Wealthy threads of privilege woven with the fabric of guilt Futile, merciless days go by as the shrouds get built Enough money to sustain life behind the door Not enough to step out of the threshold Enough privilege to be in constant sight of the world through its virtual realms Not enough to stretch my …
I wanted to write and publish this as quickly as humanly possible not only because it is still afresh in my head but also because of circumstances changing by the minute. It is highly likely that even while I type this, governments across the world would be imposing more economic, social and transportation regulations on …
New Is the colour white, infused with pink, laced with yellow blond, their striking smiles punctuating the compressed english language words rolling through their “lingo” Are the roads with unfamiliar routes, with narrow openings where I never learned to differentiate between “stop” and “go” Are stacks of overpriced clothes, reeking of its brand …
Every once in a while comes along a Bollywood movie which entails the story of bravery and shows to the disbelieving audience the amount of courage it takes to stand headstrong in the face of an adversity. Secret superstar is a striking representation of not succumbing to circumstances but challenging them, fighting the odds with …
A headstrong persona, devoted actor and a charismatic man, Mr. Vidyarthi kept the audience gripped throughout his session on Brand building and entrepreneurial skills. Mr. Vidyarthi is has performed in theatre and the big screen in 12 different languages, and is renowned in Bollywood for movies such as Haider, Barfi! and R…Rajkumar. His stellar performance …
What started as a citizen vs. state conflict on the government authorized bio metric identification system known as Aadhar Card has now led to the Supreme Court achieving one of the biggest milestones in the history of this nation, further adding to the newfound citizen’s revival of faith in the Indian legal system please click …
How often do you come across Bollywood movies which compel you to challenge your perspective and broaden your horizons? Kalki Koechin’s movies do this and more, but somehow end up with an impression that might not appeal to the members of generation X. This proposition is backed up by the fact that most of her …
Situated in the backdrop of the on-going Naxalite-Maoist insurgency in Chhattisgarh, this movie is a comment on the fate of those torn between the fear of communist revolution and reluctance of the existing governmental response. Directed by Amit V Masurkar and starring Rajkumar Rao, the plot follows the trials and tribulations of protagonist Newton Kumar, …
The legacy of a senior journalist whose spark ignited a revolution in the media and communication industry of the nation. The trauma in my head takes the physical form of saline water as it incessantly falls on my keyboard drop by drop. I had religiously followed Gauri Lankesh’s writing for two years now and reading …
A month from today, I participated in an engaging discussion about the anatomy of endangered language. Citing www.insidescience.org, “there are approximately 7,000 languages in the world, and 95 per cent of the world’s population speak 300 of them. Half the world speaks the largest 16. According to the Endangered Languages Project, some 40 per cent …