Fair play
FEATURE: Aadyam Theatre’s sixth season, which opens with Girish Karnad’s modern classic Hayavadana, will showcase proscenium shows in a mix of genres and settings along with smaller experimental plays
Sunday Mid-Day
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30th October 2022
Devdas, the misogynistic woke
FEATURE: A modern-day reimagining of Saratchandra’s story of doomed love gives voice to its female protagonists while questioning the morality and intent of its much-romanticised ‘hero’
Sunday Mid-Day
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22nd October 2022
Living many lives, on and off stage
FEATURE: A Sikh-American’s solo show, born out of racial violence, probes the precarity inherent in the dual identities and experiences of immigrants
Sunday Mid-Day
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13th September 2022
The Kodavas of Mumbai
FEATURE: An organisation founded by the people of
Karnataka’s Kodagu district has persevered for 100 years in the city by supporting the Coorgi community and celebrating its culture, while forging deep ties with Mumbai
Sunday Mid-Day
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23rd July 2022
Filming the criminal mind
FEATURE: Ayesha Sood, director of the first instalment of Netflix’s new true crime docu-series, speaks of exploring facets of the human condition
Sunday Mid-Day
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27th April 2022
In India, again
FEATURE: American photographer Mitch Epstein revisits his images of India from the ’80s for a new book that captures his immersion into the country’s experiences and subcultures
with a new sense of detachment
Sunday Mid-Day
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24th April 2022
‘He was amiable but argumentative’
FEATURE: A Dharamshala-based illustrator who comes from the same riverine region of Punjab as Bhagat Singh, presents his life and writings to a new generation by going beyond popular representations
Sunday Mid-Day
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3rd April 2022
Let’s talk architecture with aam admi
FEATURE: A Mumbai-based research and publication initiative is trying to
engage the common man with built environment and heritage through personal stories
Sunday Mid-Day
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14th February 2022
Gully news
FEATURE: With the release of a newsletter dedicated to the Bandstand Promenade, we went on a trip to discover others like it devoted to roads and neighbourhoods in Mumbai highlighting local history and civic concerns
Sunday Mid-Day
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14th February 2022
Love Lost
FEATURE: Journalist and author Meghna Pant’s new book fictionalises a harrowing personal story of abuse and yet holds on to messages of hope and redemption
Sunday Mid-Day
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6th February 2022
On a life well lived
FEATURE: Actress, veteran TV show host and Miss India trainer Sabira Merchant’s memoir looks back on a spirited life, even as it brings alive a more genial Bombay of the ’70s with charming accounts of potlucks, evenings at the theatre and running its chicest hangout spot
Sunday Mid-Day
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30th January 2022
Off stage
FEATURE: As lone voices in the classical arts come out with stories of harassment and abuse, fear of a powerful nexus and informal learning structures ensure a larger silence about the real equations between gurus and students when the stage lights go off
Sunday Mid-Day
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30th January 2022
Fully filmi hai
FEATURE: A new pocketbook series introduces the more obscure trivia lurking behind some of Bollywood’s most iconic moments
Sunday Mid-Day
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16th January 2022
Jabra Fans
FEATURE: A new documentary on the lives of movie star lookalikes delves into questions
of identity, attention and the conviction required to sustain in a notoriously difficult industry
Sunday Mid-Day
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9th January 2022
Because India and Italy are good together
FEATURE: An ambitious multi-volume documentary film project addresses contemporary art versus traditions by travelling across artist studios in India and Italy, finding connections between practices
Sunday Mid-Day
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9th January 2022
In Memoriam
FEATURE: A filmmaker recollects experiences of working with acclaimed Bengali actor Soumitra Chatterjee in a book that aims to introduce him to a wider audience familiar
only with his work with Satyajit Ray
Sunday Mid-Day
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9th January 2022
Staying in Good Spirits
FEATURE: A Malayalam animated film by a Mumbai studio brings to life a raconteur’s entertaining stories of characters that populate the afterlife
Sunday Mid-Day
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2nd January 2022
Choral Recall
FEATURE: Conductors of Bombay's oldest choirs share memories of carolling on stage and the streets on chilly December nights, and what the last two years of virtual concerts have meant for congregational singing
Sunday Mid-Day
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26th December 2021
Suburban service chalu aahe
FEATURE: A newspaper started 30 years ago and dedicated to the socio-cultural issues of Vile Parle has continued to enhance the quality of life of its residents through its hyper-local approach
Sunday Mid-Day
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21st November 2021
Take a big bite
FEATURE: Mukbang videos of people eating massive high-caloric meals, which found popularity in South Korea in 2009, have become a global phenomenon. Indian creators and consumers, along with food psychologists and bloggers discuss the impulses behind such consumption
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