Anurag Kashyap and Vasan Bala's take on a serial killer is a neo-noir psychological thriller already pushes boundaries. But Ramanna and Raghavan's interplay is most interesting.
A Letter to ‘Love’
"I despised you, love because I was assured that they, my parents, were always staying together and that they were in love with each other."
Toilets, Toilets Everywhere – But Not One to Use
A year after the Prime Minister declared rural India open defecation free, toilets continue to stink and remain unused in several areas – more so, during the pandemic.
Lessons on Sustainable Living From My Foremothers
Repurposing of coffee jars into spice containers, making a dish out of potato peels and other non-expensive and simple acts of environmental conservation.
Frills and Faux Feminism in ‘Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives’
The very title is flawed—if the elitism and empowerment of wives is derived from their husbands and that too in a dynasty-driven industry, there’s not much to cheer.
A Return to the Ramayana
There was unanticipated comfort in coming back to a tale that had always been a part of my life — albeit more critically.
Spaces Shared, Dreams Made: The Story of My Ancestral House
Muslims in our part Kannur practice the ‘beena marriage’ wherein the husband joins the wife in her ancestral home but holds little to no power in the household.
