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Exposed: Intellectual hollowness of our politics

This moment would be remembered as the lowest to which the collective intelligence of people can descend to, says Apoorvanand The drama that is being enacted in Delhi for the last one week, rather......

Learning Partition's history from Amit Shah... What next?

'Amit Shah and his fellow travellers need to realise that India was divided because of competitive communalism of forces like Hindu Mahasabha and the Muslim League, prodded, aided and abetted by......

The unread Tagore

As Tagore's 150th birth anniversary became a trending topic on Twitter, the social media site, it seemed like a good time to ask which Tagore we were celebrating. (Sticklers will point out that......

One song cannot make or mar the future of a nation

Let us build a new India together. One particular song cannot make or mar the future of a nation or its people, says Dr Mohammad Sajjad on the latest Vande Mataram controversy. The test of......

Jana Gana Mana was NOT sung in praise of the English king!

'Tagore wrote a song, not for George V, but a song devoted to the "dispenser of human destiny -- Bharat bhagya vidhata" -- God.' 'Tagore relinquished his knighthood after the Jallianwalla Bagh......

What is Vijay Mallya and Rahul Dravid's Kolkata connection?

With clientele ranging from Vijay Mallya to Rahul Dravid, Kolkata-based designer Sharbari Datta is trying to revive the classic combination of dhoti and kurta. In popular culture a well-draped......

Art in a pandemic: Openings delayed, museums embrace technology

India’s state-owned institutes have literally been forced to embrace technologies to go digital - however reluctantly. Till the museum reopen, the magic mantra has been “online”,......

Soumitra Chatterjee: Feel happy that my work's recognised

He turned down a National Award 11 years back but legendary Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee is proud to receive this year's Dadasaheb Phalke award, the highest recognition in Indian cinema."I am......

When Satyajit Ray got UPSET

There is a world that Satyajit Ray created in his films that I wanted to be a part of -- as Durga bathed in the rain to Ravi Shankar's music; when Charulata sat on the swing regretting she never......

Cannes: Who cares?

At this time last year, there was near hysteria in the media at Devdas being invited to the Cannes festival for an out-of-competition screening.This year, there is a big buzz about Aishwarya Rai......

The Legend is dead, his work lives on

IMAGE: Soumitra Chatterjee and Tushar Bandyopadhya in Satyajit Ray's Apur Sansar, He was the actor who epitomised the best of world cinema, transcending the boundaries of country, state and......

Indian Lunchbox wows west, and other gems from Telluride

India scored at the recently-concluded Telluride Film Festival, reports Aseem Chhabra. Something amazing happened at Telluride to a little film from India. Debutant filmmaker Ritesh......

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