‘Dangerous’ Jurisdiction When Judges Act In Their Own Cause: Prashant Bhushan

Prashant Bhushan said that scandalising the court or lowering the authority of the court is the problematic...

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The Netherlands Diary | Of Windmills, Precision, Free Coffee And Public Protest

When school teachers were protesting outside the Escher Museum in the Hague, there were no menacing men in...

Hong Kong’s Youth Are Desperate. They No Longer Care About Their Lives: Evans Chan

The director of ‘We Have Boots’ talks about his film on the pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong

‘A Mob Destroyed My Coffee Shop And Opened The Door To A Film’

In conversation with Arun Karthick, whose movie ‘Nasir’ won the NETPAC award at the International Film...

I Wanted To Find a Bridge Between Sona Mohapatra’s Music And Politics: Deepti Gupta

In conversation with Deepti Gupta, the director of ‘Shut Up Sona’, about her first feature-length...

‘We Have Boots’ Is A Paean To Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Protesters

The documentary presents a densely packed yet riveting account of the Hong Kong protests from 2014 onwards....

I Am Optimistic About How Conversations Shape The World: Sona Mohapatra

In conversation with singer Sona Mohapatra about the documentary Shut Up Sona and why despite the relentless...

Revathi Roy: The Entrepreneur Delivering Packages And Empowerment

She did not have money to pay her husband’s medical bills and was sent to prison for defaulting on loans,...

How Gita Ramanan’s Quest To Democratise Design In India Made Home Interiors Hassle-Free

Design Cafe offers customised home decor on a budget and sidesteps the delays, cost escalation and...

Half Hearing The Call To Prayer

Cogent issues are broached, but a proper resolution is hampered by dithering positions

24 Hours In The Life Of Ruskin Bond: Dreams, Dictionaries, Purple Pens And Other Passions

At 85, Ruskin Bond’s penchant for walking has diminished, but his pen is as prodigious as ever. Comfortably...

Gandhi@150: Ali Brothers' Fraught Relationship With Gandhi

The leaders of the Khilafat movement initially backed Gandhi’s call for non-cooperation, but the suspicion...

Gandhi@150: V.S. Srinivasa Sastri, Gandhi's 'Brother' and Strident Critic

Dear brother…That’s how Mahatma Gandhi and Srinivasa Sastri (1869-1946) would address each other in their...

Gandhi@150: Bhulabhai Desai, Gandhi's Trusted Legal Lieutenant

Over his 40-year ­illustrious legal career, Bhulabhai Desai argued many high-­pro­file cases such as the...

Sustainability Makes Good Business Sense For Farmers: Dan Alluf

In conversation with MASHAV agriculture counsellor Dan Alluf about how Israel has harnessed technology to...

Dead Sea Diary

The extraordinarily salty water body packs many a pleasurable — and painful — punch

[Forgotten Newsmakers] Gladys Staines: Life After Death

Twenty years after the ghastly murder of her husband, the missionary Graham Staines, Gladys has forged a new...

Money Is Important, But I Will Continue To Make Films, Regardless Of Funding: Nitin Chandra

Nitin Chandra, Bihari indie cinema’s most well-known exponent and practitioner, discusses the challenges...

Time To Make In Indie, Babua!

Independent filmmakers from Bihar and eastern UP are breaking away from ­cinematic conventions of the...