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‘The Birdman of Chennai’ feeds 8,000 parakeets a day
Joseph Sekar is a camera technician and a keen parakeet enthusiast.
23 Mar 2017Flying with Antonio Sanchez
The man behind the edgy drumming that defined the Oscar-winning ‘Birdman’ has emerged as a force differentiator in jazz
4 min read4 Mar 2015K.S. Lavkumar | The death of a birdman
With Lavkumar’s death, a glorious chapter of Indian ornithology has come to an end. The greats have all gone
2 min read3 Mar 2015Oscars 2015: The hits (and Neil Patrick Harris)
What triumphed and what failed at the 87th Academy Awards
1 min read23 Feb 2015At Oscars 2015, Eddie Redmayne takes best actor, while Birdman scoops other biggies
The 87th Academy awards threw up very few surprises. However, while films like 'Birdman', 'The Grand Budapest Hotel' and 'Still Alice' won big, for others like Boyhood (six nominations - one nod) it was a bit of a disappointment.
23 Feb 2015Oscars 2015: ‘Birdman’ wins best picture; Alejandro Inarritu best director
Alejandro Inarritu's story of a washed-up, former superhero actor attempting an improbable comeback on Broadway won four Oscars
3 min read24 Feb 2015Oscars host Neil Patrick Harris salutes movies, pokes Oscars on race
The opening joke was a reference to the criticism Oscar voters faced this year for failing to nominate a single performer of colour in any of the acting categories
2 min read23 Feb 2015The politics of picking the Oscar for best picture
A look at the three films that have a chance to win Best Picture on Sunday, and what they might tell us about Hollywood, our culture, and ourselves
6 min read19 Feb 2015Oscar Watch: Know the directors
The ideological divides on the nominations, and the men who matter
3 min read13 Feb 2015Oscar Watch: Birdman vs Sniper
Will existential humour and whimsy win over a typically American moral lens on war?
2 min read6 Feb 2015Popular Topics
Budget
The Union Budget contains details about the estimated receipts and the expenditure of the government for a particular fiscal year. The Budget is allotted for the upcoming fiscal year, which runs from 1st April to 31st March of the next year. Here is a quick guide on how the Union Budget is prepared