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He met a pretty girl in Dehra Dun the hill station he lived in. And asked her to tea. And to set the romantic mood he suggested they turn off the l...
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- Added: Oct 26, 2021
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
All over the world we denigrate the importance of the “pursuit of happiness.” It can be seen as selfish and we lead circumscribed lives in order t...
- Added: Oct 12, 2021
- Length: 06:00
The opening ceremonies of the 2020 Olympics was filled with Manga touches, but Manga is not all about silly cuteness.
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- Added: Jul 26, 2021
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
A new documentary explores Allen Ginsberg’s time in India.
- Added: Jun 01, 2021
- Length: 06:00
One of Satyajit Ray’s most political movies was actually a children’s movie written for his son. But it resonates with adults as well.
- Added: May 25, 2021
- Length: 06:00
While we know all directors through their films, the remarkable Indian director Satyajit Ray left so much more… on paper.
- Added: May 18, 2021
- Length: 06:00
This May is the centenary of Satyajit Ray’s birth, a good excuse to revisit his films. We start with the Apu Trilogy.
- Added: May 10, 2021
- Length: 06:00
India’s most famous filmmaker would have turned 100 this Sunday.
- Added: May 04, 2021
- Length: 06:00
India is the new hot market for streaming providers like Netflix and Amazon Prime. But with success comes controversy.
- Added: Apr 20, 2021
- Length: 06:00
Priya’s Shakti is a comic and animated film about India’s first female superhero Priya and her flying tiger Sahas. Priya has taken on issues like r...
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- Added: Jan 25, 2021
- Length: 06:00
- Purchases: 1
A fond remembrance of Indian actor Soumitra Chatterjee, who died Sunday Nov. 15th after battling the COVID-19 virus.
- Added: Nov 16, 2020
- Length: 06:00
The dogs that wander the streets in Kolkata are not strays, but part of an extended family, cared for and fed by many of the cities lesser known in...
- Added: Aug 24, 2020
- Length: 06:00
At Bakra Mania, a goat dealership in Mumbai Fahad Zariwala runs the youtube channel FSA Entertainment which showcases many goat gems and “India’s C...
- Added: Aug 04, 2020
- Length: 06:00
With the news of Olivia de Havilland’s death this week coinciding with the Indian celebration of Rakhi Purnima, Sandip reflects on how the holiday ...
- Added: Jul 27, 2020
- Length: 06:00
Actor Irrfan Khan wasn’t the biggest star in Bollywood, but he was unique.
Irrfan Khan died last week from endocrine cancer. He was 53.
- Added: May 04, 2020
- Length: 06:00
Sandip remembers his early childhood attraction to a group of mustacioed morons. Astrix and Obelix.
- Added: Mar 31, 2020
- Length: 06:00
After watching “Tales of the City” on Netflix, Sandip reflects on his own tale of the city.
- Added: Jan 21, 2020
- Length: 06:00
When Queen Harish came on stage you could not look away. She whirled, she twirled. Her sequined skirts billowed around her. Her arms were filled wi...
- Added: Jun 04, 2019
- Length: 06:00
- Added: May 07, 2019
- Length: 06:00
Manna Dey’s birthday is May 1. He would have been 100 years old.
- Added: Apr 29, 2019
- Length: 06:00
When people get spooked, even ghosts can disappear.
- Added: Mar 12, 2019
- Length: 06:00
Sandip Roy has his annual date with America... at the Oscar's.
- Added: Feb 26, 2019
- Length: 06:00
Once outrage in distant India would barely ruffle feathers in New York. But no more. As the newsletter Broadsheet pointed out today if media is glo...
- Added: Dec 11, 2018
- Length: 06:00
Sandip Roy misses a piece of India that can only be had in in San Francisco.
- Added: Oct 30, 2018
- Length: 06:00
Sandip Roy addresses a major calamity in Kolkata.
- Added: Sep 04, 2018
- Length: 06:00
