The first drops of rain kissed the city a month ago and we're almost midway through the monsoon. And as on any rain soaked day in Mumbai, when I am not working, jabbering or clambering on to public transports, I am curled up in my living room with
Rebellion being an undercurrent running beneath the surface of any seemingly homogeneous form of culture, the indie scene has become one of the most forthright and conspicuous forms of subculture of our times. Like many subcultures before and after it which initially rejected the conformist label, indie has gradually come
We read about superheroes. We read about supervillains trying to destroy the planet. We also read about how these superheroes fend off the supervillains and save the world. After we read these comics and realise that what we call as a 'graphic novel' is not totally graphic, we
Excellent interview with renowned writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, Swamp Thing, V for Vendetta, Lost Girls) on The Quietus --- On his mistrust of the Internet: "I'm practically Amish when it comes down to it. I practically mistrust any technology that came after the buggy. What I tend
Wray Herbert in the Scientific American Mind --- "Willingness is a core concept of addiction recovery programs --- and a paradoxical one. Twelve-step programs emphasize that addicts cannot will themselves into healthy sobriety --- indeed, that ego and self-reliance are often a root cause of their problem. Yet recovering
What does it really mean to be there for someone? Is your life the outcome of who you are or the choices you make? How far would you go for someone you love? These, amongst others, are questions addressed by author Paritosh Uttam in his debut novel Dreams in Prussian
It is unlikely that the second edition of the Ladakh Confluence, which was scheduled for July 15-18, will be held this year, as a result of opposition from various local bodies in Ladakh due to the "drugs, western culture and rocking music" that are associated with the festival.
Once there was a Fake I.P.L. Player. He wrote funny anecdotes about the Indian Premier League (I.P.L.) on his blog and was an Internet celebrity during I.P.L. Season Two. He became the mighty messiah of online India with his jokes and nicknames (oh, come
In today’s times, everything ends up falling into certain stereotypes. This is true for most movies as well, including animated ones. Even though they all differ in theme, they leave us with a similar experience. In such a time, it is truly refreshing to watch a movie which chooses
What do you get when you have nine generations of magic flowing through your veins? What do you do when you carry the same magically irresistible name your father and grandfather proudly carried? What do you do when, at the end of it all, all you want to do is
