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Ritwik Ghatak: Shunned in his lifetime, proven right at the end of it all
By Shamya Dasgupta. An idealist. A rebel. A genius filmmaker. The resurrection of Ritwik Ghatak.
So why did the koel stop singing?
By Amit Sengupta. Then something like a smile passed fleetingly over what had once been her face.
Glorify the Woman -- Only when she is Symbolic, Silent, Distant
By Benjamin Joseph. This is not cinema that seeks empathy—it demands confrontation, defies simplicity.
'I think it's a scene of love'
By Amit Sengupta. The happiness she feels every time she knows he is near, and the correspondence, the letters they exchange over time, makes the bonding stronger. The final scene, when he leaves Buenos Aires and she says goodbye to him at the train station, is of absolute love — a different kind of love.
For you, it is the beginning, for me, it is the end
By Amit Sengupta. So what is that she is forever holding back and why?
Chui Mui. Lajwati. Lajjawati. Totta-Shurungi. Mimosa Pudica…
By Ratna Raman. ‘Mimosa pudica’ is identified as feminine and the traits of ‘lajja’ or ‘pudica’ become a pattern of behaviour associated with the female gender. Lajjawati is a woman endowed with shyness or ‘laaj’, who can be easily discomfited or embarrassed. In Tamil, it is known as ‘totta-shurungi’ which translates into English as that which would shrink upon touch.
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The geometry of being: How I found meaning through patterns
By Uttara Shidore. To me, drawing these patterns feels like a silent prayer—healing, meditative, and cathartic.
‘Can you get me this weapon, that weapon, that weapon?’
By Narendra Pachkhede. The Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit on Gaza: a televised triumph? A reality show dressed up as a fake peace accord?
It Takes a Murder…
Anuradha Kumar. A murder is only part of everything else that happens in a small town over certain years. It’s never properly resolved. A murder was a dramatic way for me to ask questions. And there are still so many questions.
Politics
The Sigh of Leh
By Anuradha Bhasin. The post-2019 reality should have led to a consensus in the three regions – Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh – over similar grievances and challenges, but they stand even more estranged.
‘Can you get me this weapon, that weapon, that weapon?’
By Narendra Pachkhede. The Sharm el-Sheikh Peace Summit on Gaza: a televised triumph? A reality show dressed up as a fake peace accord?
From the river to the sea...
By Amit Sengupta. There is a huge global campaign to ban Israel from all international sports and cultural meets, including football, as it was done during apartheid in South Africa. Football stadiums are erupting with Palestine flags.
History
For you, it is the beginning, for me, it is the end
By Amit Sengupta. So what is that she is forever holding back and why?
The danger of Narcissism meeting Narcissism
By Narendra Pachkhede. James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg arrives in full Hollywood regalia—swelling score, courtroom spectacle, America once more cast as custodian of justice. Evil becomes magnetic, irresistible to the camera.
Between doubt and destiny...
By Ganpy Nataraj. Their Grammy-submitted third album bridges time, tradition, and transcendence — reaffirming why Agam remains India's most progressive rock band.
Society
Ritwik Ghatak: Shunned in his lifetime, proven right at the end of it all
By Shamya Dasgupta. An idealist. A rebel. A genius filmmaker. The resurrection of Ritwik Ghatak.
So why did the koel stop singing?
By Amit Sengupta. Then something like a smile passed fleetingly over what had once been her face.
Glorify the Woman -- Only when she is Symbolic, Silent, Distant
By Benjamin Joseph. This is not cinema that seeks empathy—it demands confrontation, defies simplicity.
Ground Report
To Rebel is To Be!
By Amit Sengupta. The sudden, radical rupture inflames the rain-soaked afternoon. The fire spreads in the eyes, and inside clenched fists. A mother holds her little child close to her heart, eyes blazing. A thin, wiry young woman in a red sari, becomes a fiery symbol of shakti – women’s power. A grandmother is so intense, that her entire history of angst and anger explodes.
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Ritwik Ghatak: Shunned in his lifetime, proven right at the end of it all
By Shamya Dasgupta. An idealist. A rebel. A genius filmmaker. The resurrection of Ritwik Ghatak.
So why did the koel stop singing?
By Amit Sengupta. Then something like a smile passed fleetingly over what had once been her face.
Glorify the Woman -- Only when she is Symbolic, Silent, Distant
By Benjamin Joseph. This is not cinema that seeks empathy—it demands confrontation, defies simplicity.
The Sigh of Leh
By Anuradha Bhasin. The post-2019 reality should have led to a consensus in the three regions – Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh – over similar grievances and challenges, but they stand even more estranged.
'I think it's a scene of love'
By Amit Sengupta. The happiness she feels every time she knows he is near, and the correspondence, the letters they exchange over time, makes the bonding stronger. The final scene, when he leaves Buenos Aires and she says goodbye to him at the train station, is of absolute love — a different kind of love.
For you, it is the beginning, for me, it is the end
By Amit Sengupta. So what is that she is forever holding back and why?
Chui Mui. Lajwati. Lajjawati. Totta-Shurungi. Mimosa Pudica…
By Ratna Raman. ‘Mimosa pudica’ is identified as feminine and the traits of ‘lajja’ or ‘pudica’ become a pattern of behaviour associated with the female gender. Lajjawati is a woman endowed with shyness or ‘laaj’, who can be easily discomfited or embarrassed. In Tamil, it is known as ‘totta-shurungi’ which translates into English as that which would shrink upon touch.
‘My recklessness took the edge off my anxiety’
By Huneza Khan. And yet, Arundhati Roy allows a sliver of something softer. Tenderness flickers beneath anger and unguarded defiance. Butterflies stirred inside me.
The danger of Narcissism meeting Narcissism
By Narendra Pachkhede. James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg arrives in full Hollywood regalia—swelling score, courtroom spectacle, America once more cast as custodian of justice. Evil becomes magnetic, irresistible to the camera.
Between doubt and destiny...
By Ganpy Nataraj. Their Grammy-submitted third album bridges time, tradition, and transcendence — reaffirming why Agam remains India's most progressive rock band.
Around the world in eight dollars
By Ramsharan Joshi. Inside the Muir Redwoods, where the natives lived for centuries, until they were eliminated by the whites.
The geometry of being: How I found meaning through patterns
By Uttara Shidore. To me, drawing these patterns feels like a silent prayer—healing, meditative, and cathartic.
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