Five Indians named Guggenheim Fellows

Tony D'Souza, who is consolidating his reputation with The Konkans, his second novel and Ashutosh Varshney, a distinguished professor of political science are among five India-origin Guggenheim......

'I feel strong contempt for Indian politicians'

Consider, if you will, a peculiar experiment. Pick an advertising agency; any agency. Walk to where the copywriters congregate, and gently whisper the name 'Indra Sinha'. Then stand back and watch......

Namesake the movie also pushes book sales

If the movie is expected to do well why should the book lag behind? With Mira Nair's Namesake released across India on Friday, retailers are stocking up on Jhumpa Lahiri's Pultizer prize-winning......

Dance bars, yes. Books, no!

Mahesh Kumar would sit quietly, precariously, atop a small pile of books, watching Mumbai go by. I had known him for months by then, and he would recognise me from a distance. When I stopped by his......

Maqbool is the SEXIEST Indian Film Ever

In Maqbool, Vishal Bhardwaj did a Godfather; in that he took something that was pulpy and fast and gripping, and made out of it something timeless and grand, feels Sreehari Nair. Sometime in 2004,......

Don't miss Kate Winslet this week!

Ross and Rachel end their super long break.Kate Winslet solves Easttown's grimmest mystery.Huma Qureshi gets political in Bihar.All this and more on OTT this week, notes Sukanya Verma.  ......

Is Dileesh Pothan our finest film-maker?

'I might in the future step out of a Dileesh Pothan movie not completely satisfied, but content I'll be in the knowledge that our greatest living film-maker had failed striving to be something more......

My FAVOURITE Indian films of 2019

Sreehari Nair could not put up with turgid and self-serious ones like Super Deluxe and Gully Boy. His list of favourite Indian movies of 2019 contains just five names. Before you read any further,......