Pooja Pillai is a Senior Assistant Editor (National Editorial and Opinion section). She writes at the intersection of society and culture, with a focus on cinema, technology, food and books. She closely tracks politics in South and West India,...Read More
Pooja Pillai is a Senior Assistant Editor (National Editorial and Opinion section). She writes at the intersection of society and culture, with a focus on cinema, technology, food and books. She closely tracks politics in South and West India, and is the host of the Indian Express's weekly video podcast 'DeshKaal with Yogendra Yadav'
Apr 23, 2017 00:00 IST
The story of ice cream in India is not about big brands, but smaller, intimate shops, which draw...
Sun, Apr 23, 2017
Apr 20, 2017 00:43 IST
As the Sonu Nigam saga continues, a quick look at what the whole brouhaha is all...
Thu, Apr 20, 2017
Apr 13, 2017 00:47 IST
A trio of exhibitions within an exhibition reveals how photographs can be a portal to untold...
Thu, Apr 13, 2017
Apr 02, 2017 02:43 IST
The 12 km-long river, which snakes through the northernmost part of Greater Mumbai, originates...
Sun, Apr 02, 2017
Apr 01, 2017 00:00 IST
Poorna Malavath, inspiration for the film, Poorna, on what powered her determination to scale the...
Sat, Apr 01, 2017
Mar 27, 2017 23:20 IST
‘Dwelling: Part II’, the final half of Galerie Mirchandani + Steinruecke’s tenth anniversary...
Mon, Mar 27, 2017
Mar 26, 2017 00:00 IST
Jerry Pinto on his new novel, the crime fiction stories that never get told and the ethical...
Sun, Mar 26, 2017
Mar 24, 2017 00:46 IST
Michelin-starred chefs Sriram Aylur and Srijith Gopinathan talk about the unacknowledged potential...
Fri, Mar 24, 2017
Mar 21, 2017 04:01 IST
An exhibition looks at Baroda’s place in Indian art photography through the works of three major...
Tue, Mar 21, 2017
Mar 19, 2017 00:00 IST
He asked the question: what does it mean to be a modern artist in Independent India? He set up the...
Mon, Mar 20, 2017
Mar 12, 2017 12:56 IST
In 1969, William Gedney, a fairly unknown American photographer, turned his lens on the streets of...
Tue, Mar 14, 2017
Mar 07, 2017 23:56 IST
Three young artists are using social media to share art that questions perceptions of feminism,...
Wed, Mar 08, 2017
Mar 02, 2017 00:11 IST
Taarak Mehta, one of Indian literature’s finest humorists, passed away in Ahmedabad yesterday. He...
Thu, Mar 02, 2017
Feb 21, 2017 00:03 IST
In artist Manisha Parekh’s solo, the intelligent play of light and shadow has breathed life into...
Tue, Feb 21, 2017
Feb 18, 2017 03:57 IST
The black drongo is common across the country, often seen perched high on power cables and exposed...
Sat, Feb 18, 2017
Feb 16, 2017 00:32 IST
An upcoming exhibition, titled “India and the World”, in Mumbai and Delhi aims to redesign the...
Thu, Feb 16, 2017
Feb 13, 2017 00:05 IST
In the strange figures and ghostly settings that feature in his work, German artist Jonas Burgert...
Mon, Feb 13, 2017
Feb 12, 2017 00:00 IST
Sanal Kumar Sasidharan’s film Sexy Durga is making waves at international film festivals. The...
Sun, Feb 12, 2017
Feb 09, 2017 00:32 IST
Former beauty queen Shvetha Jaishankar on what models can teach us about healthy eating and living...
Thu, Feb 09, 2017
Feb 05, 2017 04:25 IST
‘Sexy Durga’ is an unscripted, improvisational story of a man and woman, who hitch a ride late...
Sun, Feb 05, 2017
Jan 30, 2017 01:50 IST
The Bombay Gas Company, which was formed in 1862, set up its gas works in Parel in...
Mon, Jan 30, 2017
Jan 25, 2017 00:20 IST
Michael Müller’s work raises important questions about gaps in translation and the nature of...
Wed, Jan 25, 2017
Jan 22, 2017 02:00 IST
In an interview to Pooja Pillai, he spoke about the British Empire as depicted in Turner’s works...
Sun, Jan 22, 2017
Jan 20, 2017 01:28 IST
Even as Runningshaadi.com actor Taapsee Pannu is riding high on the success of Pink, she says, “I...
Fri, Jan 20, 2017
Jan 19, 2017 00:07 IST
Stand-up comedian Eddie Izzard on his maiden trip to India, linguistic dexterity and using comedy...
Thu, Jan 19, 2017