In 2008, I watched a film about a boy who grew up in the dark, grimy underbelly of the socio-cultural beast that is India, a boy who fixed his eyes upon a target unattainable to those on the wrong side of the developmental juggernaut. Obsessed with the object of his
When was the last time you gave somebody a gift? Was that somebody a friend or family member? Was the occasion a birthday or an anniversary? Or let’s consider the reverse case: when was the last time you received a present? Was it from someone close to you? And
Panic usually creeps in the night before. The suitcase---which, disturbingly, weighs almost as much as the owner---is laid in all its glory against the bed. All the flaps and pockets are unzipped. Books are spilling out of its stomach and the clothes---oh, the clothes. Jeans, tops, and shirts all vie
The Bombay winter sun has barely risen. Sleepy streets stretch and sprawl in an attempt to wake up. The young boys on the street are wrapped up in a dream, engrossed in their own worlds, unaware of noisy school-going feet or ringing bicycles. A small fire pierces the indigo chill,
"They tell me that good Indian girls shouldn’t be writing books like mine," says bestselling author Ira Trivedi, as she talks about the conservatives and members of khap panchayats who have complained against and threatened to ban her latest book India in Love. To gauge the extent
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 opinions that were gathered by newspapers when Ramanand Sagar’s T.V. serial on the Ramayana ended revealed what an extraordinary media success it had been. The show’s popularity reached out across religions, castes, occupations, and languages. Was this because it was an emotion-filled story narrated in the
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Mumbai-based electro-pop/rock outfit Laxmi Bomb released their debut E.P. last month. Titled Hॐ, it features all of four tracks and is available for download here. We caught up with vocalist Keegan Pereira for a quick chat about the E.P. and their very first music video. Read on
In their almost nine years of existence as electro-rock act Shaa'ir + Func, Monica Dogra and Randolph Correia have seen their share of ups and downs: they have released three albums together, won a number of awards, been through various line-up changes, and performed at pubs, colleges, and music