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The reels belonged to the Chetan Anand directorial Neecha Nagar, the only Indian film to date to have won the Grand Prix, or as it is known today, the Palm d’Or, at the International Cannes Film Festival. This seminal piece of Indian cinema inspired Satyajit Ray and sent him to the sets of Jean Renoir’s… Read more
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An old man beside a bonfire narrates a tale of human enterprise: how animals were robbed of their haven by the industry of men, and how settlements carved into forest land became monuments to human resilience and, simultaneously, human rapacity. Primitive even in greatness, petty even in grandeur. Read more
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Haggling has become more or less redundant in this age of e-shopping, with all major stores proclaiming well in advance that the rate they sell at is the best. Just like an old-timer, I get scared about the future generations losing out on something that made the whole enterprise of shopping wonderful. Read more
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This is a city where people come seeking both salvation and purpose. Teenage dreams and senile penance meet in a confluence of hope, much like the famed Sangam, where the Yamuna joins the Ganga. Read more
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