There were no streetlights. A feeble beam from my torch revealed rough-hewn stone steps that fell off the edge of the road into blackness. Some distance below, a glow from a doorway silhouetted a tall woman holding onto an excitable puppy. She waved, "Come on down and hold onto
Produced by Babble Fish Productions, The Dewarists is a new T.V. series in a documentary/travelogue format that puts together musicians “from all walks of life”. The show follows their journey through beautiful locations across India as they collaborate to compose new songs that are reflective of the sights
Musician Stefan Kaye loves tofu, politeness, and purring kittens. He dislikes big nylon tan-coloured knickers, meat, and car horns. Winner of a Rolling Stone Jack Daniel’s Rock Award two years in a row, he is the founder member and keyboardist of the ska/punk band the Ska Vengers. He
Having made his mark as the drummer of Zero all those years ago, Sidd Coutto moved on as the vocalist of the cult-status and, well, fun band Helga's Fun Castle. After a third project in the lauded Bombay band Tough on Tobacco, Sidd finally takes things down a
Older forms of entertainment like folk theatre/jatra/natak were eventually overshadowed by cinema, but now a new kind of "theatre" is knocking on Bollywood's door. Stand-up comedy sets up an intimate dialogue with the audience, like a lot of old folk theatre, and is the
The last time I wrote an article, I was sure the reader was going to be, well, reading it. It's kind of obvious that I would assume the same this time around, right?Wrong! This time around, you could be reading this article or having it read to
When I started my Ph.D., I thought I had clear ideas. I was going to understand water scarcity and how it affected farmers. I was going to try and figure out why the crores of rupees the Indian government spent on water management programmes across the nation were yielding
The Peeping Tom protagonist of Alfred Hitchcock's Rear Window looks around the neighbourhood with boredom---he has nothing better to do while recuperating from a broken leg. As the film opens, it gives a lethargic, worn out feel to itself with an advertisement on the radio for men over
Produced by Babble Fish Productions, The Dewarists is a new T.V. show in a documentary/travelogue format that puts together musicians "from all walks of life". The show follows their journey through beautiful locations across India as they collaborate to compose new songs that are reflective of
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