Screen Wars: Will OTTs Overtake The Theatrical Experience?
The word Bollywood originates from a play on Hollywood, with the B coming from Bombay (now Mumbai), the centre of the Hindi film industry. The word was coined in the 1970s by a magazine gossip...
View ArticleOpinion: Prime-Time Debates Are Threatening Democracy
While doing a summer internship at an Indian news studio, I was assigned the task of watching a week’s worth of news debates. I knew that a few channels like Republic would biased, but I was shocked by...
View ArticleWhat Ruined TV Journalism For Us: Tracing The Journey From DD News To...
Indian television has perhaps gone through an evolution of change over the past few years. From the era of DD News to private channels and now online journalism, the news formats have seen multiple...
View Article“What’s Been Shunned Is Not A Brand, It’s Communal Harmony And Gender Equality”
It’s been a few days since this news has drawn substantial public attention and has been one of the most discussed topics lately. Yes, I am talking about none other than the infamous boycott of the...
View ArticleTanishq Was Forced To Remove The Ad, But Was The Outrage Necessary?
As Indians, we have grown up knowing the difference between religions. Religion has always played a great role in our lives. Our lives revolve around faith and caste, very recently, we came up with...
View ArticleIf It Shapes Bihar Politics, Why Is Caste Absent From Bhojpuri Cinema?
Bhojpuri movies have created a mark in the Indian cinema landscape. The cinema has not shied away from covering political issues in their narratives. In fact, their bold portrayal of political...
View Article“पुरानी किताबों को संभालकर रखना किसी दास्तां को ज़िन्दा रखने जैसा है”
किताबें यूं तो बोल नहीं सकती हैं लेकिन शब्द के साथ वे भी बोल पड़ती हैं। वे चीख-चीखकर बोलती हैं, प्यार से बोलती हैं, रह रहकर बोलती हैं। यह आदत भी ठीक नहीं थी कि किसी पेज का पता याद रखना होता तो कभी बीच...
View ArticleIs The Fourth Pillar Of Democracy Losing Its Authenticity?
The fourth pillar of democracy — media, is entitled to provide the right information to the masses at the right time. But in the times that we live in, is the media dutifully providing us what is...
View Article‘Hun Hunshi Hunshilal’: An Almost Perfect Satire On Fascism
It is widely acknowledged that cinema is a powerful medium of reflection. However, Indian cinema, for years, has largely been a medium of instant entertainment and make-believe romances. Nonetheless,...
View ArticleDenying Rapes: Is This Indian Media’s New Low?
On September 29, 2020, a 19-year-old Dalit girl died. She had been battling for her life for two weeks after she was brutally gangraped and left to die in the Hathras district of UP. To make things...
View Articleमिलिए त्रिपुरा के आदिवासी चित्रकार और मूर्तिकार रोहित देबबर्मा से
त्रिपुरा की राजधानी अगरतला में रहते हैं रोहित देबबर्मा, एक शख्सियत जिन्होंने पिछले कुछ सालों में बहुत नाम कमाया है। रोहित एक अद्भुत मूर्तिकार और चित्रकार हैं। इन्होंने कई प्रसिद्ध हस्तियों के चित्र के...
View ArticleIf Cities Were People, What Kind Would Udaipur, Delhi And Lucknow Be?
This year, the one that began in October 2019 and is going to end in November 2020, my fellowship year, I have been moving across North India, living out of a suitcase (and a rucksack and another bag,...
View ArticleOpinion: Government & Typhoons Have Aided The Death Of Indian Media
‘Democracy Dies in Darkness’ reads the tagline of the Washington Post. But would this paper, owned by Jeff Bezos, indeed provide unbiased reporting on Amazon – one of the world’s biggest corporates?...
View Article“Is Our Hatred For Inter-religious Marriages Greater Than Happiness?”
India is a land of charismatic colours, known for its exuberant culture and the taste of brotherhood. but cant this taste only be felt apart from reading from the book of our Constitution? We have seen...
View ArticleBy The Time Durga Puja Was Over, Something Changed, We Were In Love!
By Sraboni Basu It’s that time of the year—Dandiya Raas… Durga Puja…love and music are in the air. Love Matters brings you a sweet love story that bloomed at a Durga Puja in Kolkata. Who knows you may...
View Articleइंस्टाग्राम, टि्वटर और फेसबुक की अतरंगी दुनिया
सोशल मीडिया, जब भी ज़हन में यह शब्द आता है तो सबसे पहले मेरे मन में लाइक, कमेंट और शेयर आता है। कोरोना महामारी के कारण लोग भले ही एक-दूसरे से दूर हैं लेकिन सोशल मीडिया ही वह माध्यम है, जिसके ज़रिये आज...
View ArticleIt Seems Everything Hurts ‘Religious Sentiments’ In New India
Over the years, Indian ads have never failed to amuse us with their cringy as well as controversial content. Advertisements have become a way of life for an average Indian. Crony-capitalists have hired...
View ArticleHow A Buddhist Nun Is Demystifying The Meaning Of Life Through Food!
Sitting at home lately, I’ve been seeking solace in things that soothe my soul. Looking to escape the mundane, I dove into the world of OTT platforms and fortunately discovered Netflix’s Chef’s Table....
View ArticleMedia Is Supposed To Be The Greatest Example Of Democracy In India, But Is It?
Is media the greatest example of democracy in India? Its freedom is further enhanced by Article 19 (1)(a) that is the freedom of speech and expression. But over a couple of years, it has gone biased in...
View ArticleThese 5 Sports Movies Tell Us How Sports Can Inspire Youth
Movies are one of the most important platforms to propagate a message in our society. Who does not like to watch movies? Each one of us loves movies of some kind or the other. But, let me ask what such...
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