I was clearing out an old cupboard the other day, and among other bits of flotsam, I discovered an old, clunky, black rotary-dial phone. It looked like something out of an ancient past (which, in ...

The day of love has just passed, and I am reminded of a novel about love — different, complicated love — that I read a few years ago. It was by the inimitable Hindi writer Kamleshwar (1932 ...

I recently watched a TV series that warmed my heart: the Malayalam show Manorathangal (Mindscapes) on Zee 5. The nine-episode ...

She hated being called a “woman director”. “To the eternal question that I am plagued with – what is the main disadvantage of being a woman director – my answer is: being endlessly ...

The Hindi writer Kamleshwar’s first book was turned into the film Badnam Basti (1971). Both works are moving, nuanced portrayals of queer love. The day of love has just passed, and I am reminded ...