Chitrangada: The Crowning Wish (Bengali) Written and directed by Rituparno Ghosh, the film premiered on 25 May 2012 at the New York Indian Film Festival. The film is based on the story of Chitrangada from the Mahabharata. It tells the story of a choreographer who...
As I talk to Eldo Pachilakkadan, he has just finished his lunch – half a jackfruit. But then, for Eldo, there is no such thing as lunch and dinner. When he is hungry, he plucks a few fruits from his garden and eats them, just...
The financial year ending March 31, 2020; and the new one starting April 1, 2020; does not augur well for the coming economic period. COVID-19 has made sure the adage ‘life is meaningless,’ is being borne through by all of the planet’s human species, especially...
The fact that India is better equipped to successfully launch rockets in space than to deliver sanitation as a matter of routine is a spectacular failure of the Indian democracy.” Wasted: The Messy Story of Sanitation in India, A Manifesto for Change by Ankur Bisen...
Forest fire. Sighting of wild bison, langurs, elephants, kingfishers, deer, antelope, peacocks, monkeys... the roar of a tiger... the cry of a bison under attack. These are all the things I encountered on my way to Wild Walkers. Welcome to the 100acre Bellikkal estate in...
The Oxygen Manifesto is not for capturing power but to initiate direct action with or without getting into power.” Atulya Misra’s The Oxygen Manifesto: A Battle for the Environment begins with an IPS officer at the end of his career searching to find himself in...
Even as COVID-19 continues to spread its wings, life, under lockdown, seems to be slowly getting back on track. Although, it’s not the same as it was six months ago, it’s not the same as it was a month ago either. Theatres remain closed and...
The torrent that accosted us at the last leg of a narrow mountainous road, made me wonder if we would ever reach the cozy little resort, tucked away in the hills, a little farther away from town. By the time we pulled in the driveway...
If the age-old saying, ‘you are what you eat’ is true, then under COVID-19 conditions, we are all possibly a ‘kichidi’ of the most unhealthy ingredients. Think crispy golden fries, creamy dalgona coffee, cheesy customised pizza, saucy homemade pasta, more sauce just to make the...
1) How did your career in television take off? Frankly speaking, I never thought I would be an actor; I’m pretty shy as a person. But a small interest in modelling when I was doing my engineering degree sparked a whole series of events that got...
