Reviews - Different Truths

January 28, 2017
Nanditaa Bannerjee
Book Club, Books

Rules of Desires rooted in the Earthly Mantle of Life

Knowledge of the history and culture of the backdrops of Dipika Mukherjee’s stories are remarkable. The plots are based across urban Kuala Lumpur to cosmopolitan Shanghai, small towns of India, and...

January 26, 2017
Rita Bhattacharjee
Advocacy, Cinema

Old is Gold: These are few of my Favourite Films about Aging and the Elderly

Rita revisits seven sensitive films that break the stereotypes of the elderly – grumpy old men or kindly, self-sacrificing grandmothers. Only once in a while does a movie with interesting senior characters...

January 26, 2017
Shernaz Wadia
Art

Bapu will Always Stand Tall

Borderless Gandhi, established in 2014, by Nilesh and Lele Makwana, is their expression of gratitude and appreciation to their adopted city of Perth. They hope to plant the seeds of harmony...

January 21, 2017
Sehar Siddiqi
Events

Sanchaari Celebrates the Pride of Allahabad, Organises Guava Festival at Khusraubagh

The sylvan gardens of Khusraubagh, the now forgotten but once vibrant haven of the fruit, once again was filled with the excited footsteps of children, men and women, all seeking...

December 31, 2016
Dr. Amit Shankar Saha
Criticism, Events

Virtual Reality: The Literature of Suspending Disbelief

‘Virtual Reality’ is a poetry anthology born out of interactions between eight poets (Aakash Sagar Chauhan, Anindita Bose, Daipayan Nair, Geethanjali Dilip, Gauri Dixit, Sunila Khemchandani, Fatima Afghan and Lily Swarn) in...

December 24, 2016
Rachna Thakurdas
Events, Humor, Literary Festival

Bangalore Literature Festival 2016: A Delicious December Treat!

Well-known humourist-author, Rachna, gives us an insider’s view into the recently concluded two-day Bangalore Literary Festival (BLF) 2016. Her first session was a stand-up inspired by her new release, ‘Band, Bajaa,...

December 23, 2016
Nikita Goel
Television

Has the Indian TV Degenerated from Career-Oriented and Ambitious to Submissive and Saree-clad Women?

It is sad to see Indian television become synonymous with the saas-bahu saga. Back in the 90’s, our television seemed to be far more advanced than today. It had very...

December 23, 2016
Anita Parikh
Cinema

Collateral Beauty: Ineffectual Canvas – the Demons of Love, Time & Death

Love, Time and Death, are a commonality that all of mankind share no matter the differences of their living worlds. But most of us go through life without realising the thread...

December 11, 2016
Sehar Siddiqi
Cinema, Events, History & Culture, Literary Festival, Music

Allahabad Sanskiritik Parv: A Confluence of Literature, Culture, Music and History

Sanchaari organised a three-day cultural extravaganza, in Allahabad, the second such meet in over a year. It was a congregation of the intellectuals, litterateurs, art, and music lovers, along with the...

December 10, 2016
Anita Parikh
Cinema

Arrival: The Linguist Amy Adams Speaks a Million Languages with her Eyes

An almost two-hour long, Sci-Fi movie, Arrival, keeps the viewer at the edge as the drama and mystery unfolds. Anita gives us a snapshot of the film that is worth watching...

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