Do you need commandos with AK 47s to control a church protest?

Image: Christians protest outside the Sacred Heart Church in New Delhi against the recent attacks on churches in the capital. Photograph: PTI Photo 'The police came equipped with personnel, sten......

Vikram Seth and Chandra win Crossword awards

While booklovers and the media are busy celebrating Indian authors who write in English, they still harbour (subconsciously?) a step-motherly attitude towards those who write in Indian languages.......

Boman Irani's mission in Don

I'm here to investigate actor Boman Irani's latest role-- as supercop and Deputy Commissioner of Police-- in director Farhan Akhtar's remake of the 1978 Bollywood thriller and superhit, Don. DCP......

Tabu, Irrfan are brilliant in Namesake

When a book is made into a film, especially one that is penned by a Pulitzer-Prize winning author, there's more scope for potential disaster. Will the characters, locations, plots and sub-plots......

Music and Lyrics is hillarious

Music and Lyrics kicks off with the video of a suspiciously Wham-esq looking 1980's Brit band (puffed sleeves, big hair, pelvic thrusts and all) called Pop. Back in the day, Pop sold a zillion......

The Holiday will make you smile

"You're a leading lady Iris. But you behave like the best friend." In Nancy Meyers' The Holiday, 94-year-oldveteran scriptwriter, Arthur (Eli Wallach) brilliantly sums up naive newspaper columnist,......