Anwesha Tripathy

Some days can be harder than others. Sometimes a rough patch can last for weeks. The stress from work or school can be sometimes too overwhelming to deal with. And when the situation calls for it, sometimes the best thing to do is to do…

The year 2020 brought with it a pandemic and a global lockdown. With limitation on movement and prohibition of gatherings, many industries suffered setbacks. Similarly, many of ISRO's missions were delayed and the timelines had to be moved…

2020 wasn't exactly the best year for the entertainment industry. With theatres closed for a good chunk of the year, a lot of releases were delayed, while some movies were released on various OTT platforms. However, now that normalcy is…

2020 had most of us locked inside our houses for the better part of the year, which is why it was a shame that there weren't as many movies coming out as they usually do. However, there was still a lot of content to stream online, and…

Since the pandemic put physical classes off the table, most children have been spending more and more time at home. While it's tempting to distract your unruly kid with a smartphone, we know that unmonitored screen-time can have more…

India is internationally recognised as an extremely colourful country. However, even more colourful are its people. Because cultures across this country can be so different from each other, there is no dearth of hilarious incidents that can…

Life came to a screeching halt with the onset of the covid-19 pandemic in 2020, and many of the projects undertaken by the government were paused while the world took a breath. With all of 2021 ahead of us and revised covid protocols,…

For the short time that web-series with good production values have been a thing in India, we sure have had a lot of amazing content bless our screens so far. I mean, of course, they don't always work as well as we'd wish them to, but given…

Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind follows the story of Joel and Clementine, who after growing apart decide to erase each other off of their memories. However, when they meet a second time, they begin to fall in love - again. There's a…

2020 was a year of great devastation. With a pandemic raging through the globe and the gaps of humanity on display for everyone to see - the year wasn't kind. It was perhaps the stress of the terrible year, but the grief of losing so many…

The reason biopics have a longer-lasting impact than your ordinary run-of-the-mill movies is that they're rooted in facts. Consequently, they have more realistic storylines, and you're more likely to be inspired by somebody who actually…

AR Rahman has long been a valuable asset to the country. With multiple accolades, including an Academy award to his name, AR Rahman is easily the biggest name in the music industry. As the legendary music composer turns 54, we would like…

Hollywood always has a lot of content to offer when it comes to shows, but because of all the craziness in 2020, a lot of shows were either delayed or released in half. We can't say we really loved much of 2020, but the year did give us an…

2020 was especially unkind to the entertainment industry. With theatres closed and a prohibition on shooting, one of the highest-earning industries in India was brought to its knees. Of course, a lot of producers decided to go the OTT route…

Thanks to the covid-19 pandemic, a lot of the shows scheduled to release in 2020 were delayed and production was shut down for months. However, with the arrival of the new year, so far the conditions seem far more favourable for new…

So you think your plans are important? Well, 2020 doesn't care. Well, didn't. Now that we're in 2021, we can pretend that our plans matter again. Cynicism aside, we actually DO have a lot to look forward to this year, given that so many…

There's something extremely inspiring about the way we respond to biopics. When the hero in question is an actual person who really lived at some point in time, it becomes easier to imagine that like them, we can succeed too. 2020 wasn't…

2020 proved to be an absolute disaster for humanity and a bit of a bummer for the entertainment industry. With cinemas closed, most producers waited for a long time after Lockdown, hoping for things to become normal. However, as the…

We keep saying this, and it seems like we'll never stop saying this, but 2020 was a really weird year, guys. The pandemic caused unforeseen situations, with twists and turns even George R R Martin couldn't have imagined. And thanks to the…

The entertainment industry in the west isn't as rigorously censored as the Indian entertainment industry. Consequently, they are able to express themselves with more honesty, and that shows. Of course, with OTT platforms becoming more…

2020 proved to be the weirdest year most of us have ever had so far, and there's really no undoing this. Time is now distinctly Pre-Covid and Post-Covid, and some of the most mundane things we could do before covid hit seem like a distant…

Neither the radio nor the television managed to do what the internet did - it got people to stop reading. With the internet, users have become used to consuming content that is condensed so as to suit our shrinking attention spans. However,…

If 2020 gave us anything in plenty, it was unprecedented amounts of free time. And that brings us to the question that continues to puzzle many: how should I waste my time? Until six years ago, most Indians could not afford consuming media…

We as Indians sometimes tend to forget the that our Hindu scriptures can prove to be a treasure trove of wisdom. Our ancestors were perceptive, enlightened people whose knowledge can guide us back home in the darkest of times. These hidden…

Perhaps the most famous victim of the Jewish holocaust, Anne Frank was a young German-dutch who gained worldwide fame when her diary was published by her father after she had died. The diary, titled The Diary of a Young Girl when published,…

Imagine this: After having a hard week at work, you finally get to enjoy your weekend. You turn on the TV to tune into one of those old-timey movie channels that play Sooryavansham on weekdays. To your surprise, it has this comedy on that…

Bollywood isn't just a film industry - our lives, the way we think, speak, and clothe ourselves, even our names - Bollywood affects everything. The cultural impact of Bollywood on the lives of not just Indians, but most South-Asians, is…

Even though Bollywood doesn't always get things perfectly, the one genre it has truly mastered is romance. Be it the colourful locations, the beautiful songs to go with them, or the perfectly poetic lyric-like dialogues, Bollywood seems to…

Shahrukh Khan has long been regarded as the King of Bollywood. The actor enjoys a massive following of devoted fans who hang on to every word he has to say. Despite some disappointing movies that have come his way the last couple of years,…

Aamir Khan has long been regarded as one of the most skilled actors in the Hindi film industry. With so many exceptionally well-made movies to his name, it is easy to see why that is so. He has a reputation for being a perfectionist, he…

Perhaps world's most famous thinker, Plato was a Greek philosopher who along with his teacher Socrates and his student Aristotle, is one of the most significant figure to have influenced western religion and philosophy. He talked about…

Life can be difficult at times, especially during a pandemic. Covid-19 changed our lives in many ways, but the adverse effects it had on our spirits have been damning. While most of us are miserable locked inside our houses, some people…