Sacred Games In A Parallel Universe: The Alternate Version I Would Have...
Spoilers Ahead The show has been loved, hated and talked about so much that another review would just be a culmination of picking different stuff from different reviews that are already published. I...
View ArticleUnfair And Not-So-Lovely: Indian Advertisements That Scream Stereotypes
When a company promotes its product on different forms of media (electronic, print, and digital) to do marketing, it’s called advertising. We watch ads on television, listen to them on the radio and...
View ArticleIt’s Simple. Deepika Padukone Does Not Practice What She Preaches.
Is there any marked difference between a politician and a film actor? Of course, but it is not visible. It looks more or less like a ROM (read-only memory) and a RAM (random-access memory) chip. One is...
View Article“इतिहास से खिलवाड़ करती एक साज़िश है अक्षय कुमार की फिल्म केसरी”
श्रीमान अक्षय कुमार, लगभग एक महीने पहले आपकी केसरी फिल्म देखने का मौका मिला। यह तो कह ही सकता हूं कि फिल्म पर अच्छी मेहनत की गई है। लोकेशन और ड्रेसिंग भी ज़बरदस्त है। आपकी कलाकारी ने तो फिल्म में चार...
View Article“मैं मिशन मंगल को महिला प्रधान फिल्म नहीं मानता हूं”
अभी तक ‘मिशन मंगल’ देखी नहीं है और देखने की इच्छा भी नहीं है। उस फंतासी में जीना नहीं चाहता, जिसको फिल्म ने दर्शकों के बीच बुनने की कोशिश की है और दर्शक लहालोट होकर अभीभूत हुए जा रहे हैं। आपका सवाल...
View ArticleHeroes Of No Man’s Land: A Walk Of Freedom Through Jamia Millia Islamia
तूफ़ान से लाए हैं हम यह कष्ती निकाल के इस देश को रखना मेरे बच्चों संभाल के They built up Jamia Millia Islamia, stone by stone, sacrifice by sacrifice. —Sarojini Naidu I am a bit of a history buff and a...
View ArticleShould Item Songs Continue To Be A Part Of Bollywood Movies?
Consider the setting of a classic item song in a mainstream Bollywood Movie: thousands of drunk men around a slender girl put at the centre, men gazing at her with lustful eyes and touching her...
View ArticleSocial Media’s Contribution To Political ‘Mis-perceptions’: On India’s Fake...
Representation Only There is no escaping social media! Just like the State, social media has acquired a ubiquitous status, considering the reach of digital platforms in even the most remote corners of...
View ArticleMission Mangal: An Emotional Ride That Proves Nothing Is Impossible
ISRO (Indian Space Research Organisation) is the official space agency of India. Recently, ISRO launched the Chandrayaan 2 which is bound to be a successful mission as one of the biggest space...
View Article‘Mission Mangal’: One More Feather In The Genre Of Propaganda Film
God knows whether there is life on Mars or not, but definitely, Muslims and other minorities have to face indignation to rent a room in today’s India. These two sentences may sound weird and doggerel,...
View ArticleHow Can We Ensure Fair Elections In The Digital Age?
Elections can’t be secured merely by building up a robust technological firewall and fact-checking mechanisms. Image via Getty Free, fair and open elections help in strengthening the basic tenets of a...
View ArticleAadi Mahotsav- UT Ladakh’s First Mega Tribal Event
Aadi- Mahotsav hit the road in Leh, Ladakh on August 17, 2019 when Union Minister for Tribal Affairs Arjun Munda inaugurated the National Tribal Festival in Leh. It is a joint initiative of the...
View ArticleWhy Do People’s Carefully Curated Online Lives Make Us Feel So Crummy?
The surroundings we live in have forced us to develop a mindset that if we are not as successful as our peers, then we aren’t successful at all. At least once in your lifetime, you would have compared...
View ArticleHere’s Why I Think Every Woman Should Watch ‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’
There’s something that has been on my mind about this one particular movie. Do read and let me know if you concur, and why not, if you don’t. “Lipstick Under My Burkha”, directed by Prakash Jha, is an...
View ArticleDemocratizing Art And Film Education In India Is The Need Of The Hour
India is a diverse country with a multitude of cultural compositions and communities having varieties of interests in the domains of arts and creativity. We have a plethora of painting styles and...
View ArticleHow Bollywood Brackets Everything Wrong In Society
Bollywood has finally begun to produce movies with quality content, which might undoubtedly influence the audience, but is that all that is to it? Is quality content enough to make up for all the...
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Believe Language Is The Most Important Means Of Communication
We have always read about our stone-age ancestors and learnt very little from them growing up. But looking at minor details in their lifestyle, it shares so many key things from their...
View ArticleThe Inspiring Story Of How Eminem Transformed From Troubled Teen To Rap...
Born on the 17th of October 1972, Marshall Bruce Mathers III was born in a ‘broken home’ in St. Joeseph, Missouri. His father (Marshall Bruce Mathers II) left him and his mother (Deborah R. Mathers aka...
View Article“निराश समय में अमृता प्रीतम को पढ़ना सूरज की रौशनी को छूने जैसा था”
कभी-कभी जब जीवन बेहद निराश लगने लगती है, तब आप अपनी छवि किसी-ना-किसी व्यक्तित्व में ढूंढने लगते हैं और उनसे जुड़ाव महसूस करने लगते हैं। कुछ ऐसा ही मेरे साथ भी हुआ, जब मैंने अमृता प्रीतम को पढ़ा। मेरे...
View ArticleWhy Do My Books Feature India’s Defence Services?
By Tanushree Podder: Many of my books have featured the defence forces because I am an army wife. Having lived and observed the army life closely, I have a special affinity and understanding towards...
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