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'
Jan 15, 2017 00:03 IST
Gieve Patel, who straddles the worlds of painting, poetry and medicine, on his preoccupation with...
Sun, Jan 15, 2017
Jan 06, 2017 05:16 IST
An exhibition of rare photographs taken by Kanu Gandhi show the last 10 years of the Mahatma’s...
Fri, Jan 06, 2017
Jan 05, 2017 00:05 IST
Rekha Rodwittiya’s solo show is an invitation to dive deeper and seek out multiple stories....
Thu, Jan 05, 2017
Dec 26, 2016 00:00 IST
It was a year that saw controversies, protests and records, and was marked by the demise of...
Mon, Dec 26, 2016
Dec 24, 2016 02:14 IST
Located along Eastern Express Highway is what has come to be recognised as one of the best birding...
Sat, Dec 24, 2016
Dec 24, 2016 00:59 IST
Christmas is all about spreading the cheer. So, here are some food memories and recipes from across...
Sat, Dec 24, 2016
Dec 22, 2016 13:20 IST
A group exhibition in Mumbai looks at what it takes to make the leap across divisions in time,...
Thu, Dec 22, 2016
Dec 19, 2016 23:57 IST
A new festival celebrates the country’s independent arts scene and hopes to build a community...
Mon, Dec 19, 2016
Dec 18, 2016 00:10 IST
Why a Marathi childhood is incomplete without Madhuri Purandare’s...
Sun, Dec 18, 2016
Dec 17, 2016 01:45 IST
The women in the Chennai-based poet’s stories are similarly marked by their encounters with the...
Sat, Dec 17, 2016
Nov 26, 2016 13:22 IST
Seeking therapy doesn't mean something is wrong with you, and resenting your family doesn't make...
Sat, Nov 26, 2016
Nov 22, 2016 13:56 IST
But perhaps it's this very, blandness and inoffensiveness that makes Coldplay so popular....
Tue, Nov 22, 2016
Nov 19, 2016 00:00 IST
Argentine writer Carlos Gamerro on the dangers of ‘national pride’ and why crime fiction is...
Sat, Nov 19, 2016
Nov 17, 2016 00:40 IST
With its exhibition ‘Conserving the Collection’, CSMVS highlights the efforts of its art...
Thu, Nov 17, 2016
Nov 17, 2016 00:02 IST
The story of Dalit activist Bant Singh and his daughter Baljit is one of great courage. Mumbai will...
Thu, Nov 17, 2016
Nov 13, 2016 00:02 IST
Tamil writer Ambai on writing detective fiction, why men come first in any literary history and the...
Sun, Nov 13, 2016
Nov 12, 2016 00:07 IST
The pop cultural landscape of the last 60 years is filled with moments set to Leonard Cohen’s...
Sat, Nov 12, 2016
Nov 07, 2016 05:56 IST
While the late artists K Ramanujam and Kaushik Chakravartty were cut off from the ordinary...
Mon, Nov 07, 2016
Nov 03, 2016 00:15 IST
Shraddha Kapoor on her character in Rock On 2, and why the film is a culmination of a long-held...
Thu, Nov 03, 2016
Oct 31, 2016 00:35 IST
Farhan Akhtar on why he is optimistic about Rock On 2 and the importance of its...
Mon, Oct 31, 2016
Oct 27, 2016 06:03 IST
Akhtar said Johar had signed on Khan at a time when India-Pakistan relations were better. “People...
Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Oct 27, 2016 00:41 IST
In its inaugural year, the Big Little Book Award celebrates the best of Marathi literature for...
Thu, Oct 27, 2016
Oct 21, 2016 05:35 IST
Filmmaker Shikha Makan’s debut documentary, Bachelor Girls, highlights the issue of gender...
Fri, Oct 21, 2016
Oct 16, 2016 00:41 IST
Writer Amruta Patil on working on another book based on the Mahabharata, leaving cues to journeys...
Sun, Oct 16, 2016
Oct 14, 2016 03:21 IST
Rehaan Engineer returns to Mumbai theatre with Caryl Churchill’s masterpiece, Far...
Fri, Oct 14, 2016