Guest Column

Language cinema in India is a complex cocktail of opportunities and threats. While its vast one-billion-plus market offers immense potential, the possible submergence of vernacular languages and cultural diversity under...

We cannot remain immune to orchestrated chaos if we continue to stay detached, dismissing unrest near our land and maritime borders as mere offshoots of domestic discontent. A closer look...

The excitement in the seminar hall was palpable. The 56th IFFI (International Film Festival of India) had just been inaugurated and all of us, the mid-career professionals who happened to...

With stroke emerging as a rapidly escalating global health emergency, immediate and coordinated action is our most powerful tool to save lives and protect communities. The global health landscape is...

Bhubaneswar: Once hailed by Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru for its “undulating ground and cool breeze coming from the sea,” the temple city now battles scorching heat. On its 78th Capital Foundation...

On April 12, 2026, Asha Bhosle – the irrepressible younger Mangeshkar sister whose voice scored the soundtrack of modern India – died in Mumbai at the age of 92. She...

Ten years ago, I moved my family from Delhi to Bhubaneswar so my daughter could finally breathe freely. Back in the national capital, she lived on a constant nebuliser.  Career...

Bhubaneswar: The BJP and its leaders frequently indulge in opposition-bashing, often relying on a mix of half-truths, outright lies, and shallow inferences. The intellectual bankruptcy of the party was laid...

By Badrul Hassan and Dr Deepak Gupta It is well past midnight in New Delhi, Dhaka, Kathmandu and Islamabad. Ideally, any given development practitioner should be resting and asleep. Instead,...

As I stepped out of the Regional Centre of Lalit Kala Akademi in Bhubaneswar on February 27, my mind overflowed with images, colour palettes, metaphors, forms, frames, and a narrative...