This post cannot be termed a movie review per se , but I wish to share something that struck me about two movies I watched this summer: Sinners  (2025), produced, written, and directed by Ryan Coogler, and Kpop Demon Hunters  (2025), directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans and based on a story by Maggie Kang. Both these movies are connected in how they explore the different dimensions of music, grounded in culture, mythology, history, and the supernatural. While Sinners

A lecture is a formal talk on a serious subject given to a group of people, especially students. Many things go into the delivery and success of a good lecture. A few include the quality of content, clarity of thought and speech, voice modulation, body language, attitude, and most importantly, keeping the attention and interest of the audience. Fortunate as I am, I had the opportunity to attend a few such lectures by inspiring professors during my college days. I'm writing

A few months back, I received a call from my mother, asking me if I had ordered any books. Later, I discovered that my cousin-sister had ordered books for me as a gift. I couldn't wait to see them and had my mom send me pics of each. The yellow cover page, with a reddish-orange octopus holding a bucket of bubbles, immediately grasped my attention. It was the Bloomsbury 2024 edition of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures' by Shelby Van Pelt. As I felt it would be hard to do justice

Since I read her name in the news for winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2024, I've wanted to read at least one of Han Kang's books. I held back from reading up on her works in the hope of learning about them firsthand. Finally, when I picked it up, it was not what I expected. The title of the book, The Vegetarian, suggested to me a conventional story of a vegetarian convert navigating her change in diet in a predominantly non-vegetarian culture. But the first few chap

First and foremost, I would like to thank my dear friend and amazing writer, Terese Maria Broosily, for presenting me with this Author's Copy of your book - that was so sweet of you! Before talking about this book, I must share some of my preconceived notions and assumptions regarding reading in general. I recognize and acknowledge that I have a natural inclination towards novels compared to other forms of writing. It keeps me engaged for long in the process of readi

This book had been hiding on my shelf for far too long now. I had bought the copy directly from the author when he gave a lecture at my college a year back. It resurfaced in a desperate book-hunting session back home, and I brought it here along with some other books. I haven't read many investigative novels by Indian writers, and this one proved to be a good start. The story revolves around the theft of two valuable paintings and the national and geopolitical implications i

The word that comes to mind when I think about this book is 'Unique'. Not just for it's content, but the circumstance in which I bought it, the life of the author and the material with which it was made. I bought this book directly from the author for just 50 rupees when he visited us in our third year of UG to talk about poetry and resistance. The Tibetan cause was introduced to us and the session was forever etched in my mind. Thanks to this book, I can go back to i

I have a friend who loves to watch theatre performances and he could travel across states anytime to watch a play. Being someone who has never been to one, I couldn't imagine what was so captivating about it, until today. Along with some of my friends, I watched a play called 'No Escape' directed by our senior, Souparno Bhattacharya, and performed by the Upstart Crows as part of our department's Theatre Wing called Theatreyrie. It was an adaptation of the play 'Evam Indrajit

Genre - Romance, Slice of Life. Year - 2021 Director - Kyohei Ishiguro Scriptwriter- Kyohei Ishiguro I chose to watch this movie because of its title - Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pops. Bubbles and soda gave summer vibes and the first thing I noticed as the movie began was the bright and vibrant colors. The haiku beautifully illustrates the development of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in our minds and how they translate into words. So yes, the movie is about expression, communi