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and then there were none were none

Saturday 21 November '09

At the most, I can see a prototypical Bengali family walking out of a theatre screening Sandip Ray’s Hitlist and discussing Kuala Lumpur as a possible holiday destination.
Waiting city

Friday 20 November '09

At times, it seems like Kolkata is held afloat by collective nostalgia. A phantom so buried under the sands of time that it has to be evoked, not felt.
Pit Stops

Monday 9 November '09

Chai Chai is a travel book that introduces you to the unfamiliar history behind familiar names
Weaving Dreams

Friday 13 November '09

When it comes to abstract art, somehow, it’s easier to picture a frenzied artist splashing meaning on a canvas. A man bent over a piece of cloth...
In an antique land

Thursday 12 November '09

From the ‘gleaming hills’ of Sravanabelagola (a Jain pilgrim town in Karnataka) to the ‘eerie burning ghats’ of Tarapith, William Dalrymple has traveled far and wide in search of lives ‘representing a different from of devotion’ in modern India.
Unheard Voices

Wednesday 11 November '09

Is the post-article-377 India a changed world? Of course, discrimination can hardly be wished away, but surely in the fever of Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) movement in India...
Hidden Treasure

Wednesday 4 November '09

A young tawaif from Benares arrives in late 19th Century Kolkata. She wins over the city with her undeniable singing talent...
Ray of Light

Tuesday 3 November '09

The Indian Minister of State for External Affairs spent much of his youth outside the country. Indeed, that very fact contributes to Shashi Tharoor’s cosmopolitan appeal...
Short shrift

Saturday 31 October '09

Almost a decade ago, when he declared himself with the disturbingly effective Bowling for Columbine, Michael Moore changed the world of documentary filmmaking.
A life less Ordinary

Friday 23 October '09

Bilal was sitting in the row right behind me at the Max Mueller Bhavan auditorium last Wednesday evening. Accompanying him were his visually impaired parents, Shamim and Humera Begum, his brother, Hamza, his sister and his neighbours.
Reality Bites

Tuesday 20 October '09

The story of the wandering Marwari trader is much older than that of our city.
Heartbreak city

Sunday 18 October '09

Pradeep Sarkar on the world of innocence in Ray’s Seemabaddha
Prisoner of Love

Tuesday 13 October '09

Raj Chakraborty’s third directorial venture, Prem Amar, is based on a naïve hypothesis. It’s a hypothesis that was born when Tanuja decided to make a man out of the para mastaan (Soumitra Chatterjee) in Teen Bhuban Pare.
Her Clay Feet

Wednesday 30 September '09

Sashay is such a beautiful word. An approximation of sorts, but beautiful nonetheless. More so, when you appropriate it to the dramatic shuffle of feet that lead Ma Durga to her watery abode.
PANDAL POP

Sunday 27 September '09

In Kolkata, pujas are an annual upsurge and celebration of popular, quirky art
Glam Gamcha

Saturday 12 September '09

I know what you will say. At the end of the day it’s a gamcha. But there is something about a Bibi Russell show that ensures you that this humble piece of cloth that every self-respecting Bong bhadrolok wraps around himself before taking a dip in the Ganga, will prove to be your ticket to highfashiondom.
Fashion Victim

Friday 11 September '09

So here is the dope. I am no Anna Wintour. This in layman terms means that I am not exactly a fashion expert. I don’t wear those nerdy Versace glasses which are so “in” now...
Girl power

Thursday 3 September '09

Brazilian model, Bruna Abdalah Christofoli could have been one of the many white Bollywood back-up dancers struggling to make ends meet in a cubbyhole apartment in some Mumbai suburb, but she isn’t.
Girl Power

Thursday 3 September '09

Brazilian model, Bruna Abdalah Christofoli could have been one of the many white Bollywood back-up dancers struggling to make ends meet in a cubbyhole apartment in some Mumbai suburb, but she isn’t. She could also have been another Katrina Kaif...
Word Play

Saturday 29 August '09

Despite its self-conscious, metaphysical veneer, Sob Charitro Kalponik primarily functions as a work of realism...
Ghosh & Company

Wednesday 26 August '09

Exactly a decade ago, Rituparno Ghosh took us to the world of Banalata in his underrated gem, Bariwali. A middle-aged woman leading a solitary life in a sprawling mansion at the outskirts of Kolkata, Banalata is destined to court tragedy.
Calcutta Chromosome

Tuesday 25 August '09

At any given weekday morning, Dalhousie Square can give you the impression of being the centre of everything. It has a spin of its own— a wilder orbit inside the earth’s calm blue whirl.
Between Floors

Wednesday 19 August '09

Not much happens on the 13th floor. No loud parties, no drunken brawls, no spooky occurring, no saas bahu drama even.
Return of the Dud

Saturday 15 August '09

At one point of time in his career, Govinda Ahuja sported a pajama with the nara trailing him like a faithful puppy, dry-humped an assortment of heroines...
Fashion Forward

Thursday 13 August '09

A rainbow-coloured belt is not something your average Joe will be comfortable sporting, but Sabina, the co-owner of India’s first Lesbian Gay Bisexuality Transgender Azaad Bazaar, contradicts the notion.
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