I found it mystical and mysterious how one river could hold such ability to empower and evoke such enduring faith

"In its early days — the VKA was formed in 1952 — the organisation focused on two things: countering Christian influence among tribals and spreading Hindu values. However, from 1970 onwards, many Left-oriented organisations started raising the issue of forest and land rights," says the author

The translator of the Kannada short fiction collection Heart Lamp on why the act of writing and translating is always hyphenated, the criticism that the book has faced and why translating a work by a woman is very different to that by a man

The short fiction collection is not a seductive read in the traditional sense. It doesn’t dazzle with plot twists or offer the slow burn of psychological complexity. Instead, it demands something more uncomfortable from the reader: to sit with pain, to listen to voices that have long been smothered, and to recognise that certain stories aren’t told to entertain; they are articulated to hold space for grief, for defiance, for survival

In this world of hyper-influence and algorithmic affirmation, we’re all chasing aura over authenticity. We’re measured not by meaning but metrics.

The Kechki Forest Rest House and its surroundings in Jharkhand are an integral part of Ray’s classic Aranyer Din Ratri, a restored version of which was screened at the Cannes Film Festival. But unlike the film that became eternal, the Kechki of the film exists no more. This is its story

This thinly fictionalised account of the 1975-1977 Emergency years is a breath of fresh air

The more I lived, the more I saw that meaning was made in the margins. Not in the limelight, but in the lingering.

The artist speaks about the influences that shaped her and why she doesn’t shy away from depicting trauma in her work

The compositions follow the jazz drummer's quest for identity born out of a yearning for his grandfather and the homeland of Sindh

From the Asiatic lion to the Indian rhinoceros to the Pygmy hog, we only try to save our fauna when they’re close to extinction

Today, in a world that churns, collapses, scrolls, posts, forgets—we need Faiz more than ever. We need his words like we need water—fierce, flowing, and essential.

Given the public outbursts by Aiyar that apparently caused him his position within the Congress party, this autobiography also details the decline of the party he belongs to

The book showcases the resilience that ordinary people can show in the face of repression and deception. Her characters turn love into an act of quiet defiance that thrives in longing glances across forbidden boundaries

Early in the book, we are thrust into the chaos that marked the Weimar years, when Karve stepped into Berlin for her doctoral studies. This was a city of contradictions, a city of Fritz Lang’s Metropolis and Josephine Baker’s electrifying dances, a city reeling from war and Nazism

These homegrown gins tell the story of coming together of two individuals who offer Indian brilliance in a bottle

Gulammohammed Sheikh’s ‘Of Worlds Within Worlds’ at KNMA offers insights into his diverse repertoire. He speaks to his former student and artist Indrapramit Roy, an associate professor at MS University, Baroda

Animals and birds are not very different from humans when it comes to looking for the right partner

This song, sung again and again through my childhood, gave me more than musicality—it gave me moral imagination.

Sanghamitra Chakraborty’s Soumitra Chatterjee and His World starts with his birth in a north Calcutta home to a mother who is obsessed with Rabindranath Tagore, which influences Chatterjee’s interest in Tagore and Bengali literature. As he wrote, “My own heart and mind, in some way, have also been shaped by him.”

Haider, a hero to many, was a friend and mentor to many writers and expatriates in Germany — including Banerjee. His work and hospitality spawned friendships around the world

An invitation to young men to stand up for gender justice at a time when toxic masculinity is gaining ground online

Sam Aaj, a production on queer love by Jainil Mehta, is about what it means to be understood in a world that wants us to perform

"Even during my early days in Peru, I was drawn to Mario. His charisma, striking good looks and powerful influence on public discourse made him a figure of immense presence. I was eager to meet him and reached out for an appointment," writes retired diplomat Savitri Kunadi