1) THE HOLLYWOOD EFFECT Hollywood has changed the face of Hindi cinema as it has been strongly influenced by genres like action, sci fi and the visual effects. So, if you enjoy seeing cars flying in Golmaal, Salman’s Dabbang style stunts or Shah Rukh jumping from a skyscraper, say thanks to Hollywood! Our desi superheroes … Read more
Gone Girl: Book Review Gone Girl is a thriller book written by American author Gillian Flynn. Gillian Flynn is an American author and television critic for Entertainment Weekly. Besides Gone Girl she has written two thriller novels, Sharp Objects, for which she won the 2007 Ian Fleming Steel Dagger for the best thriller and Dark … Read more
Launched on 28 October 1996, MTV was widely known for it’s shows and music. Music has always been distinctively recognised and acknowledged with respect to India, thus making MTV a huge success. But gone are those days when MTV India was known for the popular genres of music they played. Now it’s all about reality … Read more
Of late, the TV arena has seen the loss of several gladiators such as the Sopranos, Mad Men, the Newsroom and Breaking Bad. While John Hamm’s Don Draper or meth kingpin Walter White cannot quite be replaced, there are some promising names that are worth your broadband fees and weekends this year. So if you … Read more
In some ways writing is more liberating than consuming a sprawling lip smacking ensemble of world’s best culinary delights, when all have been laid out on one table. Or if you are a classicist then let me humbly submit, writing can even be as refined an experience as seeing one of Michelangelo’s or Da Vinci’s … Read more
History has a strange curse planned for those who come to read it. If you examine it in terms of its relevance and authenticity, there are chances you come across certain dead ends. They narrow our interest in believing facts and at the same time, open up vast unanswered area pertaining to the nature of … Read more
If you have survived the high cut-offs of University Of Delhi, of course you are one of the luckiest ones. As your college life is going to start we are here to introduce you to some of the food joints in North Campus and South Campus of the University. These are the favourite food joints … Read more
At 79 years of age and having lived an entire life fighting for peace, conveying the message of love and harmony amidst the chaotic fight for defending his beloved Tibet, Dalai Lama can well go on for an indefinite break. But, on the contrary, the 14th Dalai Lama Lhamo Dondrub, tirelessly leads his vigil against … Read more
Whenever we use the term “mass”, we must ask ourselves as to what specific purpose is the term being applied for. Or does it go on to convey and reflect a positive meaning or tone or is it simply meant for berating an existing logic, pattern or situation. A simple, four letter word that carries … Read more
Technically speaking, we as humans are the smartest people around on Earth. But our tendency to assert supremacy, have inferiority complexes and the fact that we are social animals, complicates our lives a little bit. More often than not, most of us are engaged in some sort of mental grappling that acts itself out in … Read more