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Development with Dignity

Vedanta Aluminium was recently denied permission to set up a $1.7-billion plan to mine bauxite in the Niyamgiri Hills of Orissa. Located in Kalahandi district of Orissa, these hills are inhabited by the Dongoria, Jharnia and Kutia tribes who participated in a public hearing on April 9, 2012 and opposed the mining of bauxite from [...]

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Review: BOM

The director starts off the movie with a message that he had gone to Malana with the intention of searching [...]

Review: JFK

It is safe to compare the writing of a whodunit thriller to walking a tightrope – the writer has to [...]

How About Scotch?

We’ll start at where it should seem impossible to paint a picture in words: a feeling of blended scotch poured [...]

Review: Jab Tak Hai Jaan

With Yash Chopra’s untimely death, the supposed spat between Katrina and SRK-Anushka, and Son of Sardar’s accusations, Jab Tak Hai [...]

Review: Circle of Three

In an attempt to tell a story that reveals the power of human relationships and the prospect of a second [...]

Diary: NH7 Weekender 2012

The Bacardi NH7 Weekender saw its third year in Pune this month.  The festival has now expanded and there was [...]