Even as the author jostles with questions about the afterlife, she does that with a clear-eyed focus on the here and now
The artist on curating the biennale's 6th edition and putting the body at the centre of all experiences
In the Jacana clan, it is daddy dear who brings up the brood but it’s his wife who wears the pants
‘Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam’ cannot be a banner. It must be a becoming
Prasad Bidapa, fashion and heritage textile curator, on how his favourite food captures memory and tradition
Delhi-based architect Martand Khosla on how an MF Husain sketch forms the architectural core of the artist's museum in Doha and his association with Husain
The mountains will always be a draw, though these days with wide smooth roads running up and tunnels boring through them, getting up there is no longer an adventure
While art education is restricted to basic principles, new platforms are enhancing the visual vocabulary of children, making room for exploration and curiosity
Australian fashion designer Amanda Healy on telling her stories with Kashmiri silk
This collection of stories is animated by death — by ghosts, by conversations with dead authors, by meditations on mortality
Some squeal, some shriek, some are quiet, either ways, there is always a rousing welcome when one is in Goa
At just 19, Oberoi joined The Taj Mahal Palace, Mumbai, as a trainee, earning Rs 150 a month. By 31, he was an executive chef
In most cases, the reportage of the man-animal conflict often glosses over the fact that the root cause is humans themselves
Kahe ko byaahe bides from Umrao Jaan is a song of love and longing that echoes the pain of exile
A look at how human recklessness has cost India the joy of its characteristic seasons
The novel ends up reinforcing the very stereotypes it claims to challenge
Peacemaker, a new biography by Thant Myint-U, revives the story of how the forgotten Secretary-General U Thant gave the UN its rare moral authority.
My hope and faith is that if we have to bring about a social change, then the future of mental health is not in the clinics but in the schools, colleges and in the community
In our kitchen, occasions overlapped, flavours mingled and every dish told a story of coexistence.
Diyas basking in the October sun, a T-Rex shaped rangoli and recalling recipes from the past. The many ways to celebrate, hope and heal
Dragonflies spend 90 per cent of their lives as ‘nymphs’, living at the bottom of murky ponds and looking like ghouls that terrify small fish and tadpoles
Amrita Shah’s moving biography of her great-grandfather, Mohanlal Killavala, explores silences, erasure, and memory across the Indian Ocean
Often overlooked in our quest for superfoods, the fibre is having a moment. Nutritionists and chefs are designing diets rich in this nutrient that can protect your gut, heart and brain
From the salt pans of Pernem and the ecology of the Western Ghats to sand bubbler crabs, there's more to Goa than beach parties and resorts
At the core of the book is Macfarlane’s contention that if a river is alive, laws, politics and, most significantly, our perceptions, must change

