New Book – Coming Soon

Banking on Technology is a personal history of Indian banking, from the days of brick and mortar banking to the point of blockchain banking – a journey full of exploration, innovations and learning.The author, O. P. Srivastava, who had a ringside view of Indian banking in a three-decade long career as a banker, rolled out […]

Rahul’s bike collides with a truck while he’s going to buy beer, and now Rahul is walking the line between life and death. There is chaos at the boundary between heaven and earth. Rahul is demanding to be sent back. His case is a tough one. Typical of so many his age, he was a […]

Life in Metaphors: Portraits of Girish Kasaravalli is a collection of portraits sketched by colleagues, friends, family, filmmakers and film critics, providing insights into the intricate layers of Kasaravalli’s cinema and exploring the nuances of his films andtheir metaphors. Authored by banker turned filmmaker OP Srivastava-winner of National Award 2015 for his film Life in […]

Parallel cinema sought to be different from the mainstream, possibly as a means ofre-inventing what cinema might be. The audience from the developing middle classwelcomed these films as a reflection of their life, finding that the films closelymimicked their reality.So, here is a retrospective of 50 path-breaking Hindi films made between the late60s and mid-90s, […]

What do Nike, Tesla, and Amul have in common with the Mahabharata, Icarus, and the Lotus?A story.A myth.A meaning that transcends time. In a world overflowing with noise, only the brands that tell deep, resonant stories truly connect. Branding@Mythology reveals how the timeless power of mythology—its archetypes, symbols, and narratives—can be harnessed to build authentic, […]