What happens when an alleged gang rape of a minor girl in a park turns, within minutes, from a demand for justice into a competition of rhymes?

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In Indian cinema, certain compositions are used in ways that completely transform the impact of a scene the moment they appear on screen. The ‘Hanuman Chalisa’ is one such composition. In Hindi films, it has sometimes been used to evoke faith amid fear and adversity, while at other times it has been employed to portray the awakening of a character’s inner strength. In some films, its recitation has become an important part of the storyline, while in others, its melody has transformed an otherwise ordinary scene into a memorable cinematic moment.

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​The cockroaches now crawling across India’s political landscape deserve close scrutiny. These self-appointed tribunes of ‘simmering discontent’ appear to have no clear programme or principles: only noise, invective and an appetite for disruption. Calling themselves the Cockroach Janta Party, they claim to speak for an outraged public. Critics, however, see them as a proxy for an opposition unable to defeat the Modi government at the ballot box.

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The life of the enigmatic Siddha Yogi Devraha Baba, who had a deep connection with Brajbhoomi and Vrindavan, is now set to come to the big screen.

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A son shoots his mother on Mother’s Day. Two brothers become sworn enemies over a narrow strip of farmland. An old woman spends her final years abandoned in the corner of a city flat, unwanted and unheard. A young corporate employee, crushed by loneliness, attempts suicide. These are not scenes from a dark television crime series. They are fragments of modern India’s unsettling social reality.

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What happens to a society when the newspaper no longer lands with authority at the doorstep, and the television no longer commands silence in the living room?

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Some songs allow a young person in love to hear the voice of their own heart, while someone who has lived through the experiences of age finds in them the ache of days gone by. The song 'Humein Tumse Pyar Kitna...' from the 1981 film 'Kudrat' belongs to this rare category. Its lyrics convey the depth of love, its melody carries an unspoken restlessness, and its singing has an emotional stillness that connects listeners with their inner selves.

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The enchanting beauty of Braj Mandal, the Yamuna riverbanks, shaded groves, wandering peacocks, gentle cows, and the divine tales of Krishna have echoed for centuries through countless bhajans and folk songs. Devotional classics like “Shyam Teri Bansi Pukare”, “Radhe Radhe Barsane Wali”, “Maiya Mori” and “Jai Radha Madhav” still paint Vrindavan, Barsana, and Gokul as a spiritual paradise. Surdas's and Raskhan's verses remain soaked in the fragrance of Braj’s natural splendour.

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For generations, India's lighthouses were places people saw from a distance. Standing at the edge of the sea, they marked dangerous stretches of coast and guided vessels through darkness. Their lights belonged to sailors. Their towers belonged to the landscape.

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What's for dinner tonight? It is the most ordinary question in homes everywhere. Sometimes it's asked with affection, sometimes with impatience, and sometimes it becomes the last question anyone ever hears.

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