Why banning protests at Delhi’s Jantar Mantar harms the right to dissent and public accountability

The National Green Tribunal’s order will effectively take protests even farther away from the people and institutions that protestors seek to influence.

Rineeta Naik

· Oct 09, 2017 · 08:00 am

Picture the song: No dandiya sticks, no disco beats in ‘Mirch Masala’ garba dance

The garba is a defining moment in the movie’s plot, hinting at the crisis ahead.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 26, 2017 · 08:15 am

Audio master: ‘Mughal-e-Azam’ has an epic soundtrack befitting its grand themes

Rage, passion and tragedy are all packed into the songs in K Asif’s 1960 epic masterpiece.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 23, 2017 · 10:15 am

Behind bars but still free to sing: the songs that perfectly capture the state of confinement

From ‘Do Aankhen Barah Haath’ to ‘Qaidi Band’ and ‘Lucknow Central’, the songs that perfectly express literal and metaphysical imprisonment.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 10, 2017 · 09:15 am

Audio master: Winning tunes for a lovable loser in ‘Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa’

Kundan Shah’s romantic comedy stars Shah Rukh Khan as the loser in love.

Rineeta Naik

· Sep 03, 2017 · 08:15 am

Explainer: India cannot deport Rohingya refugees without violating international law

New Delhi should talk to Myanmar about its ethnic cleansing policies instead.

Rineeta Naik

· Aug 17, 2017 · 06:30 am

Beyond ‘Maa Tujhe Salaam’, the film songs that dare to step out of line when things go off-key

Rather than pop patriotism tunes, it’s the songs about dissent and debate that resonate as India turns 70.

Rineeta Naik

· Aug 12, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Granted the National Human Rights Commission is a ‘toothless tiger’, but can’t it even growl?

Complaints about lack of resources and indifference to its recommendations are justified. But has it made full use of the powers it already has?

Rineeta Naik

· Aug 07, 2017 · 05:30 pm

In the travel song in Hindi films, not all journeys are about love

‘Jab Harry Met Sejal’ is about finding the right partner, but there have been other quests too in Hindi cinema.

Rineeta Naik

· Jul 30, 2017 · 09:15 am

‘Dil Garden Garden’ and other insults to the once-revered heart in Hindi film songs

The human heart has been compared to all kinds of strange things, from a crazed pigeon to Akbar’s grandson.

Rineeta Naik

· Jul 24, 2017 · 12:00 pm

‘Lipstick Under My Burkha’ composer Zeb Bangash is as audacious as the movie’s theme

Afghan sounds and Western genres mingle to create the Pakistani musician’s distinctive style.

Rineeta Naik

· Jul 23, 2017 · 12:00 pm

‘Mom’ soundtrack review: Female voices power the score for a movie about a determined mother

Full marks to the composer for amplifying unique and surprising voices in the soundtrack for Sridevi’s new movie.

Rineeta Naik

· Jul 02, 2017 · 06:45 pm