Flashback: Enakshi Rama Rau and Mohan Bhavnani were partners in life and work

Their lives were intertwined with the early years of documentary and cinema in India.

Anu Kumar

· Jan 18, 2022 · 10:26 am

Film flashback: A Kannada comedy from 1978 about a power-mad actor makes complete sense today

In MS Sathyu’s allegory, Gajasimha finds that politics is no different from acting.

Archana Nathan

· May 17, 2018 · 07:30 pm

The epic Padmavat leaves space for interpretation. Those who attacked the film don't get this

As the poet Malik Muhammad Jayasi showed, to tell a story is to select and shape to highlight a truth far above the temporal occupations of men and animals.

Mrinal Pande

· Feb 02, 2017 · 08:00 am

Spot the elephants (and the patronising tone) in these old Republic Day videos

Despite the continuity in putting military might on display, older parades had some unfamiliar sights.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 26, 2016 · 11:15 am

Making sense of the botch-up at Pathankot

Sixteen years after being released in Kandahar, Masood Azhar has once again exposed the deep fault-lines in India's counter-terrorism capabilities.

Saikat Datta

· Jan 07, 2016 · 08:00 am

When Air India saris were the most fashionable dress up in the air

Amrtha Kasturi Rangan

· Oct 13, 2015 · 09:01 pm