By Sunil Gupta British writer and artist Edith Durham had once said: “There is a peculiar pleasure in riding out into the unknown. A pleasure which no second journey on the same trail ever affords.”…
By Saket Suman Book: Plato’s Alarm Clock and Other Amazing Ancient Inventions; Author: James M. Russell; Publisher: Michael O’Mara Books Limited/Hachette India; Price: Rs 399/ Pages: 192 Ancient inventions like the calendar, alarm clock, umbrella,…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) The only difference between him and other designers right now is that his private label Advaya has been low profile despite being launched nearly 8 years ago. However,…
By Bhavana Akella Title: The IndiGo Story: Inside the Upstart That Redefined Indian Aviation; Author: Shelley Vishwajeet; Publisher: Rupa; Pages: 210; Price: Rs 500 On June 16, 2005, at the Paris Air Show, a little-known…
By Madhu Nori Everyone needs to prove their identity — be it to open a bank account, apply for a job or to buy age-restricted items, among others. Yet some cant afford or access ID…
By Saket Suman Shanag (Himachal Pradesh), Nov 25 (IANS) A tiny coronation bridge over the swift Beas river connects the Manali-Leh highway to a pristine and quaint village caught in a time warp. Barely a…
By Vishnu Makhijani New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Have any lessons been learnt as India approaches the 10th anniversary of the horrific November 26-29, 2008, Mumbai terror attack? Precious little, if one goes by the…
By Nivedita New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Hero meets heroine, hero saves heroine from villain, hero wins the game. Remember this phase of Bollywood? When the climax in films was all about good winning over…
By Subhash K. Jha Mumbai, Nov 24 (IANS) Its good see Saif Ali Khan back in the reckoning with the web series Sacred Games. He deserves to be at the top. Thats where he belongs….
By Saket Suman New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) When long queues waited at ATMs following demonetisation in 2016, publisher Ananth Padmanabhan called author Ravi Subramanian, whose stories are set in the financial services industry, and…
New Delhi, Nov 24 (IANS) Clad beautifully in a white Odissi saree, exponent Sharmila Mukherjees “Hansika” may resemble Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovskys ballerina of one of the most popular ballets of all time “Swan…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Bhaiaji Super Hit”; Director: Neerraj Pathak; Cast: Sunny Deol, Preity Zinta, Arshad Warsi, Ameesha Patel, Jaideep Ahlawat, Brajesh Kala, Shreyas Talpade and Ranjeet, Rating ** Director Neerraj Pathak’s “Bhaiaji Superhit”…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “Green Book”; Director: Peter Farrelly; Cast: Viggo Mortensen, Mahershala Ali, Linda Cardellini, Sebastian Maniscalco, Dimiter D. Marinov, P.J. Byrne and Montel Miller; Rating: **** Set in the early 1960s, director Peter…
By Bappaditya Chaterjee Kolkata, Nov 23 (IANS) Kolkata still remains a “great city” that hasn’t lost its “heart” or “culture” and among whose people there is “some kind of discipline”, says P. Thankappan Nair, its…
By Radhika Bhirani Panaji, Nov 23 (IANS) India’s #MeToo movement has been a raging point of discussion at most film-related red carpet events, press conferences and festivals. But not at the ongoing 49th International Film…
By Siddhi Jain New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Giving a new lease of life to wilted flowers through his pressed flower art, 80-year-old Hari Tandon imbues them with a charm and beauty. Forty exhibits that…
By Ankit Kansal The hitherto unorganised brokerage space began witnessing massive changes in the latter half of the previous decade when numerous search and discovery platforms emerged on the Indian realty landscape. Equipped with super-powerful…
By Troy Ribeiro Film: “The Dark Side of Life: Mumbai City”; Director: Tariq Khan; Cast: Mahesh Bhatt, Kay Kay Menon, Deepraj Rana, Neha Khan, Alisha Seema Khan, Avii Pardasani, Nikhil Ratnaparkhi, Jyoti Malshe, Sayed Gul…
By Sugandha Rawal Los Angeles, Nov 23 (IANS) She was advised to spend at least 20 years in the Asian film market before heading to the West, some asked her to go for something else…
New Delhi, Nov 23 (IANS) Read through the delightful tale of a young couple who learn how to find meaning in “a little love, a little togetherness and a little happiness”; flick through an amusing…