Loud dhaks are beating, a huge crowd is gathered, the priest is giving offerings to the Goddess Durga, smoke is brewing from the Dhunuchi, and you are standing amidst all of this. Could harmony exist in such chaos? I think it does. I had the privilege of visiting Kolkata during the Durga Puja festival. Having...

It’s 5:30 pm, and the sky is still baby blue. In a few minutes, the pinkish-orange shades will start creeping in, making these ever-changing beauties even more mesmerizing. As I watch the clouds move, this inner peace settles in, and my thoughts drift towards you. You with your tube light smile and a copy of...

“One could not count the moons that shimmer on her roofs, Or the thousand splendid suns that hide behind her walls.” Chapter 26, A Thousand Splendid Suns, Khaled Hosseini Walls… They are often known to bound you, confine you. Never do we ever acknowledge that these walls build a world of your own for you....

In the modern world of global thoughts, people travel around the globe and stay away from their birthplaces, and embracing cultures becomes an integral part of life. Being a girl from a very small city of Bihar, I can surely tell a million versions of a story where embracing the culture and people becomes a...

As Soumitra Chatterjee’s first death anniversary approaches on 15th November, we remember him through one of the most memorable characters in Bengali Cinema –  Feluda. His portrayal of Feluda with such a mesmerising aura is one of the most remarkable performances of all time.  Satyajit Ray’s Sonar Kella (1974) is the first movie to bring...

16th February 2021 – It was a pleasant morning and I had just finished with my first half of online classes. My friend who had been visiting from Pune, called me with the Pinterest app opened on her phone and in complete boredom. “I want to see art,” she said sighing, “Where are all the...

For every aspiring filmmaker, there’s nothing better than having your debut at a top, international film festival. Vamshi Krishna, from the batch of 2022, has taken the first big step towards his dream, as his short film is set to premiere at the illustrious Bandra Film Festival of 2021.  The Bandra Film Festival has been...

“Promise”. It is a simple word yet it means so much to us. It’s a feeling of safety, of reassurance, like a warm shelter on a stormy night. We keep promises in hopes of protecting each other. It seems like keeping a promise is way harder than breaking it. It also seems like promise is...