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Handmaid’s Tale – is there place for hope in dystopia?

By Ankita Chawla July 31, 2018 In Culture, TV 0 Anikta Chawla, CULTURE 0

Where do we go from Gilead?

** Warning: Some probability of spoilers here **

Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale is essential reading.

Quanta: Understanding Quantum Physics Through Art

By Sarah Modak July 12, 2018 In Art, Culture, Personal 3 Art, CULTURE 1

Human beings perceive the world visually, which is why artist Sarah Modak used art to express her interest in Quantum Physics.

Netflix’s Sacred Games retains the moral core of the book, but not much else

By Avantika Mehta July 8, 2018 In Culture, TV 2 Netflix Sacred Games, review 0

Netflix made a good choice picking up Vikram Chandra’s Sacred Games for its first Indian series. The novel, even when it released in 2007,

#FilmReview: Raazi, a sensibly made, sensitive meditation on love, loyalty and war.

By Ankita Chawla May 27, 2018 In Culture, Film, Film Review 0 Alia Bhatt, Ankita Chawla 0

Let’s look at the checklist of this Alia Bhat starrer: set in Kashmir, dealing with espionage, the never-fail-you premise of India vs Pakistan,

Book Review: Tanuj Solanki’s Diwali in Muzaffarnagar dispels old notions about small town India

By Avantika Mehta May 26, 2018 In BOOK REVIEW, Culture 0 avantika mehta, Book Reviews 0

Tanuj Solanki’s new book of short stories, Diwali in Muzaffarnagar, contains eight stories of young men and women, who grew up together in Muzaffarnagar.

I Wanted to be the Man Of The House

By Priya Dali May 20, 2018June 6, 2020 In Art, Culture, Pride 0 Childhood Dreams, Comic Strip 0

I was always intrigued by this fascination to know details about a person’s moment of realisation about their sexuality. ‘When did you know you are gay/lesbian/bisexual/trans,’