The Story Of This Popular Writer Whose First Film Was Banned In India
The year is 1934. Dhanpat Srivastava, a printing press owner in Benares was an unhappy man, despite being an acclaimed writer. He was struggling with ill health and financial difficulties. Right then,...
View ArticlePasoori’s Classical Dancer Tells An Amazing Story Of Defying Dictatorship
While the Coke Studio creation Pasoori is breaking boundaries and winning hearts, the ravishing Bharatanatyam Dancer tells a fascinating story of defying dictatorship. This is a story about dance and...
View ArticleThe Story Of A Banned Newspaper That Fueled India’s First War Of Independence
This is the story of a forgotten newspaper that was in a league of its own, a banned daily that fueled India’s first war of independence, the indomitable Payam-e-Azadi. On the afternoon of 29 March...
View ArticleThe Curious Tale Of Partition, Refugees In Bombay And Fish Koliwada
Every partition story is a weeping witness of dreadful human acts, but a few of them also enrich the cultural cascade of India. The strange origin of Fish Koliwada is one such interesting anecdote....
View ArticleStranger Things And The Stranger Story Of Gandhi And A Smuggler
We all loved Stranger Things to the moon and back. But only a few have noticed this ‘cameo’ of Gandhi in Season 4 of this celebrated Netflix Original drama. As the plot unfolds quietly, we unveil the...
View ArticleThe Remarkable History Of India’s Love Affair With ‘Papad’
The humble crunchy Papad had been a silent observer to an astonishingly powerful tale of partition, migration and new hope for survival. You could fall deeply in love with Papad, but not in the same...
View Article‘Gully Boy’ Got India Hooked To Battle Rap, But Its Roots Date Long Back
When ‘Gully Boy’ hit the screens in India, the entire country got hooked on Battle rap overnight. However, it remains a little-known fact that an identical twin of this dramatic form of battle had its...
View ArticleFor Rural Bengali Women, This Iconic Instrument Represents Durga Puja
In this world of blatant masculinity, it’s fascinating to see the biggest festival in Bengal celebrate a woman – Durga. What’s more encouraging is that the women of rural Bengal have chosen the most...
View ArticleHow The Love Story Between India And Chai Began
An apple fell on Newton’s head and inspired the laws of motion. Now, how did these laws inspire an economist’s prediction that led to misery for millions but mornings filled with sweetness for...
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What Happened When The Women Of Bangladesh Went To War?
Trigger warning: violence, rape One of the many moving pictures from the Bangladesh Liberation War that quietly recounts the tale of bravery and suffering is this one - a mother with a gun watching...
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