After a road accident that killed two students, Dhaka's teens have taken over the city's streets to check drivers' licences and impose traffic law to take on governmental apathy.
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‘Sacred Games’ Goes Where Our Silent News Media Doesn’t
Unlike traditional media, the Netflix show actually takes on the destructive potential of communalism and divisive politics.
Mixing Science and Art to Make the Truth More Interesting Than Lies
There are many reasons why scientists collaborating with artists makes sense, now more than ever.
What It’s Like to Be an Actor When You’re Not a Star Kid
Star kids get first, second, third, even fourth chances to make it to the top. But we, commoners, have to struggle for years just hoping for that crucial first opportunity.
‘Babri Masjid, 25 Years On…’: Multiple Perspectives on the Making and Aftermath of a Riot
The books knits together several different perspectives – both personal and institutional – on the 1992 riots. However, it fails to address Brahmanical elitism and its influence in our contemporary …
On Intolerance, Salman Rushdie and ‘The Moor’s Last Sigh’
In these Hindutva-charged times, Rushdie's novel about plurality and intolerance takes on a new, contemporary significance.
Bollywood Is On The Precipice Of a Great Transformation
The arrival of TV and the break-up of studios in the 60s revolutionised Hollywood movies; with the arrival of online platforms, Indian cinema is in for a similar transformation.