Rare Justice: The conviction rate of crimes against women is dismal in our country, so when once in a blue moon, a powerful religious leader is convicted, it is cause…

Political Maze: Two middle-aged politicians are in bed. “Do you want to be Prime Minister?” he asks her. “No, I want power without scrutiny,” she replies. Then she asks him…

When we were growing up, Enid Blyton books were very popular, mainly because they flooded the neighbourhood libraries. Also because parents approved of the harmless mystery-solving antics of the Fabulous…

Kids Know Best: Shaili Sathyu and her Gillo Repertory Theatre work on theatre for children and young people. Not only does she have to find stories that would appeal to…

Fruity Chaos: This is in the land of the absurd. Where an MLA can have the police force of the town of Moba, somewhere in Madhya Pradesh, looking for two…

No Rom Little Com: The sworn off marriage protagonist of this film declares that he is not husband or boyfriend material, but he can be ‘timepass’; unfortunately Nawazuddin Siddiqui is not…

Winter Tale: It is a good thing that the second season of Yeh Meri Family has just five episodes, because once the cuteness of ordinary family squabbles wears out, there’s not much…

Cricket Fever: In a country where cricket is such a craze, even a society tournament is played with all the competitiveness of a World Cup match. Every gully cricket player…

After training in the US and Mumbai, Mallika Shah has been busy working in the theatre in various capacities—actor, educator, communicator– and has written and directed her first play I…

Roar For Rights: She is cat-called as she rides around town on her motorbike; at the cop station where she works, a colleague lights incense to ‘purify’ the room she…