Monday, December 23, 2024

Why Marquez must be read by us all; the colonised?

This enigma pushes us to rethink our pasts and redefine our histories. In his novel, Chronicle of a Death Foretold, Gabriel Garcia Marquez plays the...

Through the Third Eye; Part 3 (Salival)

Patience. What is patience? As I sit on my PC to write this article that’s been in my drafts section for weeks, I wonder, what is...

The chemistry between cooking and food. Its amazing and delicious.

While leafing through the morning newspaper a couple of days ago, something caught my attention. Something related to the two things that most of...

A student’s take on the animated movie: Tangled.

"AT Laaaaaast I see the light seems like the fog is lifted".These are the lines of my favourite song from a beautiful animated movie...

How Songs & Dance take the centre stage in Bollywood.

By Nishant Agarwal The song and dance routine has been at the core of bollywood films since time immemorial. There are quite a few examples...

101 Things I Will Teach My Daughters. Well, at least some of them.

source :http://thoughtcatalog.com/leah-froehle/2014/03/101-things-i-will-teach-my-daughters/ 1. Chocolate is only a temporary fix. 2. A properly-fitting bra is not a luxury. It is a necessity. 3. Your happiness is your happiness...

Madhuri v/s Juhi. Both are Queens. But who rules the public hearts?

So, who is the show-stealer? Who has the ability to charm you like never before, every single time you see her? In a war...

Until November by Aurora Rose Reynolds: Review

By Amy Rachiele, M. Ed., Indie Author The most significant element in the story of Until November that stands out to me is the character November. I...

Axel (Corps Security 1) by Harper Sloan: Review

By Amy Rachiele, M. Ed., Indie Author Axel is a mixture of themes: romance, love, and the tough issue of domestic violence. I enjoyed this book...

QUEEN: A Journey for you & me. Lajpat Nagar Girls are the best.

By Nishant Agarwal Imagine the plight of a woman who has been ditched by her fiancé a night just before her wedding. She is left...

The Secret – and why I think it’s baloney

All right believers, before you take offence and attack me, just please hear me out. All of us have heard about the bestselling book...

Hindustani Music- Part 7

Hey Guys, the last article was about different types of compositions in Hindustani Music which I hope you all must have read. This...

Through the Third Eye; Part 2 (Ænima)

Okay, so it’s been a long time since I've written an article and last time. I had started a series about the ‘biggest cult band in...

The Boy who lived…Harry Potter

By Malika Bhagat As John Green rightly puts it,” Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you...

Indian Mythology = New Success Mantra For Indian Authors

“I believe in everything until it's disproved. So I believe in fairies, the myths, dragons. It all exists, even if it's in your mind....

Oscar Predictions by Economy decoded…

Alright… it’s the time of the year when those outstanding nominations from all over the world are recognized and most prestigiously rewarded. Yes… the...

Time Travel- An Expectable Phenomenon…

All those inspirational feelings that we get, the moment we walk out of the theater after watching a science-fiction (Time travel) movie is all...

Hindustani Music…….Part 6

Hey Guys, hope you liked my previous article about the different basic terms used in our Hindustani Music. Now having discussed about these terms...

That’s all a Ghazal is about

By Avantika Seth Tum itna jo muskura rahe ho, kya gam hai jisko chupa rahe ho? Awestruck? I’m sure. Jagjit Singh does this to me every time. The...

The Power of Rhythm

By Avantika Seth A good song can trigger a cascade of secondary responses which are usually involuntary! Propensity to move in time with music, not so...

The Movie Set That Ate Itself

  By Aman Sardana Eight years ago, a relatively unknown (and unhinged) director began one of the wildest experiments in film history. Armed with total creative...

Save the Cat – How one book took over Hollywood

By Aman Sardana If you’ve gone to the movies recently, you may have felt a strangely familiar feeling: You’ve seen this movie before. Not...

AIB: All India Bakchod

By Surangya Kaur Do you remember the “Rape: It’s your fault” video? You might, it did go viral. It was a humorous, satirical take on...

Underground Scene of Indian Music

By Surangya Kaur A considerable chunk of our population is veering away from Hindi music and switching to English tracks instead. The reason behind this...

Bend in the End

By Pranali Batra A comment on unconventional endings in Indian Cinema  He is standing alone in a vast green field. He calls out to her. She...