In defence of the BMC
Some of the best cities would crumble if they got as much rain as Mumbai, says Rucha Biju Chitrodia
View ArticleDVDplex rules, OK
Bollywood and Hollywood are no longer the sole diet. In the comfort of their homes, unlikely people are watching unlikely films...from Godard to Ritwik Ghatak and Baran to Shamchi Aai. Meena Iyer on...
View ArticleNot all Americans are tourists
With no other option but to work in India's IT industry, a rising number of Americans are doing just that. Jobs are plenty for them here. Sabrina Buckwalter reports...
View ArticleHusky, raunchy, Bhojpuri
This music industry thrives on bawdy lyrics and breathless rendition. Mohammed Wajihuddin on a low trend...
View ArticleKK still rocks and rules
Decades after his death, the magic of Kishore Kumar remains unbeatable. Shobhan Saxena tributes the singer on his 77th birth anniversary.
View Article'Music entwined our relationship'
Kishore Kumar's first wife Ruma Guha Thakurta on his life and music.
View ArticleGrey sells... at least on stage
Bollywood and television may obliterate all traces of age from their screens, but theatre has always had a range of stimulating lead characters who are senior citizens.
View ArticleRang de with Tokyo gharana
Mention Mr Miyagi to Masako Sato and she just smiles as she puts dollops of kohl around her dark brown eyes.
View ArticleA good man plays Zia-ul-Haq
m Puri as he is set to play the former Pakistan general in a Tom Hanks film.
View ArticleAh, said piggy, that's not fair
Oh, said the multicultural mavens, we don't care. The pig is being deleted from nursery rhymes in UK to soothe minority sentiments.
View ArticleA Raigarh Problem
Agniva Banerjee on a man who claims to have cracked one of the toughest puzzles ever.
View ArticleKathak in California
Math rock? Or kathak yoga? Sandip Roy watches a roomful of enthusiastic men shake their ghungroos.
View ArticleThe music chors
Namita Devidayal says thieves who broke the rules by recording concerts did classical music a service.
View ArticleWhen suits met surs
What can a Carnatic musician, immersed in his sadhana and pure art, teach a corporate person preoccupied with his dog-eat-dog world? Bizarrely enough, lots.
View ArticleThe wah-wah syndrome
Gerson da Cunha on why Indian cinema has tumbled off the Cannes map in the last few years.
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