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David Guetta India Tour 2012
Multi-platinum selling producer and DJ David Guetta will perform in India for the first time this March, as part of the Eristoff Invasion festival. With massive hits such as 'Love is Gone', 'When Love Takes Over', and 'Sexy Bitch', David Guetta is undoubtedly one
He's Got Roses
Peter Cat Recording Co. are probably the most important band to come out of the Indian indie music scene in recent years. Their songs sound like life's classroom backbenchers's takes on love, played to the simultaneous background score of many Golden Era Hindi movie scenes.Their
Einstein and Faith
“There is but one truly philosophical problem, and that is suicide.” Thus begins Albert Camus’s seminal work in existential philosophy The Myth of Sisyphus. The premise of the book is an ancient legend in which the Greek hero, Sisyphus, is eternally condemned to the task of pushing a rock
Animal Rights, Body Paint, and G-Strings
What would motivate a young girl in her early twenties to stand in the freezing cold in stilettos and a bikini with the Canadian flag painted on her body, with nothing but an umbrella to shield her from the pouring rain?Answer: The need to help animals. Ashley Fruno as
Cinephilia: Albert Pinto's Wrath
Albert Pinto Ko Gussa Kyon Aata Hai? is a film that has long been a favourite of teenagers playing dumb charades. It used to be mine, too. When I first heard the name of the film (someone also mentioned that it was the longest name of any Hindi film), I
The Hidden Lands
American novelist Ronald Malfi has a number of novels to his credit in the horror/thriller genre, but his latest, The Canyon of Souls, is his first release in India. An adventure-sports thriller set around the regions of Nepal and Tibet, the book has been well-received by readers in the
Good News, Bad News
Oswald Pereira's The Newsroom Mafia is a crime thriller that aims to explore the "unholy alliance" that exists between the media, the underworld, and the government in India (read our review). The author spoke to American novelist Ronald Malfi, whose latest thriller The Canyon of Souls
Melodies for Tibet
‘Chain Reactions’ is an initiative by the Centre for Youth Development and Activities (C.Y.D.A.) and the Film and Television Institute of India (F.T.I.I.), providing a platform for independent musicians to collaborate and perform in the interest of social issues. The initiative was started in
Walk the Walk
Big cities haven’t just lost their hearts but also their feet and along with that, their senses of sight, touch, perception, and experience. That might sound like a bizarre connection cooked up on a self-righteous staircase of smoke and sedation by a bunch of moon-hugging lunatics. But, take a
Book Review: The Newsroom Mafia
There's something about untold stories; they drill themselves to the surface and make themselves heard in jarring, uncomfortable ways. Oswald Pereira has created a fictional story about Mumbai's underworld and its influence in every sector that matters. Starring an all powerful Don and his army of
Book Review: Scammed
From anguish and perplexity to heartache and giddy joy, Ahmed Faiyaz has been able to trap the many shades of human emotion within his books. His past novels have been fairly well-received by audiences in India, but I'm sure readers who are familiar with the author are wondering: