At times, films also shed light on social issues. Article 15 is a prime example. My parents always thought that I was...
View Article“कबीर सिंह को गाली से जज करने वालों, गैंग्स ऑफ वासेपुर भूल गए?”
हम पैदा होते हैं प्यार करते हैं और मर जाते हैं, लाइफ का ये ही 10% हिस्सा सबसे ज़रूरी होता है, बाकी 90% तो इन्हीं का रिफ्लेक्शन है। इन दिनों एक नई चरस मार्केट में आई हुई है, Misogynist टाइप की या यूं...
View ArticleA New Podcast Shines A Light On How Youth Can Take On Indian Bureaucracy
The Eureka Moment is a podcast series on emerging ideas that can transform India’s governance in the future. The series is produced by the Accountability Initiative at the Centre for Policy Research....
View ArticleThere’s So Much More To Satyajit Ray Than What We Know Of Him
Satyajit Ray and Suresh Jindal, the director and producer respectively of Shatranj Ke Khilari (1977), were at Harvard University promoting the film, when Jindal ran into a young Indian woman who begged...
View ArticleOpinion: Why I Think Article 15 Does Not Hit The Mark
Spoiler Alert. I watched Anubhav Sinha’s recently released and much talked about Article 15, and I want to talk about the problems I felt the film was rife with. The title gave me a rough idea of what...
View Article10 Things You Should Stop Doing If You Want To Be A Published Writer
Thinking about what to write in your cover letter? Nervous about approaching an editor? In short, what’s the “ediquette”? Here’s some durable advice that has weathered the tempests of time. When you’re...
View Article‘Article 15’ Is An Eye-Opener, But Also Has Glaring Ethical Issues
SPOILER ALERT I saw the movie Article 15. In terms of cinema, it is one of the best movies of the year, hands down. It is such a gut-wrenching story that you are bound to feel it, consume it and go...
View ArticleI Couldn’t Find Any Asexual Characters In The Media, So I Created My Own
I have come a long way. Earlier, I was confused about my sexuality, and it took me eight years to find a word for my sexual orientation. I am a sex-repulsed asexual. Asexual people are those who feel...
View ArticleArticle 15 Made Me Ask This: Is It Still Important To Know Our Caste?
The story starts from my school days, when we were taught about the caste system of India. Like every other student, I also studied it just as a part of our syllabus. The first time when I came to know...
View Articleआर्टिकल 15: “अनुभव सिन्हा इस विषय पर फिल्म बनाने के लिए हिम्मत चाहिए थी”
पिछले कुछ दिनों से निजी कामों में मसरूफ होने के कारण ‘आर्टिकल 15’ देख नहीं पाया था। फिल्म का मज़ा खराब ना हो इसके डर से रिव्यू भी नहीं पढ़ा था। दिमाग में एक बात क्लियर थी कि यह फिल्म देखनी है। मैंने...
View ArticleRishi Kapoor Gets Nostalgic With “Jhootha Kahin Ka”
We are all aware of Rishi Kapoor making his comeback on the silver screen with Anuj Sharma’s “Jhootha Kahin Ka” after his brief hiatus. The movie is said to have been completed before the veteran actor...
View Article“Article 15 Doesn’t Go Beyond A Savarna Gaze, Where Dalits Are Always Seen As...
SPOILER ALERT What is the one solution to end casteism? “Let’s not teach it to the future generations, what is the need?” This is the quick fix that the lead actor of Article 15, Ayushmann Khurrana...
View Articleराजसिंह डुंगरपुर और लता मंगेशकर की प्रेम कहानी
“आ लौट के आजा मेरे मीत तुझे मेरे गीत बुलाते हैं, तूने भली रे निभाई प्रीत तुझे मेरे गीत बुलाते हैं” लता मंगेशकर, शायद ही कोई एशियाई व्यक्ति कहता होगा कि उसने लता के गाने कभी नहीं सुने। यहां एशियाई इसलिए...
View ArticleWhen Buying Your Next Eyeliner, Get A Shade To Destroy Sexist Movies Like...
In the aftermath of the disastrous Shahid Kapoor starrer, “Kabir Singh”, a film which shamelessly peddles misogynistic violence as romantic love, people are, as they often do, expressing their views...
View ArticleArticle 15: An Ode To Nishad: A Lover, A Revolutionary
Article 15 may not be a perfect movie, but it has everything that makes it a mirror of our society. We cannot deny the fact that it is a much-needed movie of our time. I might have felt a little...
View Article5 YouTubers Who Prove That Entertainment Has Changed Forever
A decade ago, nobody would have thought of entertainment beyond cinema, especially not free entertainment! There are plenty of reasons why YouTube is the new big thing. For starters, anybody with...
View ArticleArticle 15 Takes The Issue Of Caste By Its Horns
“Article 15” is a breath of fresh air when it comes to dealing with the problematic issue of caste and class in our country. The title of the film itself is striking in terms of its mundaneness and...
View ArticleThe Curious Case of Film Censorship in India: Do We Need A Rainbow Panel On...
Recently, the Bombay High Court came down heavily on the CBFC (Central Board of Film Certification) for denying a ‘U’ certificate for unrestricted screening to the makers of a children’s film titled...
View Article“ब्राह्मणवाद के बदले ब्राह्मणों से घृणा करने पर मुश्किल है सामाजिक समरसता”
हाल ही में फिल्म आर्टिकल 15 पर स्वरा भास्कर का एक लेख हिंदुस्तान टाइम्स में प्रकाशित हुआ, जिसमें वह कहती हैं, जाति से अनभिज्ञ होना आधुनिक भारत में अपने आप में एक ऐसी सहूलियत है, जिसका लाभ सवर्ण ही ले...
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