For most of us living in Delhi, a trip to the mountains meant either Shimla or Manali. Places such as Kasol, Shogi, Chindi, Theog were completely unheard of. This trip, which was considered a break from the city, had its fair share of horse-riding afternoons, numerous ice-cream treats on the mall and posing infront of an erstwhile church from the British era. Things have changed and how! Reminiscing about my […]
Dr. Pravin Chordia believes that living a life closer to nature is the logical solution to all our modern-day woes. Drive down 45 kilometres southwest from the city of Pune and you will see a beautiful man-made forest in the Sahyadri range. But when Dr. Pravin Chordia bought this property in the year 2000, it was still barren land. The natural forest had been destroyed, despite Sahyadri being a region […]
Four stories that revolve around the desires of four women. If this idea has makes you excited, then you can’t miss the trailer of Lipstick under my Burkha. Shot in old Bhopal, the film is about how their stories intersect at one point where they all come together. Starring Ratna Pathak Shah, Konkona Sen Sharma, Aahana Kumra, and Plabita Borthakur in lead roles, the film has been directed by Alankrita […]
The income-tax department may soon swoop down on participants in the stock market after a probe revealed that alleged tax evaders are parking money in companies listed on the BSE in order to avoid paying tax and hiding alleged “black” money. The I-T department has collated information on the alleged dealings of individuals and companies through the securities transaction tax (STT) data submitted by NSE and BSE for 2013-14 and […]
For several years now, China has been content to let its trade with India grow while blocking forward movement on issues that really matter to New Delhi, ranging from terrorism to the place India perceives for itself on the world stage. Thus, we have seen in the past few months China blocking India’s bid to enter the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and putting a “technical hold” on New Delhi’s efforts to […]
Every decade, there’s a new Amitabh Bachchan built on the ghost of the previous decade’s Amitabh Bachchan. On Big B’s birthday today, we reveal how he has managed to stay a ‘big deal’for close to five decades. This is the busiest Amitabh Bachchan has ever been. Picture a typical day in the superstar’s life. He’s just back home from shooting the whole morning. Without a moment’s rest, by noon, wielding […]
It’s likely that you may not have heard of the Indian Pangolin. It isn’t as beautiful as the tiger, nor as powerful as the rhinoceroses. And yet – it tops the list of the most illegally trafficked animals in the world. The magnitude of hunting pangolins for their scaly skins and tender meat is so intense, that it shook the governments of 182 countries to take some action towards its […]
Mirzya” is a very simple yet extremely layered love legend. The lovers here face what lovers everywhere have faced since love was discovered in the human heart. As in “Rang De Basanti”, Mehra creates two levels of storytelling, one that is situated in the present times with the lovers going through the love tropes with a kind of gentle persuasiveness that makes destiny seem charmingly welcome, and the other love […]
A 13-year-old girl in Hyderabad died last week after fasting for 68 days as per Jain rituals during the holy period of ‘Chaumasa’. Aradhana, a class 8 student, was admitted to the hospital just two days after completing her fast where she died of cardiac arrest, the family said. At least 600 people attended Aradhana’s funeral hailing her as a ‘bal tapasvi’. The funeral procession was called a ‘shobha yatra’ […]
Google just announced the Pixel yesterday and I am pretty sure Steve Jobs would have had plenty to complain about. It was evident even before launch, thanks to the rumours, that Google was going to pull off an iPhone-like device, one that is probably the best, current day example about how having a control on things resulted in a better consumer products. Jobs was never pro Google and often mocked […]
