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
The first Eristoff Invasion pre-party takes place in Pune this weekend, and features DJs Ma Faiza and Yusuf Kapasi. These performances are meant as a prelude to David Guetta's India tour this March, as part of the second edition of the Eristoff Invasion festival (click here for details)
Aditi Rao is a poet, potter, and peace educator. Over the last eight years, she’s hopped between Argentina, Mexico, and the United States for her education and volunteer work. Her work has been long-listed for the Toto Funds the Arts Award for Creative Writing twice and won the Srinivas
Time has this irritatingly disarming quality of making one get used to anything. In its characteristically flippant manner, it obliterates hesitation, smoothens out initial hiccups, steamrolling even the most novel experiences into the mundane plateau of routine. And so, after spending an action-packed initial three months in Pratapgarh, the distinctly
It’s been a while since someone caricatured us with skill, and made it funny without being trite. Tamasha in Bandargaon has brought R. K. Narayan-esque humour back. And after the downtrodden man theme that has so obsessed contemporary Indian writing for the last half a decade, the absurdities of