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Silhouette Magazine is a platform for gathering myriad views on film (and allied art forms) and to continue with the flux of discourse. The Silhouette publications are our attempt to achieve this goal.

Chandrayaan 3: The Next Chapter in India’s Moon Mission

Chandrayaan-3: India's mission to conquer the Moon's south pole, unravel lunar mysteries, and push the limits of space exploration....

News & Events

A Purrfect Story

On a foggy, winter morning, Santosh Bakaya gets caught in the middle of a catfight over kittens. Enjoy Morning Meanderings Season 2 with your hot cuppa and cookies. ☕🍪😊...

Morning Meanderings Season 2

The Unsuspecting Prince

The tadpole that turned into a toad and then got coronated! Santosh Bakaya witnesses a rapid rise to glory that may inspire those who are aspiring for their thrones. Enjoy Morning Meanderings...

Morning Meanderings Season 2

The Unforgettable Music of Hemant Kumar

The Unforgettable Music of Hemant Kumar by Manek Premchand looks in detail at specific areas of Hemant Kumar’s work. Chapters include the journey of his life, from Varanasi to Calcutta...

Bestsellers

Celebrate the Differences, Enjoy the Similarities and Forget the Rest!

Every relationship is a potpourri of similarities and differences. Ramendra Kumar muses about why his marriage is considered a runaway success....

Love Poems and Stories

From Spark to Story

Author Ramendra Kumar says there’s a story idea hiding in everything - from a random conversation on a bus to a social media post. And for it to become a book, you have to “write what you love and...

Effective Parenting Book

Hell Over Helmet Amid Smiling Santa Caps

As the wasteful Dirty Dozen find their lost helmet in a sink with a bag of uneatan food, Santa caps bring in the Christmas cheer for the ragpicker kids. Its Christmas and you celebrate...

Christmas Special

My Trip to Switzerland and Paris

Kid's Travelogue: 7 year old Maitreyee Pujari takes you on a beautiful journey through Switzerland and Paris recounting her delightful and fun experiences....

Creative Writing

Tales of Transformation: English Translation of Tagore’s Chitrangada and Chandalika

Tagore spoke of women's empowerment, about a woman's rightful place, about her power and respect, about how she can turn the course of things in one's life much before these ideas...

Books

A Skyful of Balloons: An Extract

A Skyful of Balloons by Santosh Bakaya will make you laugh and cry with the characters, the vicissitudes in their lives will tug at your heartstrings; you will savour the beams of the rising sun, and the...

Bestsellers

Parenting: How to Make It Effective (Book Review)

Effective Parenting: A book full of anecdotes, quotes, poems and short stories and what makes it interesting is it comes from a father rather than a mother. A Review by Bhaskar Parichha....

Book Reviews

Writer’s Block – Myth or Not: Santosh Bakaya’s TEDx Talks

What exactly is 'WRITER'S BLOCK' and how can you overcome the syndrome killing your creative output? Dr. Santosh Bakaya, author of the bestselling 'Ballad of Bapu' addresses this question in TEDx Talks and explains it is all...

Resources for Writers

Book of the Month: Cloudburst The Womanly Deluge

In the month of March, which is the Women's History Month, Learning and Creativity brings to you our book of the month, 'Cloudburst: The Womanly Deluge', a poetry anthology of contemporary Indian...

Bestsellers

Ramendra Kumar’s ‘Dilemma and Other Stories’ Gets a Sinhala Avatar

The Sinhala translation of Ramendra Kumar’s book ‘Dilemma and Other Stories’ was recently released in Colombo. This is the writer’s 4th book in Sinhala....

Effective Parenting Book

Darkness There But Something More Ghost Stories Anthology

Books We Recommend

Learning and Creativity and our imprint The Blue Pencil recommend books from various genres for our readers. These are books we have read and enjoyed. We are absolutely certain you will love them the way we did! So go ahead and pick...

Bestsellers

Bookaroo @ Bengaluru 2017: Books & Bliss with Story Telling!

Award-winning and best-selling children's books author Ramendra Kumar conducted a session based on Against All Odds, his latest book which was recently released, in Delhi Public School, Bengaluru...

Effective Parenting Book

May I Not See Dreams

This is a collection of two poems, originally written in Nepali by celebrated poet Suman Pokhrel and translated in English by another literary great, Dr. Abhi Subedi. Both the poems depict the unflinching passion...

Poetry Month Special Edition

Silhouette’s Indian and International Cinema Quizzes Start May 4

The Indian and International Cinema Quizzes kick off on May 4, 2015 and will be open till May 6, 2015. There are 3 prizes for each category. ...

News & Events

Write For Us! Silhouette Invites Reviews, Interviews, Critiques and Retrospectives

Silhouette is inviting writers to share their articles, essays and critiques on cinema, including film reviews, retrospectives and interviews. Write for us!...

News & Events

Silhouette Magazine Set To Relaunch on May 2

Silhouette Magazine will be relaunched on 2nd May 2015, commemorating the birth anniversary of Indian master Satyajit Ray, with a bunch of new articles, complete web versions of older print and html editions,...

News & Events

Be a Silhouette Volunteer!

Silhouette Magazine, all set for a relaunch on May 2, invites volunteers for managing, contributing and participating in cinema related events....

News & Events

L&C Celebrates National Poetry Month, Send Us Your Poems!

Writers, poets and wordsmiths...! Contribute your poems for our special month in 'Learning and Creativity', dedicated to the National Poetry Month April 2015. ...

News & Events

Hemant Kumar, Dr Bali, Vyjayantimala, Tapan Sinha & Ashit Chowdhury

I Am A Worshipper Of All Things Beautiful: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-IV)

Learning and Creativity pays a humble tribute to the legendary filmmaker Tapan Sinha with the reproduction of an exclusive interview, one of the lengthiest interviews of the maestro, which was first published in Desh Magazine...

100 Years of Indian Cinema

Loving All Creatures Great And Human: Today, The Stray Dog

For a deeper insight into the philosophy behind this unique All Creatures Great and Small Series auction to be held on December 2, Learning and Creativity presents an essay ‘Loving All Creatures Great &...

Creative Art

I Cherish A Thrill For Adventure: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-III)

100 Years of Indian Cinema

5 Surefire Tips to Create DIY Halloween Crafts

On Halloween, involve your kids in trying out craft ideas to let them manifest their creativity. Check out these great craft ideas and learn how you can create wonderful, spooky Halloween items with crafting...

Fun Learning

I’d Never Allow My Mind To Gather The Moss Of Stagnation: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-II)

100 Years of Indian Cinema

Never Have I Made the Same Kind of Film: An Interview With Tapan Sinha (Part-I)

On the occasion of legendary filmmaker Tapan Sinha's 90th Birth Anniversary, Learning and Creativity pays a humble tribute to the maestro with the reproduction of an exclusive interview, which was first published in Desh...

100 Years of Indian Cinema

Mardaani Review: Making A Point With A Solid Punch

Mardaani is a short and hard hitting movie, which packs in sharp and searing punches without frills. ...

Movie Reviews

The Maple Tree

A dim light shone in her room. He heard sounds of sobs. The whole family had gathered around his daughter’s bed. He pushed everyone along the way....

Stories

Jyoti Babel on Insignificant: Poetic Reflections on the Vast Cosmos and Self
Thank you so much for your appreciation and kind words. Hume jab ehsaas hota hai ki is brahmand mein hum bindu matra bhi nahi hai, toh sab pareshaniya...
Madhu Verma on Insignificant: Poetic Reflections on the Vast Cosmos and Self
Jyoti, bahut hi acchi poem likhi hai tumne 👌 Brahmand ki vishalta aur insaan ke chhote hone ka ehsaas itne pyaare andaaz mein bayaan kiya hai... ...
Madhu Verma on Winning the Fastest Line Follower Trophy at Technoxian World Robotics Championship
Congratulations to budding robotics enthusiasts Ayush Gupta, Shrutika Negi, and Sampriti Bisht for winning the Fastest Line Follower Trophy at the Tec...
A K Nanda on Ei Korechho Bhalo Nithur He — English Translation of Tagore’s Song
Rajan Ji I'm extremely grateful for your comments on my translation of Tagore's poem of Geetanjali "Ei Korechho Bhalo". I had to do this on the insis...
NS Rajan on Ei Korechho Bhalo Nithur He — English Translation of Tagore’s Song
Nandaji. Namashkar. I have no knowledge of Bangla. But who hasn't heard of 'Geetanjali'? it is an irony that when I was in College in 1952, I won tw...