Amidst the somewhat predictable, often clichéd, only ever slightly varied, and mostly profitable storylines that crowd film production the world over, there exists a niche occupied by filmmakers who are interested in telling stories about poverty. Quite like their more profitable counterparts, the stories that emerge from this niche often
In January 2013, Ahalya and Meethil Momaya started what was quite possibly the only library consultancy firm in India. Called the Eternal Library, it was a venture borne out of a fierce love of reading and recommending books to others. The duo soon took the initiative one step further and
Ever curious about your dying day? The Oracle of Tripe has all the answers. Won-Tolla presents the bewildering tale of a man who asks for it and, unfortunately, gets it.
The democratic ideal of freedom of speech has been in the news in 2015. Amidst previously inconceivable tragedy, as well as some almost as inconceivable Indian comedy, many have pledged to defend to the death your right to say that which they do not agree with. And it should be
Terribly Tiny Tales is a storytelling platform that publishes tweet-sized stories everyday, written by an eclectic mix of individuals. Started by Anuj Gosalia, who was later joined by Chintan Ruparel, the project has garnered a not-so-tiny following of over 350,000 readers in close to two years. This month, the
What defines a Bollywood film? In the song Dhoondo Dhoondo Re Saajna from Ganga Jamuna, Vyjayanthimala’s coy appeal for Dilip Kumar’s help in finding a lost earring epitomised the restrained, socially-permissible sexuality of the times. Yash Chopra’s Waqt introduced the template for multi-generational epic sagas that we’
Devashish Makhija is a man of stories. A writer and filmmaker based in Mumbai, he has worked on films such as Black Friday and Bunty Aur Babli, and his own film Oonga (starring Nandita Das) premiered at the New York Indian Film Festival in 2013. He has written two bestselling
1. Lohhovalsa The village shimmered high up on the hill, as if being licked to sleep by some unseen tongue of fire. The unit was scared. And tired. Sushil didn’t know which of the two he felt more. He stopped his racing mind for a moment, to think. He
Ever curious about your dying day? The Oracle of Tripe has all the answers. Won-Tolla presents the bewildering tale of a man who asks for it and, unfortunately, gets it.
The Helter Skelter Anthology of New Writing: Volume Four Helter Skelter Magazine's New Writing section was started in 2012 as a way to promote emerging writers and poets in India; to create a space for original, fresh short fiction and poetry.The first three volumes of New Writing
I fell in love with Seahorse the way I fell in love with Amitav Ghosh’s Shadow Lines and Yoko Ogawa’s The Housekeeper and The Professor. Quietly. Deeply. Shadow Lines was my first teacher in non-linearity. I discovered that time can linger, halt, stagnate, freeze, and shatter all together,
The Bacardi NH7 Weekender, often referred to as India's happiest music festival, is bigger than ever this year. Those who waited eagerly for the festival schedule for months before the festival were not disappointed when it was announced---the artist lineups for each city looked very promising, and included