War Archives

Dear Indians, Our WhatsApp Hysteria is Not Going to Resolve the India-Pakistan Tensions

Since India-Pakistan tensions have escalated every civilian has turned into a defence expert. WhatsApp and social media have turned war into a dinner-table conversation, where we now plan how to “finish Pakistan” and “kill Masood Azhar like the US killed Osama”.

Hardik Rajgor July 23, 2016

Bollywood

Kesari Review: The Akshay Kumar Movie Manages to Make the Feat of 21 vs 10,000 Look Boring

Kesari, a retelling of the events of the Battle of Saragarhi, tells you nothing about the clash between the valiant 21 Sikh soldiers of the British Indian Army and 10,000 Afghan tribesmen that a quick Google search will not. The battle is uninspiring and unnecessarily long drawn-out, and there is little imagination in the fight sequences.

Arré Bench July 21, 2016

Bollywood

Hamid: The Movie on Kashmir We Need

Hamid is a gentle tale of a Kashmiri child’s yearning for his missing father. It is essentially a story of violence – you don’t see it but experience it in full force. Hamid focuses on a particularly gruesome brand of emotional violence that marks the stories of Kashmir’s “disappeared” men.

Sharan Saikumar July 9, 2016

Bollywood

From Tapsee Pannu, Ranveer Singh, to Yami Gautam: The 10 Best Hindi Film Performances of 2019

As everyone will tell you, this year has been a particularly unremarkable year for Bollywood. The silver lining has been the versatile, inventive performances that have come from the most experimental of films and actors. From Tapsee Pannu and Ranvir Shorey to Geetika Vidya Olyan and Ranveer Singh, here are the 10 best performances of 2019.

Poulomi Das July 4, 2016

POV

The Delusional Doves of Peace

The Doves of Peace are outraged, as India talks tough with Pakistan. Why can’t we simply deescalate the tension over a free phirni?

Karan Mujoo June 27, 2016

Animals

A Dog Experiences War. We Call it Diwali

We are under attack. Almost every minute a bomb goes off. From the window I can see children with guns and soldiers running around yelling code words at each other, “Happy Diwali! Happy Diwali!”

Arré Bench June 22, 2016

Bollywood

War Review: A Glorious Bollywood Action Entertainer that Reinvents Hrithik Roshan

Siddharth Anand’s War, starring Hrithik Roshan and Tiger Shroff, is at once pulpy, stylish, racy, and surprisingly intelligent. It’s been a while since a Bollywood film has made action look this inviting.

Poulomi Das June 19, 2016

People

Crossing the Line

When countries are divided, the stories that endure need not be catastrophic. My grandma's memories of one of the greatest human migrations are bundled into small, bright oranges.

Mitali Bose May 18, 2016

Coronavirus

How Can You Prepare to Take Care of Family When COVID-19 Knocks at Your Door? You Can’t

Sickness and death come to everyone, but the undiluted fear that overcame me after my sister got infected was nothing that I had experienced before. I had never felt the helplessness of looking for hospital beds that didn’t exist, of spending hours making calls to procure a life-giving canister of oxygen. I was prepared to beg, borrow, or steal medicines, not even knowing if they would work.

Kahini Iyer May 14, 2016

First Person

Not All PoWs Return Safe Like Abhinandan Varthaman: The Case of Captain Gurung

Captain Vijender Singh Gurung was captured by Pakistan during the 1971 war. He spent nearly 13 months in captivity. This is his story.

Rahul Singh April 2, 2016