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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicMK Raina

Topic: MK Raina

Protest-hit Kolkata celebrates Habib Tanvir. He defied censors, shaped Indian theatre

‘Dekh Rahe Hain Nayan’, a three-day festival held in Kolkata on 30 August, celebrated Tanvir’s body of work. MK Raina, Naseeruddin Shah paid tribute to the theatre legend.

MK Raina visited his mother in a Srinagar hospital. It was treating militants in the night

In his book, 'Before I Forget: A Memoir', MK Raina narrates his visit to his mother, who was admitted to a hospital in Srinagar.

Theatre is therapy—When MK Raina put on a play with Muslim and Kashmiri Pandit children

When Raina put up his first show after months of secret workshops, people from nearby districts crowded buses to watch it. That was his sign to keep going.

On Camera

Starbucks was once progressive. It’s now approaching a dangerous spot in culture wars

Former CEO Howard Schultz once told shareholders those who opposed his support of same-sex marriage were free to invest elsewhere. But now, CEO Brian Niccol seems to be selling Starbucks as a place that just, well, sells coffee.

Consumer Price Index gets up to date. Airfare, OTT plans, e-commerce prices in new basket—MoSPI secy

New CPI series will take 2024 as base year, will provide more accurate measure of inflation, spending on digital services. Expected to enhance representation and reliability, says Saurabh Garg.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.