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CAST Pankaj Tripathi, Rahul Bagga | DIRECTOR Annant Jaaitpaal

Kissebaaz Movie Review

Cinema
By Ajit Duara

In short, ‘Kissebaaz’ is a near impossible watch, and it is recommended that you avoid it

CAST Taapsee Pannu, Vinodhini Vaidyanathan | DIRECTOR Ashwin Saravanan

Game Over Movie Review

Cinema
By Ajit Duara

‘Game Over', which was shot in Tamil and Telugu, and is now dubbed in Hindi, has a few genuinely scary scen

New York Minutes

Books
By Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan

Even with its racy plot and charming characters, Elizabeth Gilbert’s new novel leaves one cold

The Act of Remembering

Books
By Praveena Shivram

Lost stories of the Andaman Islands as historical fiction

Rhythm by the Sea

Books
By N Kalyan Raman

The many mysteries of Pondicherry

Pico Iyer: Writer of the Heart

Books
By Nandini Nair

In his new book Pico Iyer returns to Japan to chronicle the beauty of impermanence.

CAST Dennis Quaid, Michael Ealy, Meagan Good | DIRECTOR Deon Taylor

The Intruder Movie Review

Cinema
By Ajit Duara

Director Deon Taylor’s film is excessively violent, but only in the last half hour.

CAST Tiger Shroff, Tara Sutaria, Aditya Seal | DIRECTOR Punit Malhotra

Student of the year 2 Movie Review

Cinema
By Ajit Duara

‘Student of the Year 2’ is a let down

News That Stays News

Books
By Sanjay Sipahimalani

A harrowing and fully realised response to toxic events arising from urban decay

Crazy Rich Delhiites

Books
By Devapriya Roy

A portrait of the upper crass

Ranbir Kaleka: Movements of Memory

Art & Culture
By Rosalyn D’Mello

Art is closer to handmade technology on the canvas of Ranbir Kaleka

(Clockwise from top) Amit Chaudhuri, Abhay K, Kaifi Azmi

Free Verse

Books
By Poorna Swami

The extraordinary romance of the ordinary

An Illusory Universe

Art & Culture
By Somak Ghoshal

NS Harsha evokes many worlds within one in his art

Amitava Kumar: Jargon Slayer

Books
By Bhavya Dore

Amitava Kumar tells why he is waging a war on academic and lawyerly writing in his new book

In the Name of Gods

Books
By Nanditha Krishna

Muslim iconoclasm and the Hindu response

David Wallace-Wells: ‘We are on the brink of total catastrophe’

Books
By Nandini Nair

David Wallace-Wells paints a horrifying future in his new book.

CAST: Mark Ruffalo, Paul Rudd, Josh Brolin | DIRECTORS: Anthony Russo, Joe Russo

Avengers: Endgame Movie Review

Cinema
By Ajit Duara

What is truly amazing about this movie, and its appeal, is the emotional connect it receives outside of the

Preet Bharara: ‘It’s the height of arrogance for Rajat Gupta to go smearing other people’

Books
By Bhavya Dore

Preet Bharara has earned enough enemies in his career as a US attorney.

Uneasy Home

Books
By Rohit Chakraborty

Being a refugee in the Northeast

The Politics of Desire

Books
By Palash Krishna Mehrotra

A seductive narrative of sex and religion

Olga Tokarczuk: Killer Instinct

Books
By Aditya Mani Jha

Olga Tokarczuk won the Man Booker International prize in 2018.

CAST Alia Bhatt, Varun Dhawan, Aditya Roy Kapur | DIRECTOR Abhishek Varman

Kalank Movie Review

Cinema
By Ajit Duara

It is a multi-star movie, with actors trapped into delivering theatrical lines that make their personas unr

To Ride A Dragon

Books
By Manoj Joshi

Negotiating China’s road to global domination

Yogini (after a 16th century Bijapur miniature painting) from the series The Native Types, 2000-14 © Pushpamala N and Clare Arni

Framing the Fable

Books
By Somak Ghoshal

This study on the evolution of photography in the subcontinent strikes a fine balance between the medium’s

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