Stones, Twitter and Box-office
While the Shiv Sena rage in Mumbai over My Name is Khan (MNIK) finally favoured the film’s makers, Shahrukh Khan rubbished that it was a calculated publicity gimmick more>>
Maestro and the Muse
Rituparno Ghosh’s new film Abohomaan (Eternal) explores the relationship that often evolves between a director, who shapes a young girl into a fine actress, much like the sculptor takes fistfuls of clay to mould them to create a figure of exquisite beauty more>>
‘I am an Idiot’
Flush with the success of 3 Idiots, Vidhu Vinod Chopra is back to the sets…all set to start work on his next project Broken Horses more>>
An American artist collaborates with Rajasthani painters and colorists to rework old crafts such as photograph tinting, miniature painting and border illustration into a re-imagined art form that represents both cultures. SPAN writer Giriraj Agarwal reports more>>
“ I have changed for good’’
For fast bowler Sreesanth, it has been like a second birth. His off-field antics almost killed his chances of reviving his international cricket. But luck always favours the brave and he made a sensational comeback in the Test series against Sri Lanka. Sreesanth, who just suffered from a bout of swine flu, in conversation with TWF correspondent A Roy more>>
The big fat Indian wedding
Indian weddings are increasingly becoming cosmopolitan embracing diverse cultural concepts. Ritusmita Biswas examines the emerging trend more>>
It’s my life
In the global map of HIV/AIDS, a disturbing trend is the increasing number of women getting infected. While the campaign against the disease is now focusing on the gender-implication, many Positive women are themselves joining in to strengthen the movement. Ranjita Biswas reports more>>
A Jharkhand woman is all about a picture of confidence
and empowerment as she wields a leaf plate made from forest
produce by her.
Ode to spring
The spring festival we celebrate ritualistically today expressed through folk dances and songs has deep roots in the fertility cult in the ancient agrarian society, more>>
Blue is for gay
In the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, a sustained campaign for human rights of the gay community has seen a change in attitude and today the upcoming Constitution is likely to give them equal citizenship status. more>>
No wall too high In a peaceful revolution 20 years ago the people of two Germany dismantled the Berlin Wall. As a unified nation celebrates the fall of the Wall on Nov 9more>>
To catch a star
Film critic and author Anupama Chopra is the lastest in a long list of writers to choose Hindi film superstar Shah Rukh Khan as their subject. Wife of Vidhu Vinod Chopra and hailing from a noted filmi family, she has written about the industry since 1993. Mumbai based in conversation with Steven Baker. more>>
On trial
Poverty and ignorance facilitate unethical clinical trials by many multinational pharmaceutical companies in India, find researchers, and caution that stricter vigil is needed in the field. more>>
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