The well-researched book is the culmination of the writer's on-ground interactions with Indians across the country whose insightful stories lend hope and resilience for the future

Of family recipes and happy memories

The five-part series aims to explore the oft-overlooked contributions of ancient India to various fields of learning

As the year draws to a close, here’s a personal list of favourites among winged wonders

Adoor Gopalakrishnan’s debut feature, Swayamvaram, turns 50. This is the story of his journey through change.

In this exclusive interview, Kentridge speaks about performing at the Kochi-Muziris Biennale, the logic in the absurd and understanding the world through art

Bring a little sip and taste of Christmas this season and do what you can to put a smile on a stranger's face

Politicians, policymakers, diplomats, writers, artistes, economists and doctors tell us about their favourite reads of the year

Find the cause and then the cure -- stop feeding them crates-full of cherries

The artist and curator of the fifth edition of the biennale that begins on December 12, on the challenges posed by the pandemic and how it has provoked new ways of approaching the event

People carry to the threshold of the shrine empty and broken but they leave feeling fulfilled and bursting with hope

Teenagers and young adults are the latest to go under the cosmetic surgeon’s knife to correct ‘flaws’ and enhance their self-image

Hussain speaks about performance anxiety at 72 and tweaking tradition for 50 years with his famed collaboration – Shakti

Darpana Academy of Performing Arts' latest production for young adults confronts questions on racism, power and academic pressure

A sequel to his 2006 bestselling children's novel 'The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas' the new novel explores themes of guilt and complicity

What’s not to love the rhino that moves like a ballerina and the elephant matriarch who kicks delinquent males out of the herd

Clues lie in the landscape and the way the hills have become historical markers to an ancient way of life

In their effort to synthesise tradition and modernity, the collaboration between artists such as KH Ara, HA Gade, SH Raza, FN Souza, MF Husain and others, has produced some of the most seminal works in Indian art

Drawing upon diverse worlds, this a masterclass in storytelling, that adapts seamlessly to its different settings

From travel to Partition to the functioning of the bureaucracy, the poems touch upon multiple issues

The former High Commissioner to Pakistan analyses bilateral issues to examine what impacts the relationship between India and Pakistan

A welcome and timely series, it makes accessible the critical corpus of the two leading figures in Hindi and Urdu literature

The many benefits of the good earth

Without a nurturing eco-system in our schools that questions structural inequalities and recognises diversity, the foundation of our children’s lives will remain shaky