Bollywood has been a male-dominated industry for nearly a century. But in the last few decades, the tide has begun to shift. We’ve seen a steady rise in women getting behind the camera, bringing not only fresh, diverse perspectives to the big screen, but also redefining Indian cinema as a…

Bollywood’s tryst with sex is known for being tumultuous. On the one hand, Indian society and cinema are incredibly repressed sexually with even the smallest hints of sexually explicit content being smothered by the infamous Censor Board; but on the other, some movies have managed a wide-release despite their…

Freedom of the press is vital to any functioning democracy, but we are in a global moment where it is continually undermined. India is no exception, as many communities find their struggles and stories pushed to the sidelines of mainstream media. But under the country’s carefully-curated status quo, there exists…

Even though India is rich in natural resources, we are a country with a massive overpopulation and pollution problem. For decades, environmental protection has been brushed under the carpet against a slew of so many other issues that seem more imminent. …

Conversations around climate change are finally getting the space and merit they deserve, particularly in a country as densely populated — and polluted — as India. The impact on India’s marine life and aquatic habitats is an especially alarming reality and cause for immediate concern, as plastic trash continues to…

From Gangtok to Goa, street culture in India has risen with indomitable fervour from the ground-up — and parkour groups across the country have grown with as big an appetite as any. A physical discipline where practitioners use creative manoeuvres and movements to get across an obstacle-ridden space, parkour is…

Much to the thrill of music fans around the world, the list of nominations for the 2019 Grammy Awards included a particularly pleasant surprise. It featured Prash Mistry — an Indian producer whose journey has been nothing short of phenomenal. Prash wears many hats in the music industry ­- a…

In his three-track EP Duur, Ankur Tewari has managed to beautifully capture the dialectic feelings of loneliness, nostalgia and love. The 41-year-old singer-songwriter is debuting his album with Duur, Jahaan Tak Humein Yaad Hai, and Bebayaan — songs that plead a lonely heart to open itself to the warmth of…

Never has history been so blood-stained and soaked in violence as that of caste on a plate. When culinary tradition is so intrinsically linked to the celebration of culture, what happens to the histories of foods that carry with them generations of pain, the cuisines forged from centuries of oppression? …