Playing Soon At Your Nearest Hall
Folks! Gently tighten your belts. For Bollywood will take you to places you never dreamed of in 2018.
New Dawn Or A Lit-Up Screen
Acting is all about timing. Jaya’s absence and DMK’s dismal bypoll show offer Rajinikanth a grand entry.
Thattu Idli Alongside Tyagaraja Kriti
Food refreshes music experience at Carnatic sabhas during Margazhi season
‘Betting And Fixing Attempts Will Simply Go On’
Neeraj Kumar, the head of BCCI'a Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU), talks about the challenges of tackling the menace of betting and match-fixing...
Darkest Spots On A Bouncy Pitch
Devious bookies still work to stain cricket. Against them are a feeble anti-corruption body and no laws.
Graveyard Of A Land
An insatiable sea licks away the Sunderbans, leaving lakhs of lives at water’s edge
Factors Beyond Mere Bhagya
Congress goes pro-poor in its last leg, but BJP is rich in snubbing the ruling party ahead of state elections
With Allah On The Loudspeaker
The BJP rustles up a mix of Indian nationalism and Kashmiri Muslim identity for a toehold in the Valley
Clever Idea, Radiant Too
Modus operandi: outsource the management while retaining the hospital’s status as non-profit society
Charity Remains The Facade
Trusts run hospitals on prime land they get at cheap prices. Then big chains take them over and enjoy tax breaks.
Still, The Pen Remains Mightier
Gauri Lankesh never compromised with truth-telling. This anthology charts her career, including that courageous switch to Kannada journalism.
No ‘Authentic’ Data On Mark-Ups Yet
What stops NGOs from doing their bit to rein in private healthcare?
Fight Among The Wolves
Between 1928 and 1941, Stalin consolidated power, eliminated enemies and triggered reforms. This tome of a biography shows him in extreme close-up.
Professor Shonku Diary
Film-maker Sandip Ray writes about his dream of bringing Professor Shonku-- a character invented by his father Satyajit Ray-- to reel life.
Misery As A Terrific Biz Opportunity
A non-existent system of regulation allows unscrupulous profiteers to mint money from private sector hospitals, which comprise nearly 80 per cent of India’s healthcare infrastructure
Producing A Nouvelle Vague
Manish Mundra’s Drishyam Films is handcrafting Bollywood’s meaningful indie wave
The New VC
If the government ensures that corporate hospitals are not allowed to extort the relatives of a dead patient, a lot of money-grabbing practices would come to an end on their own.
‘If You Deliver Consistently, The Audience Will Always Back You’
'A Wednesday' director Neeraj Pandey recalls how he was turned away from almost all production houses in the first go...
Wanted: More Women Heading The Machine
Women directors have yet to follow the trend their male counterparts are encashing—turning producer
‘When I Wrote Kahaani, Everybody Ran Away Faster Than Usain Bolt’
Calcutta-born director Sujoy Ghosh now wants to fulfil his long-cherished dream of making a revenge drama with a popular action star...
The New Republic Of Auteurs
They have no kin in films—no father, nor a godfather. All they have in common is an inborn desire to tell a story.