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Grammy-winner Arooj Aftab turns producer for American-Indian singer-songwriter Sheherazaad’s new song Dhund Lo Mujhe

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Lyrically, American-Indian musician Sheherazaad weaves a visual mosaic of what she calls “this circus of the insane, carnival of the unhappy” in the sophomore track of her upcoming mini-album Qasr. Musically, dramatic percussion, draped in reedy timbres of violin, chase Sheherazaad’s hauntingly intense vocals. “It suggests a very specific insanity — that of the immigrant […]

Kriti Sanon’s first-look as Janaki in the Prabhas-starrer ‘Adipurush’ out

April 29, 2023April 29, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

The first-look poster of Kriti Sanon in ‘Adipurush’ | Photo Credit: @kritisanon/Twitter The makers of Adipurush unveiled a motion poster of Kriti Sanon on the occasion of Sita Navami. Kriti is set to play Janaki, a character inspired by Sita from the epic Ramayana. The film, starring Prabhas, is directed by Om Raut, and is […]

How Vasan’s ‘Chandralekha,’ released 75 years ago, set a pan-Indian trend

April 12, 2023April 12, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

T.R. Rajakumari in “Chandralekha” (1948), produced by Gemini Studios | Photo Credit: The Hindu Archives April 8 marked the platinum jubilee of the iconic film Chandralekha, which released on this date in 1948. Gemini, the studio that produced it, folded up in the 1970s. S.S. Vasan (of Gemini Studios), who also directed the film, died […]

BFI says team selection for the World women’s boxing championships was as per the new evaluation policy

March 5, 2023March 5, 2023cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Manju Rani of RSPB (red) celebrates after winning the 48kg category gold at the 6th Elite National women’s boxing championship at the Tatya Tope Stadium in Bhopal on December 26, 2022. | Photo Credit: A.M. FARUQUI Following complaints from at least three boxers about their non-inclusion in the Indian squad for the upcoming World women’s […]

Azim Premji University launches open access digital repository of academic resources in Indian languages

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Azim Premji University (APU) Tuesday unveiled an open access digital repository of academic resources translated from English to Indian languages to make them widely available to students, teachers, teacher educators, etc., across the country for free. The repository named ‘Anuvada Sampada’ with close to 2,000 academic resources is currently available in Hindi and Kannada. Launched […]

Alia Bhatt on the dark comedy in Darlings, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor

August 5, 2022August 5, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

Alia Bhatt opens up about negotiating the tightrope of dark comedy in ‘Darlings’, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt opens up about negotiating the tightrope of dark comedy in ‘Darlings’, turning producer and learning balance from Ranbir Kapoor Alia Bhatt isn’t a stranger to violence. From Veera Tripathi in Highway (2014), who experiences […]

Amid language debate, Haflong Hindi tries to hold its own in Assam

May 4, 2022May 4, 2022cpooldigitalLeave a Comment

This form of Hindi binds diverse tribes in Dima Hasao district but faces challenges from purists This form of Hindi binds diverse tribes in Dima Hasao district but faces challenges from purists A ‘nativised’ Hindi associated with Assam’s only hill station is trying to hold its own amid a row over the Centre’s move to […]

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