Absurdist love, Kuka call and puppet plays
IRISH WRITER Samuel Beckett (1906-1989) has become almost synonymous with his Waiting for Godot, a play in the absurdist tradition which has had a thousand flowerings in almost every Indian language i
Singing to the colours of Holi
THE FESTIVAL of Holi and brings with it the mood of joyful abandon. You can play pranks, poke fun, banter and batter each-other with colours, and no one takes offence.
Walking the hazy line of transition
THEY ARE striving to strike the proverbial balance between progress and tradition. For many Muslim women in India, as they keep pace with changing times, it is vital to stay in sync with their roots.
Jackky emerges wiser
Jackky Bhagnani is making sure that he doesn’t repeat any of his past mistakes.
Behind the camera
It may be hard to imagine Sunny Deol having a softer side to him.
Beyond the salt and pepper spray
College student Radhika Tanwar was shot dead in New Delhi recently by a man bent on taking revenge after she had slapped him for stalking her.
Wannabe Wants
What do you say to the teenager in the UK who lied to doctors to qualify for a £5,000 operation so that she could squeeze her feet into designer shoes?
Short-lived excesses
Living it up may not be such a good idea anymore if you come with a closet which has more skeletons than clothes waiting to tumble out.
Holi cow! It is all about fun and music
Growing from strength to strength with every passing edition, the Holi Cow festival’s offering this year shows why it’s called an amalgamation of the Woodstock Festival of ’69 and Glastonbury festival
Dynamics of a tale
History is going to remember author Jeffrey Archer as a global phenomenon.