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A novel debut

Meet the young proactive and super cool blogger turned author in a tête-à-tête with YASHASVINI RAJESHWAR

Sagarika Chakraborty is an interviewer’s dream! A debut author armed with degrees in law and management, Sagarika is clear about the hows and the whys of her journey.

A Calendar too Crowded seems heavily influenced by mythology…
I have read and heard […]

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Set to play

BANDWIDTH Certainly not another brick in the wall— Pipe Dreams are all for rock! KAMALA GOPALAKRISHNAN

When did Pipe Dreams first become a band?
Aadithya Sharan: The band’s been around for two years, but some dropped out. I’m the only one who was part of the original group. Our current line-up has lasted about eight months now. In the beginning, […]

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She goes pop!

SPOTLIGHT Anusha Dandekar opens up to PAYAL CHHABRIA on her new album “Better than your ex”, on experimenting with films and her future plans…

After VJing and acting, why did you choose to diversify into music?
The only thing that I was sure about was that I wanted to be a VJ. Acting and music just happened. […]

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Meet Lorax…

As Lorax hits the screen today get to know him better… Excerpts from the interview.

What was your first impression of the Once-ler?
Well, my first impression was of a man cutting down a tree. I didn’t notice much else. In case you haven’t figured it out, cutting down a tree is NOT a way to make […]

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Angry for more…

Who would have thought a few birds, a catapult and pigs would make for a global phenomenon! MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN

What flies, comes in different sizes, hates pigs and is perennially angry? The Angry Birds, of course! Take aim at precariously propped constructions where the pigs that stole their eggs hide: the gameplay can’t get any simpler. But […]

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Behind the scenes

Shweta Ganesh Kumar started as a TV journalist, then worked with an NGO and is now a full-time writer. HAMSINI RAVI
 
Shweta Ganesh Kumar’s debut novel, Coming up on the Show: The Travails of a News Trainee told the story of Indian broadcast journalism through the eyes of a fresh-out-of-college girl, and quickly made its way […]

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Haunting notes

TALENT Ghostnote’s unpretentious and whacky music is already a hit with the city’s music lovers. DIVYA THIAGARAJAN

They are a line up of college guys, who have made some whacky music. Ghostnote is an experimental, alternative Rock band that’s just five months old. But that hasn’t stopped them from winning acclaim at a lot of college […]

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Colours of love

Sanjana Balaraman makes her debut as a writer with Timeless. NIRANJANA JAWAHAR chats up the teen author.

Love transcends boundaries in Sanjana Balaraman’s book Timeless. The 19-year-old from Chennai describes a romantic journey of Prince William and Analeigh. While she does justice to the romance, she also gives a lot of importance to detail. Timeless is […]

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Power women

NXg talks to three generations of women from two different families to see how they have dealt with life. MADHUMITHA SRINIVASAN and ARCHANA SUBRAMANIAN

 Words like “women empowerment”, “gender bias”, “weaker sex”, and “reservation”, do not figure in their vocabulary; not because they dislike it but simply because they cannot relate to it. The three generations […]

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Differences that blend

Belgium-based metal band Thurisaz’s music is a unique blend of genres. NICKY

The first Belgian Metal band to perform in India, and the first international band to play a show in India post-midnight to a packed audience, Thurisaz, is known for its unique genre of music that’s the result of a blend of different genres of […]

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