On her recent trip to India to promote and launch a Cointreau cocktail, Dita Von Teese, the burlesque fascination and fetishist got candid over an interview. I talk to her about her beginnings as an exotic dancer, her style, and a Cointreau routine that she’s most famous for. Relish. The Trasformation From a young … Continue reading
The first time I watched Satyajit Ray’s Feluda chronicle, Sonar Kella or The Golden Fortress, I was moved in an irreversible way that only a six-year-old would after watching this intriguing film on life, tragedy, deception, and hereafter. Till then, no one really had sat me down to tell me about the concept of birth … Continue reading
We cast our eyes skywards, yearning for a cloud to burst and drench the thirsty soil. The monsoon in India is a time of rejoicing and renewal. It is symbolic, significant and central to the country’s culture—much like the Western concept of springtime that finds echo in its music, art, and literature. In India as … Continue reading
Basu and The Bees 