How do you graduate (and stay sane) amidst a pandemic? ‘Batch of 2020’ offers some answers

Celebrities including Hrithik Roshan, Deepika Padukone and Anand Gandhi offer advice to a generation running low on hope.

Malavika Neurekar

· Jul 05, 2020 · 10:30 am

Covid-19 lockdown: A mentalist and a storyteller find a way to entertain without leaving their homes

‘Suhani Ki Shaadi’ takes a simple truth of our times – society’s discomfort with single women – and peppers it with a little magic.

Malavika Neurekar

· Jun 20, 2020 · 08:45 am

In short films about Bengaluru’s migrant Metro workers, dreams of home and a better life

The films, made for the 2009 project Behind the Tin Sheets, are being made available to the public.

Malavika Neurekar

· Apr 22, 2020 · 01:59 pm

Coronavirus: As mental health services move online, problems of access and privacy emerge

Even in normal times, mental health services are not easily available to everyone. The coronavirus has deepened the divide.

Malavika Neurekar

· Apr 15, 2020 · 06:30 am

Radio Quarantine: Indian artists are trying to create a space for music and community in lockdown

Web radio stations have started in Bengaluru and Kolkata with similar names and a similar sense of purpose.

Malavika Neurekar

· Apr 07, 2020 · 08:30 am

Coronavirus lockdown: In Goa, panic runs high as household food stocks run low

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant has drawn heavy criticism for his handling of the crisis.

Malavika Neurekar

· Mar 30, 2020 · 01:44 pm

Art of Seclusion: Offering free downloads, musicians, writers provide diversion for the housebound

Even chefs are posting cooking lessons online to do their bit to ease the pain of social distancing.

Malavika Neurekar

· Mar 20, 2020 · 11:30 am

Watch: In documentary from 2005, the story of another rape case and another hangman

Joshy Joseph’s 2005 documentary ‘One Day From A Hangman’s Life’ follows Nata Mullick, the executioner of Dhananjoy Chatterjee.

Malavika Neurekar

· Mar 16, 2020 · 05:00 pm

This illustrated storybook shows children how to talk about sexual abuse

Protsahan India Foundation’s ‘Can I Tell You Something?’ navigates sexuality, puberty, consent and the all-powerful act of speaking up.

Malavika Neurekar

· Feb 19, 2020 · 05:30 pm

Artist FN Souza’s grandson is putting his art and soul on Goa’s streets

The walls of India’s smallest state are coming alive with stories of faith, ambition and revolution.

Malavika Neurekar

· Dec 21, 2019 · 11:30 am