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Reading Routes Through Kolkata, Kochi and Mumbai: Cities Indian Novelists Built

A city a novelist has claimed is never quite the same place again. The lane looks ordinary until you know what happened there on a page, and then it never looks ordinary again. Kolkata, Kochi and Mumbai have been claimed more thoroughly than almost anywhere else in Indian fiction, not…

Times Life · 6h ago

Renowned Indian Filmmaker Shyam Benegal Dies At 90

Renowned Indian filmmaker Shyam Benegal, a pioneer of new wave cinema, passes away at 90, leaving behind a lasting legacy in Indian cinema.

Top News · Dec 24, 2024

India's legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal dies at age 90

Shyam Benegal,a renowned Indian filmmaker known for pioneering a new wave cinema movement that tackled social issues in the 1970s, has died after suffering from chronic kidney disease

The Independent UK · Dec 24, 2024