The posh liberals of India actually don’t count so much

Rampaat is based on the journey and the struggles of two youngsters from small villages of Maharashtra and what happens to them: do they get stardom in a day, do they have to struggle, and what does struggle mean?

The open food market, with the aroma of simmering sambhar, freshly fried vada, and chutneys, is not restricted to residents of the sector, with more than 400 people from across the city thronging the place and weekends seeing a much larger crowd.

Five years on, as Mohit Takalkar returns to cinema to tell the story of Medium Spicy through camera rather than his usual tools of dramaturgy, those looking at his work closely may sense a departure.

The festival will close with Kripal Kazak’s play Talaq, directed by Lakha Lehri. The play brings to the stage the many layers of relationships and how we approach these in different situations.

Six months ago, 27-year-old Gurleen quit her job at the PGI Chandigarh to be the lead vocalist and guitarist of the group, motivated by Vikram Singh, a percussionist, who believed that she was made for music, and thus, Soul’s Diet was born.

Kalam is a unique endeavour that promotes Hindi and regional literature in the country. Poet and lyricist Manoj Muntashir shares his literary journey as part of this effort.

The project focussing on “Making Heimat” (making home) investigates the urban, architectural, and social conditions of arrival in cities — how strangers who come to cities in search of life, livelihood, safety, and alter the way the city works, and the way they live.

Designs on India is an exhibition that aims to popularise Scandinavian designs in India and encourage collaborations.

A woman writer and a female-led movie, directed by a woman — Late Night seems to check all the right boxes, especially in Hollywood, which is still reeling under the impact of #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Themes like the male vs female gaze are now part of the conversation.

Lovely Villa — Architecture as Autobiography, a 30-minute film directed by Mumbai-based architect and urban designer Rohan Shivkumar and filmmaker-cinematographer Avijit Mukul Kishore, is a conversation around Correa’s LIC Colony in the coastal suburb of Borivali.

Since the first Indian silent film was produced in 1913, the world of cinema in this country has grown more vibrant — it is a rich piece of the culture, and John Bailey wants to see it spread more into the Western world.

Comedian Russell Peters on his ‘Deported World Tour’, memories of India and why Indian politicians must have thicker skins.

The Gurgaon-based dance artiste has now directed and choreographed a performance, titled Free – DUMB!, which explores a person’s need to find freedom from her own self.

A six-part anthology of short films pairs young filmmakers with Bollywood veterans

Works from Swiss collectors Guy and Helen Barbier’s collection will be auctioned by Sotheby’s

Fruits such as tadgola, shehtoot (Indian mulberry), jamun (java plum), hisalu (golden raspberry) and bael (wood apple) are not cultivated anywhere close to the scale of mango cultivation in India, and many, especially highly localised fruits such as hisalu or shehtoot, are harvested from the wild.

Aziz Ansari's Road to Nowhere review: With his new show, Road To Nowhere, Aziz Ansari, once comedy’s most woke representative, is seeking a second chance.

Manna Dey would have turned 100 this month. A peek into the world of a genius who rendered some of the most incredible pieces of music

The lightweight brocade fabric, which comes in vibrant colours with a metallic sheen and is characterised by tiny motifs and a distinct border, was traditionally woven in the form of blouse pieces proffered to deities.

A film on migrant labourers points to how they pay the price for urbanism.

American chef Alex Sanchez, formerly with The Table, on his new restaurant Americano and why he finds Italian cuisine more soul-satisfying than fine-dining food

Aabhaasam, Jubith Namradath’s Malayalam debut feature on democracy and gender norms, steered a discussion on the #MeToo movement post the film’s screening at the 14th Habitat Film Festival.

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