Salman Rushdie warns of bullying under Modi's rule

Expressing his concerns about India under Narendra Modi and the Bharatiya Janata Party, renowned author Salman Rushdie said that the attacks on freedom of expression could worsen if the BJP comes......

A Feminist Messiah Passes Into The Ages

Sonal Shukla lived the feminist slogan: The personal is political, in a way few feminists have been able to.She will be remembered and missed for doing this not with a dour self-righteousness, but......

Mann ki Baat: Modi remembers 'dark night of Emergency'

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday remembered the Emergency imposed on this day in 1975, saying 'such a black night' cannot be forgotten, and underlined the need for eternal......

What a writer this man is!

'One of his most famous scenes is set in a prison in Delhi where the British try to subvert Karla, the legendary Soviet spy who is being transferred back to Moscow and is being temporarily detained......

25 Movie Gems I Am Proud Of

'Here are 25 stories special to me for one reason too many,' says Sukanya Verma who scored 25 years writing about the movies last week. Photograph: Kind courtesy Pixabay It all began in September......

'Freedom of expression is the biggest joke in the world'

'I really wonder how are we really democratic? How is there freedom of expression? As a filmmaker, I feel bound at every level, be it what I put out on celluloid or what I say in print.' Karan......

The auto driver who won at Venice Film Festival

'My status in society as an auto driver could never have brought me this glory; it is my writing that has taken me across the seas and brought me fame.' M Chandrakumar shares his success story.......

Holi Special: Bollywood's colourful songs!

It’s what Javed Akhtar’s lyrics in a song of Wake Up Sid celebrating life and its myriad hues, exclaim, 'Life is crazy hai yeh rang birang.' Indeed colours not only fill our lives with......