The Heavens Lavanya Shanbhogue Chases

The Heavens Lavanya Shanbhogue Chases

Lavanya Shanbhogue Arvind is the winner of the Commonwealth Short Story Special Prize (2011). Her short story, ‘The Crystal Snuff Box and the Pappudum,’  was adapted for radio by the Commonwealth Broadcasting Association and was broadcast in all the Commonwealth countries. Her other works include ‘Those You Cannot See’ that appeared in the Griffith Review, […]

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Born To Win

Born To Win

He stared down at the chess board for a few seconds before moving a pawn forward. In that short time span, Bharath’s brain racked through games played previously, moves and choices seen online. He sifted through patterns and strategies learnt from numerous websites and his chess classes. A rising star in the field of chess, Bharath has done […]

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Kalki: The Atypical Life

Kalki: The Atypical Life

It was a moment of vindication though she was not looking for one when Kalki Koechlin walked across the stage in Rashtrapati Bhavan to accept a well-earned honour for her role in Margarita with a Straw.  This was a film that normalised and mainstreamed a cerebral palsy patient as a full-bodied, ferociously intelligent protagonist. The […]

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2015: Unboxed Interviews

2015: Unboxed Interviews

From Aatish Taseer to George Calombaris to late Charles Correa, we had the privilege of initiating some of the best conversations of 2015 with purveyors of change in cinema, theatre, food, music, urban planning and so many different walks of life. Here are a few interviews we enjoyed doing this year. Cinema   Rajat Kapoor: A Sudden Shower It is the […]

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They Dare You To Dream Big

They Dare You To Dream Big

An aside. Dagny Taggart, a definitive Ayn Rand heroine and possibly the first woman to run a railroad in fiction, is one of the many inspirations behind Wishberry, India’s first crowdfunding platform. Wishberry is run by two young women who are now fuelling many dreams just because they had the courage of conviction to follow […]

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