I am not a 'senti' person. I don’t cry at movies. When I have friends sobbing, I pat them. Awkwardly. Once, when I was five, I watched a chicken being killed. Without flinching. So, when I went to buy mutton at the local mutton shop last week,
Screeching to a halt, I hopped out of my school bus merrily onto a footpath laced with shadows. "Aai Maaaa," my caretaker, Shanoo Didi, screamed. Wearing a frown, I dropped my backpack on the footpath and marched snootily in the direction of my respite. The Lovely Bones. The
Live from the Console is a fresh live music initiative from Oranjuice Entertainment and Day 1, the independent music arm of Sony Music. The venture aims to give worthy independent artists in India a platform to showcase their talents in front of an audience consisting of fans and others who
Infamous as a person who drinks less water than a camel (yes, recently I had slipped to an all-time low of one glass every two days), my mother says I am the most appropriate person to be researching water scarcity. As I try to piece together the story of water
Love You to Death is an indie feature film from the house of Mumbai-based production house Fat Mama Films. The quirky film, which is about "love that does not exist, therapy that does not work, and three murders waiting to happen", recently saw releases in five cities in
Possibly the best part of our trip to Haridwar was the beginning. We had missed breakfast on our way there---if you don’t count cucumbers spliced open with chillies and salt inside. So while we were on the main street walking past curio stores and lamp sellers we asked a
Physicists are an arrogant lot. And if Sheldon Cooper is any proof, they are usually quite happy being unapologetic about it. In an alternate universe, we probably pay our homage at the Cathedral of Science, with theoretical physicists presiding over as high priests. However, in our own version of the
Electronic act Gods Robots is a collaboration between singer/songwriter Shridevi Keshavan (a.k.a. Taamara) and DJ/producer Janaka Atugoda (a.k.a. Janaka Selekta). Being from two opposite sides of the world---Taamara from Mumbai and Janaka from San Francisco---their music is a cross-cultural blend of Indian classical vocals
Popular short film club Shamiana, in association with Delhi-based production house Uncommonsense Films, has created a 'photo story to short film' contest for student photographers from Delhi and N.C.R. Shamiana and Uncommonsense Films present the 'Photo Story to Short Film' contest. The idea behind
ex·pe·ri·ence[noun]An event or occurrence that leaves an impression on someone. [verb]Feel (an emotion). The first time I met the blues was on the winter weekend of February 11-12 at the second edition of the highly coveted annual Mahindra Blues Festival. Oranjuice Entertainment’s suave
Ever heard the story about the boy who nonchalantly leans on the fence, drinking something alcoholic, teasing, charming and, of course, intriguing? And about the girl who is obviously enamoured by him and how she willingly turns her world upside down just to be with him? Without, obviously, realising the
Away from the hustle-bustle, the golden sun shines in this clandestine town, leaving behind the dun for a liberated, colourful town that is bursting with life. Sauntering through the narrow lanes, you pause and wonder if you have seen these hues before. Hues of cheer, freedom, emancipation and innovation. You