4 Photos That Redefine Democracy In The Words Of Indian Voters And Their...
By Rohit Inani: It was late afternoon. He took time off from work, and resting his back against a wooden post he was humming away old Bachchan songs with a gentle smile showing on his face when he...
View ArticleThe Emergence Of Korean Drama On Indian Television: The Causes And The Need
By Rhythm Sachdeva: Full House, Princess Hours, Secret Garden, Lie to Me and Man of Honor are some of the most watched Korean dramas. Sounds alien? Ask Sixteen-year-old Kinchit who sits transfixed...
View ArticleA Tale Intentionally Unfinished: The Story Of A ‘Short Story’
By Shamvabee Chakraborty: Short stories have always intrigued me. A tale intentionally unfinished, a tale unintentionally vague and fuzzy, embedded with secrets, for you to trace them out. They say...
View ArticleShane Carruth: An Underrated Genius And His Two Masterpieces
By Sahil Sankhla: In the present world of cinema, every film maker is trying to make a film that will get him/her truckloads of money and a ride to the ‘Oscar Ville’. In this crowd one man stand out,...
View ArticleNational Awards Highlights: 5 Great Movies That Got Their Due, And More
By Mayank Jain: The National Film Awards have finally been announced, bringing tears of joy to some. Others experienced the happiness of finally being recognized for many good movies which got lost in...
View ArticleCommercial Advertising Instead Of Strong Political Manifestos: Can We See...
By Pushpit Sinha: Open the morning newspaper, switch to any TV channel, log on to any social site like Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, etc. and you’ll find pop ups, promoted videos and pushed/forced...
View ArticleIndian Media Is Getting A Facelift And It’s Not A Good One, But There Is...
By Amit Radha Krishna Nigam: Like Credit Suisse is the safe havens for tax evaders and more recently of black money hoarders – both of which now ‘constitutionally’ come under organized crime. I say...
View Article20 Photos Show How People Live In One Of India’s Largest Slums
By Anshul Tewari: Situated between Mumbai’s two main suburb lines – the Western and Central Railways, Dharavi stands as one of India’s largest slums. Often called “Asia’s largest slum”, Dharavi is now...
View ArticleDistribution Of Transgender Voters Across India: This Map Tells All
By Sanjit Oberai: The recent decision by Supreme Court to recognise transgender as the third category of gender is seen as step in the right direction for the transgender population in India....
View ArticleA Party’s Celebrity Candidate Or Its Manifesto: What’s More Important To You...
By Dipanjan Das: It’s time for the good old elections again, and this time the stage is set for a showdown between the forces of fundamentalism (as some claim) and the champions of corruption (as...
View ArticleHead And Shoulders’ New Advertisement Reeks Of Unparalleled Sexism And Awful...
By Dhruv Arora: Every once in a millennium, we come across an ad that completely revolutionizes the whole media industry and redefines ads for the coming generations. It is gems like these that force...
View ArticleThis Is The Truth About Modern Slavery In India #Infographic
By Sanjit Oberai: According to data released by the Global Slavery Index in 2013, over 29 million people are living in conditions of modern slavery today. While Mauritania, Haiti and Pakistan had the...
View ArticleProposition For A Revolution: A Documentary About AAP That Tells You What The...
Intrigued by what they saw as the beginnings of an anti-corruption movement in India, filmmakers, Khushboo Ranka (co-writer, Ship of Theseus; co-director, short film, Continuum), and Vinay Shukla...
View ArticleRanveer Singh And Durex India Want You To Celebrate Sex In Their Latest Ad
By Shruti Singh: Are you still looking at Sunny Leone, wearing a corset, inspiring you in that orgasmic voice to have sex with your partner on a staircase? Or that girl who is turned on just by the...
View ArticleWhat Is Jihad? The Never-Ending Fight Between Filmmakers And Extremists
By Hasan Zia: Many movies have been made taking Muslims and terrorism as the backdrop of the plot. This is has been going on for a while, but very few have been made to show the real Islam. The Indian...
View Article14 Photos That Beautifully Capture Life Inside The Tibetan Refugee Colony In...
By Sneha Roychoudhury: Tiny shops displaying fascinating wares, ethnic restaurants, the whiff of oriental cuisine leading you down narrow by-lanes, flanked by fascinating spreads of beady bands and...
View ArticleWhy Is The Massive Viewership Of Indian TV Shows Being Wasted On Sub Standard...
By Preetika Bhateja: It was an usual day and my cab driver was sharing his family stories with all of us. This time he talked about how his wife makes him watch three very popular Indian T.V soaps back...
View ArticleFrom Print To The Screen: Rabindranath Tagore Lives On In Our Hearts
By Medha Roy Chowdhury: My first encounter with Rabindranath Tagore was as a 10-year-old kid through painful early morning ‘Rabindrasangeet’ lessons. My mother, bent on discovering the musical side of...
View ArticleIndia Ranks 78 On The Global Press Freedom Ranking: Are Things Getting Worse?
By IndiaSpend Team: International press freedom has declined to its lowest level in over a decade, according to the latest edition of the Freedom House’s press freedom survey. Freedom House is a...
View ArticleThe Dalits Of Maharashtra And Their Poetry Of Resistance
By Prem Ayyathurai: One of the most important contributions of Maharasthra’s Dalit Panther movement to Dalit politics in general was the fact that its leadership was constituted by Dhale and Namdeo...
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