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'
Oct 08, 2016 01:26 IST
Chetan Bhagat writes a strong female protagonist, but does she need to be nice?...
Fri, Oct 14, 2016
Oct 03, 2016 00:10 IST
Mumbai-based illustrator Pranita Kocharekar’s work is quirky and humorous, but is also shaped by...
Mon, Oct 03, 2016
Sep 29, 2016 00:13 IST
The urban space in Mumbai are a crucible for the banal and the fantastic in Schon Mendes’ vivid,...
Thu, Sep 29, 2016
Sep 27, 2016 05:20 IST
Artist Ranjeeta Kumari’s solo exhibition speaks for all those whose stories are invisible in the...
Tue, Sep 27, 2016
Sep 22, 2016 00:00 IST
In her latest solo show, artist Navjot Altaf puts the spotlight on the environmental cost of our...
Thu, Sep 22, 2016
Sep 14, 2016 00:32 IST
The Onasadya or the Onam feast is a celebration of plenty, laying out Kerala’s diversity on a...
Wed, Sep 14, 2016
Sep 09, 2016 00:10 IST
In his first solo in India, Franco-German artist Edouard Baribeaud creates a dialogue between...
Fri, Sep 09, 2016
Sep 05, 2016 01:00 IST
In her ongoing exhibition in Mumbai, artist Rohini Devasher explores the vastness of space and time...
Mon, Sep 05, 2016
Sep 04, 2016 04:23 IST
"I am a filmmaker first. My heart lies in films, and we have to give all our attention to films...
Sun, Sep 04, 2016
Sep 04, 2016 00:01 IST
The city that never sleeps was born here. It is home, once a year, to Mumbai’s most popular...
Sun, Sep 04, 2016
Sep 02, 2016 23:50 IST
Translator Chandak Chattarji offers a taste of celebrated Bengali author Jibanananda Das’s...
Fri, Sep 02, 2016
Aug 22, 2016 01:15 IST
A retrospective on Laxman Shreshtha, one of India’s most important abstractionists, is as much an...
Mon, Aug 22, 2016
Aug 21, 2016 00:16 IST
If acting was a rite of passage for Karan Kapoor, photography was his calling. In his first...
Sun, Aug 21, 2016
Aug 16, 2016 00:10 IST
Filmmakers Khushboo Ranka and Vinay Shukla on how their documentary An Insignificant Man is a...
Tue, Aug 16, 2016
Aug 16, 2016 00:05 IST
Artist Parag Tandel’s third solo shows how urbanisation has changed the character of Mumbai water...
Tue, Aug 16, 2016
Aug 14, 2016 00:00 IST
Kathak dancer Aditi Mangaldas on her new production, refusing the Sangeet Natak Akademi award, and...
Sun, Aug 14, 2016
Aug 13, 2016 00:50 IST
An enjoyable book on Indian...
Sat, Aug 13, 2016
Aug 12, 2016 00:08 IST
Abhay Deol on returning to Bollywood after more than two years with Happy Bhag Jayegi, wanting to...
Fri, Aug 12, 2016
Aug 09, 2016 00:00 IST
Diana Penty on playing a fiery Punjabi girl in Happy Bhag Jayegi and why she waited four years...
Tue, Aug 09, 2016
Aug 04, 2016 00:00 IST
James Nye, director of the Digital South Asia Library, on how India’s cultural heritage can be...
Thu, Aug 04, 2016
Jul 31, 2016 01:10 IST
Three artists look back at the legacy of SH Raza, the last founding member of the Progressive...
Sun, Jul 31, 2016
Jul 24, 2016 01:20 IST
For a young girl, growing up in the 1990s was an electrifying time – it taught her how to be an...
Sun, Jul 24, 2016
Jul 23, 2016 04:49 IST
Gallery Maskara’s last show, featuring six artists, is a fitting tribute to the space itself, as...
Sat, Jul 23, 2016
Jul 23, 2016 03:02 IST
Crocodiles are powerful and scary, but most conflicts happen due to human greed or...
Sat, Jul 23, 2016
Jul 17, 2016 01:46 IST
Khanna had set up the cafe in a corridor adjacent to the main exhibition hall of Jehangir Art...
Sun, Jul 17, 2016