It all probably started with Anurag Kashyap’s Dev D, followed by Dibakar Banerjee’s Love, Sex Aur Dhokha. The advent of slick Indian movies that look like they could be imported from Hong Kong, Taiwan, France, or even Rio De Janeiro. These new-age films from the Hindi cinema stable
Dualist Inquiry is the solo project of producer and guitarist Sahej Bakshi. A graduate of Thornton Music School at U.S.C. in Los Angeles, CA, the 24-year-old plays his own brand of rock-infused electronica, combining his education in music production, audio engineering, and composition with his knowledge of the
His story was nothing new, I guess, to most working in the “biz”, but to me, it was quite repellent. One day, he said, he was sitting in the editing studio, working on a project, when his assistant informed him that someone had come to see him. They were quite
If you’re apprehensive about giving the new Arctic Monkeys album a listen for fear that it may turn out to be a rehashing of 2009’s Humbug, let me break it to you: Suck It and See is brilliant. In fact, the Sheffield four-piece’s fourth studio album proves
Statutory Warning: This is a love story. If you don’t believe in love, you are forgiven. Voiceover: She was abandoned at birth. She apparently had problems. He was on his way to the ‘Rudy’s Barbershop’ for a quick shave. Camera rolls over his threads: Black skinny jeans hugging
‘Culture’ is a word flippantly used by many of us without ever assessing the impact of such a loaded word. India is characterised by syncretism, which basically involves the mingling of a plethora of cultures and subcultures, resulting in a sweet mixture of diverse origins, or even, mayhem. Identity crisis
"I’m not frightened. I’m not frightened of anything. The more I suffer, the more I love. Danger will only increase my love. It will sharpen it, forgive its vice. I will be the only angel you need."---Michael Berg I usually don’t fall for a
Bangalore-based Manta Ray Comics is an independent publishing company that aims to tell different stories, and to tell stories differently. With their debut graphic novel, the critically-acclaimed Hush, they've successfully attempted to push the boundaries of the Great Indian Graphic Novel. We caught up with founder Pratheek Thomas
Step One: Analyze As I lay in bed, sick with a high fever, watching my cats perform 'Jack 'n' Jill' especially for me, my inner newscaster grabbed the opportunity and decided to run the weekly events for my amusement. Except I wasn’t that amused. I
Yesterday Yesterday was the day days should be made of. I woke up with a beautiful human lying in perfect symmetry, breathing in perfect harmony, mumbling in perfect harmony, drooling in perfect harmony, hallucinating in perfect harmony. Perfect seemed to be the word of the day. Perfect is a word