Thinking Got Loud

Since the day that I watched Rahul Ravindran’s masterful, “The Girlfriend” in the theatre, I knew that I wanted to meet its creator.   I kne...

Note : If you are unfamiliar with the Indian epic Mahabharat , you may not be able to understand significant portions of this article.   T...

There is a scene in Rahul Ravindran’s “The Girlfriend” where two women (Rashmika Mandanna and Rohini) are positioned behind the front door o...

  The late Roger Ebert was known for his pithy and memorable lines about the movies.   One of my favorite phrases of his was from his review...

Trigger warning: This essay contains a non-graphic mention of a cricketer’s suicide. There are empathetic words.   There are thoughtful ge...

I do not know cricketer Sanju Samson personally.   But something tells me that he is a kind man in real life.   I write, “…in real life” as ...