Coordinated by Open Space, the Q Fest is a two-day-long festival that gives the L.G.B.T. community a platform to contribute to a dialogue for change, and aims to encourage an exploration of personal identity, sexuality, and gender. The second edition of the festival is based around the
If Barbie had smaller breasts, dressed like an early-twentieth-century European country girl, started overdosing on Nazi philosophy, and wanted to marry Jesus, then you would probably get Hansi. The girl who loved the swastika. Hansi: The Girl Who Loved the Swastika, written in 1973, is the story of a young
These days, most 'bad' films tend to be so popular that the Internet and other media are full to the brim with criticism for them---so much so that one can even find videos collected by film enthusiasts and critics for, um, illustrative purposes. Even a film called Plan
Since we were in pretty good shape from all the uphill walking we did every day, we decided we were ready for the short trek up the mountains to Nachiketa Lake. G was our chauffeur/guide for the day; he owned an electrical goods store in the village below and
Another fabulous Friday night in New York City. This night was unusually fabulous because my best friend (who is a guy, and also gay) decided to come visit me in New York. He wants to be called Tiny Tinselpan for the purpose of this article. Staying true to our fabulousness,
I'm originally from Calcutta, a city that can legitimately lay claim to being the capital of live music in India. As a result, the thought of spending an evening at Mehboob Studio (one of Mumbai’s oldest, most renowned recording studio theatres) revamped to offer a platform to
What were you doing a year after high school ended? If you’re like most people, it was probably something inane and inconsequential. But Harsha Iyer is not like most people: oh, no. At all of 19 years old, the Chennai native has written, sung, performed, produced, and promoted 12
We live in an age of instant gratification. We want things now, and we’re willing to bypass simple human contact to get them. The ‘instant gratification’ story is sexy; it’s what ‘sells’. That’s all well and good, but when folks get home and realise that things are
Felix Buxton, one half of Grammy Award-winning house music duo Basement Jaxx, performed a very special DJ set at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender last night---his second appearance in a scheduled four-city tour of India. We caught up with him right before he took the stage for an exclusive interview about
The happiest music showcase festival in India, the Bacardi NH7 Weekender, kicks off today and takes place over three days, from November 18-20. If you're a regular reader of Helter Skelter, you've probably been following our #7DaysToNH7 countdown over the last week, which includes features and