Best Books of 2017
This year threw up numerous gems from some expected but mostly unexpected corners
Love Sonia Movie Review
It is one of the few movies that can challenge conventionally held perspectives on the transactional experi
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Manmarziyaan Movie Review
With ‘Mukkabaaz’ last year, and with ‘Manmarziyaan’ today, Anurag Kashyap looks more and more like a mainst
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Gold Movie Review
In some ways, ‘Gold’ seems to be part of the general information virus called ‘fake news’
Satyameva Jayate Movie Review
With ‘Satyameva Jayete’ Abraham has gone as low as he can to reach the nadir of the lowest common denominat
Akbar Padamsee: Body of Work
Akbar Padamsee has discovered a new colour and it adds an extra dimension to the structural compositions of
The Enchanted Explorer
The fabulous and the factual merge seamlessly in Shubhangi Swarup’s first novel
The Spy Who Dumped Me Movie Review
There is no doubt that the two actresses have good chemistry and could pull off the spoof, at least halfwa
Vishwaroopam 2 Movie Review
It is a badly written pastiche of some new locations and sequences that are stitched together in patchwork
Karwaan Movie Review
By the end of the film, you ask the question - what on earth were the makers of this movie smoking?
Benyamin: The Smell of Jasmine
The Malayalam writer Benyamin returns to the Arab Spring for his new novel
Karunanidhi: The Last Scriptwriter
The evolution of Dravidian politics can’t be told without the epic tale of Karunanidhi
Money and Marriage
Mahesh Rao draws upon the genius of Jane Austen to tell a contemporary Delhi tale
Hail the Humanities
The importance of a well-rounded education for the Fourth Industrial Revolution
Mission: Impossible - Fallout Movie Review
This action movie has a raison d'être that is quite different
Sahib, Biwi Aur Gangster 3 Movie Review
There is a limit to the number of films one can make on the subject of ex-royals
Margo Jefferson: ‘You find ways to subvert White femininity in order to survive’
Margo Jefferson’s memoir about growing up as an elite African-American woman moves between femininity and f