Conversations Over Chai

On the third of this month, Bengal marked the birth centenary of Arun Kumar Chattopadhyay, better known as Uttam Kumar. For various reason...

I look at my song lists as patterns waiting to be discovered. You see one song in one particular situation, then you see another and yet ano...

My love for old Hindi films is well-documented on this blog. While I continue to watch movies across languages, countries, and even genres, ...

23.04.1938 - 11.07.2026 It seems only death can bring me out of hibernation. But I couldn't let the demise of a legend pass without a me...

With the world going to hell in a handbasket, keeping one's spirits up feels more imperative than ever — and more difficult. Each new da...

Pic courtesy: NBC News When I began writing the series of posts as a tribute to Asha Bhosle, I deliberately stepped away from the ‘typical A...