Mohua Das

Mumbai

Feature Writer at The Times of India

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Three ancient gods meet in London, with a little help from Mumbai

4 days ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das

Three ancient gods—rarely seen side by side—are now quietly holding court at the British Museum in London. Vishnu from India, Sekhmet from Egypt, and Bacchusfrom the Roman-Greek world stand together in a compelling new display.
As child witnesses shape verdicts, Indian justice system is slowly changing

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das

Mohua DasTNNUpdated: May 3, 2025, 18:13 IST ISTIt’s not easy for a minor to testify, especially against their kin. To help them speak up, some courts have introduced child-friendly steps like taking video testimonies in playrooms, but there’s a long way to goOver the past year or so, Indian courts have seen a handful of rare but powerful moments where a child’s voice tipped the scales of justice.
‘India content clocked 45bn hrs of watch time abroad’

1 week ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das |Asmita Dey

Mumbai: Entertainment industry heavyweights made clear at the WAVES Summit in Mumbai on Thursday that the spotlight is now moving beyond celluloid to a new crop of creators — digital storytellers, animators, gamers, and indie artists. With over 100 million such creators, rising investments in AI and a surge of regional voices going global, YouTube CEO Neal Mohan said, the company will invest over Rs 850 crore in the next two years to empower Indian creators, artists and media companies.
Inspiration or imitation? Copyright battles rage in the copy-paste age

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das |Sneha Bhura

The Aamir Aziz-Anita Dube controversy isn’t a one-off. Creative work is easily ‘borrowed’ in this digital age but few have the stomach for long courtroom battlesThe Hindus living in the border areas of Rajasthan and in Pakistan’s Sindh region are divided by a map, but their connections go deep. Discrimination, economic hardships and pressure to convert often lead to them making the cross-border trek to India, despite the uncertainty of visas.
Inspiration or imitation? Copyright battles rage in the copy-paste age

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das |Sneha Bhura

The Aamir Aziz-Anita Dube controversy isn’t a one-off. Creative work is easily ‘borrowed’ in this digital age but few have the stomach for long courtroom battlesEarlier this month, a Delhi gallery quietly exhibited a painting by artist Anita Dube featuring lines from poet-activist Aamir Aziz’s protest poem ‘Sab Yaad Rakha Jayega’. The words rang loud, but the poet’s name didn’t. These weren’t anonymous verses floating through the internet.
‘We’re just relieved... Never been this happy to be home’: Tourists return with survivor tales

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das

NewsCity Newsmumbai News‘We’re just relieved...
It’s houseful at Mumbai’s Prithvi theatre for these juvenile home kids

2 weeks ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das

Nineteen boys from Umerkhadi Observation and Children’s Home, facing serious charges, starred in 'Ek Aise Gagan Ke Tale' at Prithvi Theatre. This play, adapted from Badal Sircar’s work, is part of Theatre for Change, an Ashiyana Foundation initiative. The project aims to help them reimagine their lives through artistic expression.
Dancing without daaru: Sober raves are redefining fun

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das

Mohua DasTNN Apr 5, 2025, 19:30 IST ISTTired of the club scene, young people are moving parties to kitchens, stores and even the Mumbai local. Who needs tequila and strobe lights when you have matcha shots and daytime dancing? They said the nightclub was dead. But the party’s far from over. The music is still pumping, the crowd’s still dancing, and the DJ still spinning, just not in a club where you jostle past velvet ropes and bouncers to move to the same old beats under flashing strobes.
Museum turns rural teachers into eager students

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das

For teachers in Maharashtra's remote districts, museums don't feature in childhood staples. They're distant, grand buildings glimpsed in textbooks or grainy photos—places filled with objects they'll likely never see up close. To address this disconnect, the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS) launched its first-of-its-kind Rural Teacher Training Programme, a three-day crash course designed to show educators how museums can be extensions of their classroom.
When smog meets satire

1 month ago | timesofindia.indiatimes.com | Mohua Das |Shruti Sonal

Climate change can be a a depressing topic, but a bunch of creative folks are using pop culture to create awarenessWhat happens when you take AQI charts and particulate matter levels and put it in the hands of stand-ups? You get this... “I never thought I’d afford a 2BHK in Bandra but thanks to all this construction dust that I’m breathing in every day, I now have one growing inside me. I’m calling it... Raheja Broncii,” said one. Another took stock of the city’s perpetual state of excavation.