Ideas Without Boundaries.
It is officially my birthday and what could be better to start it than honoring the legacy of Hrishikesh Mukherjee, among my most favorite film makers. It was back in November 2025, that Priyanka Mukherjee Rajpal (Hrishikesh Mukherjee’s granddaughter) messaged me that she had secured Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber As a little girl belonging to a family that loved music, and my mother who had trained in classical vocal music under Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma’s eminent father Uma Dutt Ji, always singing and playing the radio when she was expecting Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber When Ajit met Pandit Ravi Shankar for the first time in 2001 or 2002, , Pandit ji found out that Ajit had studied Sitar under the disciple of his senior disciple, and promptly exclaimed lovingly “Oh then you are my grandson!” Read More …
A Movie Review by Kavita A Chhibber “You always wanted to be like me, but you were never good enough.” “You are dumb!’” “You are a failure.” “Look at so and so’s kid. He got a perfect score on the SAT. He got into an Read More …
“I want to be known as some one who tried her best.” By Kavita A Chhibber Kavita’s Note: I first met Dr. Manju Sheth over a decade ago after moving to Massachusetts. What struck me was her warmth, humility, sensitivity and sense of humor. I Read More …
“When Mohammed Rafi Sahib folded his hands in front of me and apologized, I was in shock!” By Kavita A Chhibber (All photographs courtesy of Kavita Krishnamurti Subramaniam and respective photographers.) It is her Birthday today, and the lovely lady who shared this story and Read More …
“Just as you should not be arrogant about your success, you should not be arrogant about your sorrows.” by Kavita A Chhibber Javed Akhtar Sahib turns 81 today. And this post is so worth taking the time to read. I have been trying to write Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber Today is the master poet, Kaifi Azmi ‘s 107th birthday. When I wrote my thoughts on the play Kaifi Aur Main, little did I know, this would be among my most revisited write ups. Everyone of us live lives that we Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber I went to see #Ikkis last night. It is based on the 1971 Indo Pak war. And because of my father Major General RN Chibber was in that war. Yesterday, during the day my sister Kalyani (who is in Jammu at Read More …
By Kavita A Chhibber He grew up watching legendary actor Amitabh Bachchan conquer the reel world, while garnering respect and continuous accolades in the real world. But for Sandesh Sharda, a successful business entrepreneur and philanthropist, the world of cinema and entertainment was a magical Read More …