Bangladeshi Students Protest : A Conversation
I had a long conversation with my friend, (I have purposely not named him), who teaches in a private university in Dhaka. We talked...
Sardar Udham Singh (Vicky Kaushal) in Jallianwala Bagh
This festive season brought two emotionally and ideologically charged films on Amazon Prime, both based on true...
The Quest for Virakti and Bhagwan
Feature in the magazine 'Sannyas' (Nov-Dec.1973)
In today’s world with its constant focus on modernity and scientism, it is difficult to understand the...
The Remarkable Life of Madankunwar Parakh aka Masa’ab (1919 – 2018)
(Part - 1)
Introduction
Between 1915 and 1947, religion and spirituality along with nationalism played important roles in...
Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! – Intricate Plot but No Dazzling Deductions
The main problem with Dibakar Banerjee’s 2015 film Detective Byomkesh Bakshy! is that in the film Byomkesh practically...