There was a time when films sparked conversations after release. Now, trailers are enough to trigger cultural wars. The recent uproar around Dhurandhar — starring Ranveer Singh and directed by Aditya Dhar — is not about cinema alone. It’s about intent, messaging, and the increasingly dangerous overlap between entertainment, shock...
A political thriller about power, perception, and the slow disappearance of opposition It’s election night somewhere in India. Another state. Another defeat. The results flash on TV screens like a bad rerun—different geography, same ending. And the question returns, louder each time: Is Congress finished? Or is something far more...
Why Arnab’s sudden questions matter — and why Ravish never needed permission For nearly a decade, Indian prime-time news followed a predictable script. You could mute the TV and still know who the villain was, who the hero was, and who would never be questioned. Then, suddenly, something changed. The...
India is a $3.9 trillion economy. Ethiopia is around $127 billion. That makes India roughly 30 times richer. Yet when many Indians see visuals of Addis Ababa, a disturbing question pops up: Why does their capital sometimes look more like the “Smart City” we were promised? Clean roads. Visible green...
Some people entertain you. Some people educate you. A very rare few expose you to yourself. Sreenivasan belonged to the last category. Today, Malayalam cinema did not just lose an actor or a director. It lost its most honest mirror — a man who used laughter as a weapon, sarcasm...
Most people talk about AI like it’s some genius sitting in a lab, thinking deep thoughts. Wrong image. AI today is closer to a giant engine. You pour money in. It spits money out. Then that money is poured back in—bigger, faster, stronger. That’s why AI isn’t slowing down. It’s...
For years, Indian prime-time news has followed an unspoken rule: power speaks, anchors echo. Among them, Arnab Goswami stood out—not as a neutral observer, but as the most aggressive and unapologetic defender of the ruling establishment. Since the launch of Republic TV, his editorial positioning has been widely perceived as...
If you want to understand how “development” actually works in India, don’t listen to speeches. Watch what happens to forests that don’t have PR teams. Hasdeo Arand in Chhattisgarh and the Aravalli range across Rajasthan–Haryana–Delhi–Gujarat tell the same story in two different accents. One is a dense, living forest that...
There’s symbolism. And then there’s irony so thick you need an oxygen mask. While Delhi turns into a toxic gas chamber, with AQI levels crossing 500, schools shutting, hospitals filling up, and people literally choking on air, the Prime Minister is outside the country planting saplings in Ethiopia—a city that...
We are often reminded of one thing before anything else. He works 18 hours a day. He sleeps only 4 hours. He thinks only about the country. Fair enough. Now comes the uncomfortable question: Is the country reflecting those 18 hours of work? Because leadership is not measured by fatigue....
