The much-awaited teaser trailer for superstar Rajinikanth's Kabali was released on Sunday morning.
Within minutes of the teaser hitting YouTube, it had garnered nearly 50,000 views. The hashtag #KabaliTeaser immediately started trending and kept inching up the Worldwide trend list. Sporting a smart beard and in a sharp three-piece suit, the actor emerges with the neruppu da (he is fire).
A look at Maharashtra’s Shani Shingnapur incident, where a group of women defied tradition and entered the sanctum sanctorum of the Shani temple. But the villagers aren’t happy. In real terms, the Shani Shingnapur struggle achieved little more than giving women the right to move a few feet ahead to offer prayers. However, it has forced discussions on attitudes towards women and menstruation. It may take longer for the people of Shani Shingnapur to wrap their heads around the new talk of equality.
The folk refrain thaannaro thannaro reverberates through Kodungallur as oracles head to the Kodungallur temple as the Meena Bharani festival in Kerala breaks down the conventional binaries of sacred/profane and raises larger questions on Brahminical hegemony and Dalit appropriation. >Read more
India's cricket all-rounder Yuvraj Singh speaks on how he tries to motivate a lot of people with the story of his battle against cancer. He said: "Hurdles can come in any form. It can be a disease; it can be a family obstacle or even a business problem. The lesson to learn is to always be prepared for all challenges and to face them..." >Read more
Even as we prepare for the National Awards, let's spare a thought for the worst in business. From Bombay Velvet and Prem Ratan Dhan Payo to Dilwale and Roy, this year the award ceremonies celebrating the best of the worst have plenty of options to make fun of. >Read more
Stand-up comedian Abish Mathew talks of his rap video ‘End of The Month’ and its making. >Read more
In a result-oriented and competitive world, how do we reclaim the sheer joy of learning? How about reorienting learning on the pattern of play? Playing, unlike the current way of learning, does not burden a child. It involves strenuous efforts and patient labour, yet, no student ever complains about it. >Read more
German artist Laura Klatt is using her culinary skills to create public spaces in Bengaluru, a city which she feels has none. “I am searching for a multi-cultural language which is understood by all and I feel that it is possible to make contact through food. You can have conversations about it so easily. People go back to their childhood remembering the stories around food," she said. >Read more
Chennai-based racer Alisha Abdullah puts together India’s first women racing team. She’s a popular name in racing circuits — accelerating into territory predominantly dominated by men — but this is a different challenge. Even for her. She is, in her own words, “searching for more Alishas”. >Read more
