To Behave Like An Uncle Tom; Why An Insult?
Today, on International Day for the remembrance of slave trade and its abolition (August 23), my mind wanders off to Uncle Tom - the faithful African-American slave in Harriet Beecher…
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Tagore’s Gora: Where Humanism Triumphs Over Fanaticism
On the occasion of 74th Independence Day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said economic growth and development should be the focus of the country but humanism should not be sidelined in the…
Madame Bovary: The Recipe Of A ‘Perfect’ Literary Character?
Emma Bovary, widely known as Madame Bovary, is perhaps one of the most popular literary characters created by French writer Gustave Flaubert in his novel of the same name. The novel was…
Characters & Colours: Of A More Sentimental Augustus Waters Versus A Jovial…
After the release of ‘Dil Bechara’ on July 24, the protagonist Immanuel Rajput Junior aka Manny has attracted much attention. Fans of Sushant Singh Rajput are happy to see him alive again,…
RIP Lipstick
Your lips tinged
With the shade of vermilion
I liked best
Stand devoid of colour.
Your eyes speaking
More than your lips
Are gesticulating a smile
I try to trace the faint…
Corona & Currency: Here’s How You Can Try To Avoid The Virus On Your Money
Bhubaneswar: Are you sure you have not just stored coronavirus in your purse or wallet or locker? An everyday interaction with money is inevitable. One of the aspects that many of us might…
Reel Romantic Rishi: From Chocolate Boy To Mature Lover
“Mohabbat hai kya cheez,humko batao
Yeh kisne shuruki, hume bhi sunao!”
Undoubtedly, Rishi if we take Bollywood. He came. He saw. He conquered. Not one but a billion hearts in India,…
Irrfan, The Actor, More Prominent Than His Characters
Luigi Pirandello in his play ‘Six Characters In Search Of An Author’ says: “When a character is born, he acquires at once such an independence, even of his own author, that he can be…
Corona Lexicon: More Words & Phrases You Need To Know
The coronavirus outbreak has resulted in certain words and phrases becoming popular worldwide. So much as that breaking the chain or flattening the curve has now kind of become part of our…
Corona Times: Living The Reel In Real
Trapped in the lockdown and fears of COVID-19 virus gripping our lives, most of us are bound to feel like Malorie in Bird Box. To draw a reel parallel: we are exactly in the middle of river…