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Jul- 2025 -7 July
The Estate, Taj Mahal, A Tupperware of Ashes, A Man for all Seasons, Evening Conversations…
It’s July and we’re in the hottest month so far (according to meteorologists) and there is a lot of ‘hot’…
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2 July
‘Marriage Material’ – play adaptation links past to present and author Sathnam Sanghera finds dramatic voice
Empireland author and novelist tells us the play deals with subjects that were not quite in focus in the same…
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Jun- 2025 -30 June
Bollywood asianculturevulture vibes: ‘Maa’, ‘Kannappa’, steady; Aamir Khan and ‘Housefull 5’ up, others sliding…
Box office intrigue can be more interesting than what is served up on the screen sometimes… By Rodrigues C WE…
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20 June
Hanif Kureishi – unable to write fiction, defines love and friendship as spiritual, now first marriage…
Wheelchair-bound author and screenwriter revealed at the Jaipur Literature Festival (JLF) in London, new ambitions, profound insights about life, since…
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18 June
Qawwali – rich traditions discussion and Songs of the Mystics tour Najmuddin Saifuddin and Group
Mixing poetry, song and spirituality, this art form continues to grow in the UK… LOVERS of Qawwali – a musical…
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16 June
JLF London 2025 – Shobhaa De, Javed Akhtar, Michael Rosen and William Dalrymple among the star authors on final day…
We will carry a wrap piece about the sessions we attended yesterday… coming soon!
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14 June
Jaipur Literature Festival at British Library gets under way…
The Jaipur Literature Festival at the British Library runs until tomorrow evening (June 15)… STRIKING a defiant note at the…
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10 June
Cannes 2025 – The Great, the good, the low, the unexpected … from the editor’s desk…(video links & gallery)
We have had a chance to reflect on a special Cannes Film Festival for us… Sailesh Ram IT’S now exactly…
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6 June
The Ministry of Lesbian Affairs; Stars: An Afrofuturist Space Odyssey; Brown Girls Do It Too, and more
This month sees shows on feminism and fun, while family musicals and festivals showcasing writers of global majority… There is…
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May- 2025 -25 May
Cannes 2025 – Final Red Carpet: Alia Bhatt, Simone Ashley, Payal Kapadia & winning films – next…
Cannes 10am CET THIS is our last red carpet video from the Cannes Film Festival this year – watch new…
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