Shrabonti Bagchi

India's entry to the Oscars has faced accusations of plagiarism—to give them credence is to misunderstand not only this film but how tropes work

Shashi Tharoor's latest book misses a trick in not mining Gen Z and Alpha vocabulary as deeply as it deserves to be

Touring is an essential part of most artists' lives, and brings with it physical, logistical and mental challenges. Lounge asked four artists about their lives on tour, their travel hacks, and how this has influenced their work

Don't ignore sleep apnea as a ‘lifestyle condition'—among a host of other medical issues, it has been shown to cause and exacerbate Type 2 diabetes

Do we really need Mary Bennet from ‘Pride And Prejudice’ as heroine of a new 10-part mini series? Is this the beginning of the Jane Austen Cinematic Universe?

Two recent works of speculative fiction explore the idea of finding home—here on Earth and away from it

Soka, a bar in Bengaluru, is serving a limited menu that distills the scents of the city, from the grassy smells of Cubbon Park to the Karaga festival's camphor-heavy air, into a drink

Once useful, the hashtag is increasingly irrelevant to reach on social media today. Plus, it’s really cringe

Gautam Bhatia's The Sentence is a murder mystery that wears its erudition and examination of justice lightly

Infrastructure in India hasn't kept pace with its cultural explosion. Maybe we need to get creative about the ways in which we consume culture