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Kaveree Bamzai

Kaveree Bamzai is an author and a contributing writer with Open

Shoojit Sircar
Cinema
Suffering and Shoojit Sircar

Shoojit Sircar knows how to balance humour and tragedy

29 November 2024
Sidhant Gupta, Chirag Vohra and Rajendra Chawla as Jawaharlal Nehru, Mahatma Gandhi and Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel in Freedom at Midnight
Art & Culture
Midnight Memorial

The dramatisation of a popular book brings back memories of partition

29 November 2024
Old Is Not Always Gold
Cinema
Old Is Not Always Gold

The trend of re-releasing old movies

22 November 2024
Finding Begum Akhtar
Cover Stories
Finding Begum Akhtar

Every city has at least one legendary icon who embodies its spirit. Kaveree Bamzai goes to Lucknow in search of the Queen of Ghazals who personified Awadh

22 November 2024
Cinema
Madan Mohan’s Legacy

Mohan’s son, Sanjeev Kohli, found over 200 old tunes in a cardboard box in their old home

15 November 2024
Varun Dhawan and Samantha Ruth Prabhu in Citadel: Honey Bunny
Columns
Cult Movies Meet Cool Tech

Citadel: Honey Bunny | The Diplomat Season Two

15 November 2024
Payal Kapadia’s understanding of the many Mumbais informs her award-winning movie. A conversation with the filmmaker
Cinema
Payal Kapadia: Harvester of Light

Payal Kapadia’s understanding of the many Mumbais informs her award-winning movie. A conversation with the filmmaker

15 November 2024
Shonali Bose
Cinema
Shonali Bose and the Art of Dying

You could say she has been living with death for a large part of her life

08 November 2024
Alia Bhatt and Vasan Bala on the sets of Jigra
Cinema
Vasan Bala’s Weird Worlds

The director’s latest film is an ode to the cinema of the 1980s and the misfits who loved it

08 November 2024
Rohit Bal (1961-2024)
Feature
Rohit Bal (1961-2024): Fashion’s Showstopper

The interpreter of liberalised India blended the richness of Indian textile traditions with Western sensibilities

08 November 2024

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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