murder Archives

Paranoiac Activity: The Birth of the Anxious Parent

In light of the Gurgaon incident, parents have to balance a tightrope: To have a keen eye on everyone who interacts with their child, but equally, to refrain from treating everyone as a predator.

Dushyant Shekhawat July 13, 2016

Earth

Murder: The Price of Your Hill Station Holiday

The shooting and murder of Shail Bala Sharma, the Kasauli corporator, has exposed the rotten heart of the mountains. And we – who retreat to the hills every chance we get – are responsible for the corruption hill towns are steeped in. The problem is that our relationship with these pieces of paradise, is all take and no give.

Manik Sharma July 12, 2016

Pop Culture

Good Luck Jerry review: Janhvi Kapoor Anchors a Delightfully Airy Crime Caper

Good Luck Jerry is anchored by a career-best performance by Kapoor and though it isn’t deep or particularly inventive, the film is charming, entertaining and ludicrously simple, but in a good way.

Pradeep Menon April 19, 2016

Pop Culture

How Game of Thrones Made Me Lose Faith in the Idea of Love

Game of Thrones has painted perhaps the glummest picture of love ever conceived in popular culture. Love does not last or make us better persons. Instead, it corrupts, handicaps, and burdens as much as any other responsibility in the world.

Manik Sharma March 17, 2016

Pop Culture

Only Murders in the Building: A brilliant true crime show, about our obsession with true crime

Murder mysteries land on OTT platforms these days with frightening similar numbers to FIRs in police registers. Only Murders in the Building, is a radically inventive show that aptly critiques this hunger for bloodlust.

Manik Sharma March 14, 2016