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Aruna Vasudev
About the AuthorAruna Vasudev
The writer is an eminent film critic and historian, author and maker of documentaries, a member of several international festival juries and one of the top scholars of Asian cinema.
    A scene from the film festivalIndia
    JDCA film fest on art and culture is now a biennial event

    The festival gives audiences a chance to understand so many things one takes for granted.

    25 Feb 2020 3:14 AM IST

    I am a Stranger Here Myself: an unreliable memoir, by Bhaichand Patel HarperCollins pp 260; Rs 699.Books
    Full and fancy life of a Fijian who found his roots in Delhi

    Films were a passion in his life from his very young days and it is a passion that still continues.

    15 Nov 2019 1:59 AM IST

    Actors Soumitra Chatterjee (left) and Uttam Kumar (centre) with director Satyajit RayEntertainment
    On the Master, and his galaxy of stars

    Many of the actors and actresses in Satyajit Ray's Bengali films went on to become nationally recognised stars in Hindi...

    1 Feb 2019 5:26 AM IST

    Dadasaheb Phalke award-winning film director Mrinal Sen passed away on Sunday after a prolonged battle with age-related ailments. (Photo: Twitter | @paramspeak)Opinion
    Mrinal Sen: A giant who gave a new meaning to Indian cinema

    Mrinal Sen made his first film in 1956 Raat Bhore (Night's End) he himself dismissed it as very bad .

    1 Jan 2019 12:57 AM IST

    Bollywood: The Films! The Songs! The Stars! by DK, Penguin Random House, Rs 1,299.Books
    A glamorous, readable history of Bollywood

    The only cavil I have is its flashy cover, which does not convey the actual, very well-researched and written content!

    10 Dec 2017 1:04 AM IST

    Book review: The poignant record of an era gone byBooks
    Book review: The poignant record of an era gone by

    Books have indeed been written about the end of British colonialism and the start of an independent new world.

    21 July 2017 12:10 AM IST

    Election year fatigue Blame it in part on the race of 1840Books
    Election year fatigue Blame it in part on the race of 1840

    Presidential elections are a foundation of American democracy dating back to George Washington. But presidential...

    4 Nov 2016 2:23 AM IST

    Thom Jones, author of The Pugilist at Rest, deadBooks
    Thom Jones, author of The Pugilist at Rest, dead

    Thom Jones, an acclaimed short-story writer who drew upon family tragedy and his own painful struggles for The Pugilist...

    21 Oct 2016 1:56 AM IST

    Jim HarrisonNewsmakers
    Legends of the fall author Jim Harrison dead

    Jim Harrison, the fiction writer, poet, outdoorsman and reveller who wrote with gruff affection for the country’s...

    29 March 2016 6:21 AM IST

    A Birthday Cake for George Washington, by Ramin GaneshramBooks
    Recent controversies spark discussion about slavery books

    When children’s author-illustrator Don Tate works on a book about slavery, he keeps in mind that a smile must be...

    27 Jan 2016 1:27 AM IST

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