'Ambedkar's contribution is bigger than Gandhi's'

'For no other leader of India do so many people turn up for an event every year without invitation.' IMAGE: Chaityabhumi in Dadar, north central Mumbai, on December 6, observed every year as......

30 moments from India in 2018

From the Aadhaar verdict to #MeToo's arrival in the country to women's entry into the Sabarimala temple, India had a newsworthy 2018.As we step into 2019, some moments from the year gone by. Kindly......

The odd, odd world around us!

We truly live in a wonderfully weird world! A boy carries a little sheep from its summer pastures in the mountains down to the valley and through the town of Mittenwald during the traditional......

When statues came to life!

Wait, did that statue really move? It may have been the question many people asked while taking a walk in Marche-en-Famenne, a tiny town in Belgium, during the International Living Statues......

When Bollywood hailed Ganpati Bappa Morya

No Ganpati celebration is complete without Humse Badhkar Kaun's hugely popular song Deva O Deva Ganpati Deva Tumse Badhkar Kaun blaring out of the pandal speakers, says Mumbai native, now New Delhi......

Box Office boost for Oscar-winning movies?

Arthur J Pais analyses Oscar 2014 big wins and losses.  For months now, audiences have been watching the riveting 12 Years a Slave with palpitating hearts and seething emotions at......

What you should know about the Malegaon film industry

The recent fifth Nasik International Film Festival (NIFF) showcased 188 films -- short films, documentaries, animation films and feature films. A statue of the pioneer of Indian cinema,......