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Ranjita Ganesan

Ranjita Ganesan

Ranjita Ganesan

NCPA and Soho's first theatrical collaboration blurs national boundaries

Indian 'drag kings' to take the stage in Mumbai and London in Gentlemen's Club

NCPA and Soho's first theatrical collaboration blurs national boundaries
Updated On : 27 Sep 2024 | 9:43 PM IST

How home brokers are gaining internet celebrity as real estate influencers

As a policy, everyone agrees it is wise to avoid collaborating with builders who have delayed projects for years

How home brokers are gaining internet celebrity as real estate influencers
Updated On : 01 Sep 2024 | 9:51 PM IST

Watered down: Evaluating Bengaluru's future as India's IT capital

As Bengaluru segues from a parched summer to torrential rains, citizen groups and authorities evaluate the city's future as India's IT capital

Watered down: Evaluating Bengaluru's future as India's IT capital
Updated On : 16 May 2024 | 11:47 PM IST

Finding community

Despite not being from the region, the directors of Nocturnes and Flickering Lights were able to faithfully document stories from the Northeast by building bridges first

Finding community
Updated On : 09 Feb 2024 | 10:33 PM IST

On the slow road: From drive-in cinemas to smaller outdoor screenings

'Drive-in theatres occupy a huge area of land. It is difficult to scale that kind of business'

On the slow road: From drive-in cinemas to smaller outdoor screenings
Updated On : 23 Dec 2023 | 6:21 AM IST

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: Somewhere between remembering and forgetting

15 years later, the bullet marks may have faded, but Mumbai's wounds from 26/11 still need healing

26/11 Mumbai terror attacks: Somewhere between remembering and forgetting
Updated On : 24 Nov 2023 | 10:13 PM IST

Show featuring Air India's famed art collection takes off at NGMA Mumbai

In the first in a series of planned exhibitions, 200 works selected from Air India's 4,000-large art collection are on display at the gallery

Show featuring Air India's famed art collection takes off at NGMA Mumbai
Updated On : 13 Jun 2023 | 1:55 PM IST

Office spaces adapt to post-Covid world with safety on its mind

This has meant changes in the traditional layout of offices. No longer open for waiting, the reception areas have turned into zones for temperature checks and sanitation

Office spaces adapt to post-Covid world with safety on its mind
Updated On : 19 Nov 2020 | 6:10 AM IST

For Mumbaikars, work from home triggers an escape to beach town Alibaug

As ferry services increase and remote working becomes the norm, the rural beach town has turned into a sought-after refuge for city slickers from Mumbai and Pune

For Mumbaikars, work from home triggers an escape to beach town Alibaug
Updated On : 27 Oct 2020 | 6:10 AM IST

Quiz time in quarantine: How KBC was filmed without studio audience

While access to the set remains restricted amid Covid-19, access to participation actually opened up wider this time around

Quiz time in quarantine: How KBC was filmed without studio audience
Updated On : 12 Oct 2020 | 6:10 AM IST

Animal instinct

Gaav inspires reflection on widely held, and poorly judged, ideas of what it is to be and appear and behave 'human'

Animal instinct
Updated On : 26 Jun 2020 | 9:41 PM IST

Then and now in Chile

In plots that are otherwise skilfully immersive, Larrain always leaves in some extraneous, even contrived, sequences that make you come up for air

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Updated On : 08 May 2020 | 10:14 PM IST

The studied subtleties of Irrfan Khan's cinema leave permanent impressions

He allowed two things to guide his film choices - serendipity and variety. He felt signs when good roles were about to come calling, he said, and he liked to pick the ones that did not bore him.

The studied subtleties of Irrfan Khan's cinema leave permanent impressions
Updated On : 01 May 2020 | 8:54 PM IST

Salaam, Irrfan: Actor of subtleties leaves a giant hole in cinema

A good actor, according to Irrfan, submitted to the moment but still kept an eye on which light was on him

Salaam, Irrfan: Actor of subtleties leaves a giant hole in cinema
Updated On : 30 Apr 2020 | 2:30 AM IST

Subscribers wait for EPF withdrawal as Covid-19 lockdown hits operations

The Union labour ministry on March 28 amended the EPF scheme to allow members to withdraw non-refundable advances

Subscribers wait for EPF withdrawal as Covid-19 lockdown hits operations
Updated On : 06 Apr 2020 | 11:18 PM IST

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian gastronomy in two major world cities

On March 25, chef partner of Mumbai's Bombay Canteen, who previously led the kitchen in the now-defunct New York establishment Tabla, died at 59, while being treated for coronavirus complications

How Floyd Cardoz redefined Indian gastronomy in two major world cities
Updated On : 27 Mar 2020 | 8:27 PM IST

Kainaz Messman Harchandrai and the story of Theobroma's rapid growth

Kainaz Messman Harchandrai is turning Theobroma, her mother's beloved desserts business, into a national cake shop chain

Kainaz Messman Harchandrai and the story of Theobroma's rapid growth
Updated On : 20 Mar 2020 | 8:55 PM IST

Can mithai and baklava replace chocolate? Two Mumbai stores try to find out

The Byculla-based establishment hopes to reinvent sugary Indian treats and make them a fashionable gifting idea again.

Can mithai and baklava replace chocolate? Two Mumbai stores try to find out
Updated On : 14 Mar 2020 | 3:43 AM IST

Falling into a nineties' cinema rabbit hole, and getting a reality check

Kopitiam, Malaysia's first English sitcom from 1998, became available on Netflix not long ago.

Falling into a nineties' cinema rabbit hole, and getting a reality check
Updated On : 14 Mar 2020 | 12:55 AM IST

Visit the lanes of Turkey from Mumbai's first Baklava confectionery

Sefa Sülüker says food is considered a "social technology" back home.

Visit the lanes of Turkey from Mumbai's first Baklava confectionery
Updated On : 13 Mar 2020 | 10:23 PM IST