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The flavour of Indian coasts

November 1, 2019

Think of coastal cuisine, think of sea food; but interestingly the sea side menus in India are not devoid of vegetarian dishes and also have some rather interesting sweet dishes to conclude the spicy meals. While it is only natural for one to relate coastal cuisine with prawn cur...

Interview with Tmt. V. Amudhavalli, director of tourism & managing director, TTDC

November 1, 2019

In an interview with India & You Tmt. V. Amudhavalli, director of tourism & managing director, Tamilnadu Tourism Development Corporation (TTDC) talks about how they are promoting Tamil Nadu as a heritage and cultural destination to attract more foreign tourists in the state.

Fashion for the foreshore

November 1, 2019

As outings on the beach become more popular and regular and as the millennials become more fashion conscious, attire on the beach is the latest segment of garments to be transformed into a fashion parade.

India Moves to HIP-HOP

May 14, 2019

After years of remaining underground, hip-hop has finally emerged from the shadows and talented young artists use the music to denounce social inequalities, injustices, and conservatism in the Indian society. It was a bold bet but filmmaker Zoya Akhtar took it and won it. The dir...

Reelpolitik

May 14, 2019

The last two years have seen a spate of Hindi films based on key political personalities as well as political incidents in the history of independent India. Quite a few seem to toe the line propagated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, whose charisma is translating itself in...

Documentaries in India

May 14, 2019

Indian documentary film making is storytelling at its best, but it is no bedtime story. It makes one want to get up and get into action. Purveyors of fiction films tend to marginalise documentaries as non-entertainment; yet they have no compunction about borrowing liberally from ...

Indian Cinema in China

May 14, 2019

Indian cinema is making its way into China like never before, with a string of successful films, notably Dangal, Hindi Medium, and Andhadun. Indian producers salivate at the prospect of a market as large and prosperous. When renowned Chinese film director Zhou Maofei watched the ...

Interview with Goutam Deb

March 7, 2018

Keeping Durga Puja as its focus, West Bengal tourism is planning a new international promotional campaign, targeting mainly the European clientele. As Durga Puja is not just spiritual but also the biggest cultural festival in West Bengal and one of the biggest in the country, the...

BALDEO BHAI SHARMA

March 1, 2018

In an era of digital explosion, when readers are switching to devices from hard copies to fill their reading appetite, the National Book Trust (NBT) also seems to be sauntering towards the e-way. India & You speaks to Baldeo Bhai Sharma, chairman, NBT, to know about the organisat...

Wildlife Conservation : A tight rope walk

October 31, 2017

Overall, we are still not in a place where our wildlife is safe. Vivek Menon, executive director and CEO of Wildlife Trust of India, asserts in an interview to India & You that the country needs to tread a middle path where growth should not just be economically sustainable, ...