Publicly, Indians pretend to be conservative, modest, and get deeply offended by any reference to sex. Privately, the same people consume sexual content, through cinema, music or pornography.
Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.
Much of the praise has focused on the ‘protective’ men in the crowd. It recentres male authority over public space. Do women require guardianship simply to exist outside?
What we see in the video is not a passing spiritual fancy; it is psychologically ambiguous, warrants a closer look, especially if someone so influential partakes in it.
From "I don't hold grudges because it affects my skin" to knowing clout doesn't need validation, but direction. Passi concocted the perfect business plan.
Ram Kamal Mukherjee’s Lokkhikantopur Local marked a shift in how domestic workers are shown in films. But not long ago, Bengali cinema portrayed them as the epitome of timidity.
The assumption is simple: A Hindu woman’s proximity to a Muslim man is never neutral. It always requires scrutiny, explanation, and, if necessary, punishment.
Being founded on class war, any State founded on Marxism is bound to set itself in opposition, bitter and all-out, against all other nations, libertarian commentator MA Venkata Rao wrote in 1963.
The 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path will showcase India’s operational synergy and self-reliance, highlighting combat readiness, indigenous weaponry and joint military operations.
Pakistan not only has zero chance of catching up with India in most areas, but will inevitably see the gap rising. Its leaders will offer its people the same snake oil in different bottles.
Oh, I love the Gateway of India. Earliest memories of childhood in Colaba, living in Ionic building, a quiet leafy lane that ends in Dilip Sardesai Chowk. Seeing the limitless ocean from the Gateway, became a globalist for life, seeing the rest of the world as a huge opportunity, never a threat. Not an Aatma Nirbhar bone in my life. Always preferred Kraft to Amul cheese, which made its debut at that time.
Oh, I love the Gateway of India. Earliest memories of childhood in Colaba, living in Ionic building, a quiet leafy lane that ends in Dilip Sardesai Chowk. Seeing the limitless ocean from the Gateway, became a globalist for life, seeing the rest of the world as a huge opportunity, never a threat. Not an Aatma Nirbhar bone in my life. Always preferred Kraft to Amul cheese, which made its debut at that time.
That line about the Oberoi Udaivilas having its own Aadhaar card? Gold. Absolute gold.