OB Special

A big deal is made when girls attain puberty in India. Attaining menarche or the first menstruation cycle seems to be the only defining sign of puberty among girls. And with the onset of…

Is the success of movie 'Pathaan' a victory of secularism over religious hate-mongering? Some analysts are tempted to believe so. They see a lot of positive messaging in the effusive…

The resounding reception to Shah Rukh Khan-starrer 'Pathaan', at the superficial level, is a tight slap on the face of the boycott gang and champions of the cancel culture. The slap may be…

Relive an entire day in the life of a woman in a city or try to imagine one. Right from leaving the house, waiting for public transport in a bus or railway station and availing one. Or…

Scorching the artificial turf in front of 20,000 boisterous fans in Rourkela, now accepted as hockey’s own home, has been a new experience for the world’s elite hockey players. The 16 best…

Paint him as the biggest villain in human history if you please, but give the devil his due. Adolf Hitler was a deeply perceptive person with a keen understanding of human psychology. That…

How was the year 2022? Looking back, it was a mixed bag. Like all years it was a melange of decipherable and incomprehensible events, activities and emotions. It had its quota of highs and…

If you look up the Internet to find out more about Prabodh Tirkey, almost every article or bio refers to him as Ignace Tirkey’s younger brother.That, of course, is a biological truth,…

The stage of experimenting with making movies on the subject of same sex love is clearly over by now. An accepting audience has encouraged filmmakers to go bolder with the subject. Earlier…

"...Politics is too serious matter to be left to the politicians," said Charles de Gaulle, the man who rescued democracy in France post World War II. Playwright George Bernard Shaw would…