Why quitting her well-paying job gave a college professor a sense of freedom

On the first anniversary of India’s cheetah reintroduction project, a look at their life behind the scenes

Historian Romila Thapar, 91, on the recent NCERT textbook rationalisation and the lost ideals of Nehruvian India

One of India's early abstractionists, the 91-year-old pioneer of calligraphic modernism on being an early Modernist, working with the government in the ’70s and his ongoing retrospective

Fun, unconventional and innovative ideas from children for finding joy and peace

Translated by his great-granddaughter and former Indian Express journalist Sunanda Beecha Mehta, Majestic Musings: Poems of Humour and Satire captures the 19th century poet's gleeful wordplay

A cradle of civilisation, ancient Egypt was at the helm of military and cultural might. Everywhere you turn to, you can see the imprint of its glorious past

Once a thriving port city, the place now serves as both a reminder of human intervention gone wrong and a destination for adventure tourism

As the price of the tomato remains on a steep upward curve, a look at the history of the wilayati baingan in the subcontinent and how it grew to be an integral part of Indian kitchens

Divided into three sections, the collection brings together stories of marital life, coping with the death of a long-time partner, and, sci-fi, each with enthralling imaginative possibilities

Set in the publishing industry, what 'Yellowface' says about double standards is important, especially given how the internet has changed our reading habits

Cleaning the river is all very well, if the sludge is managed at source to begin with

Mohammad Muneem Nazir, frontman of the popular Kashmiri outfit, Alif, on his recent Coke Studio outing and singing stories from his conflict-ridden homeland

Sneak, unobtrusive peeks into their lives threw up fascinating vignettes about the city-bred birds and their young

Using the NRC-CAA as the backdrop, Nair traces the many ways religious minorities have been disenfranchised across India, Pakistan and Bangladesh

From learning about the creation and erasure of Indian languages to experiencing vicariously the emotional turmoil of having bullies for friends, here's a selection of fiction and non-fiction books that are just right for the young 'uns

As we in India claim to have travelled to space thousands of years before Sputnik 1, naturally, Indians on board, will lead the group. But first we have to get visas and face interviews just as we have to do on Earth

An exhibition of works by Kachchh artisans gives traditional techniques a contemporary edge

An attempted abduction transforms into a ‘love jihad’ case, feeding grist to the political mills and exposing familiar fault lines. Yet, in this town up in the hills, there are other issues that are up for discussion: jobs, price rise

Roses rule in Hindi film songs, maybe because roses are seen as a symbol of love. But other flowers too, can express love

Author Tanuj Solankion his word-power summer and the small wonders of the season

Life lessons from crazy-making, heat-fuelled summer attachments

A garment that never becomes dated, each sari becomes the person who wears it.

History and its contemporary implications come alive in rich conversational narratives in the Itihashe Hatekhori series, now also available in English and Assamese translations