A clutch of army wives on the joys of Mahjong,a game that is losing out on fans on this side of the border

Sankar,the conscience-keeper of the Sixties Calcutta,gets discovered outside of Bengal and India. And he can’t stop chuckling

What could have compelled Satyajit Ray to grab Jana Aranya the very day it was published,for a cinematic adaptation?

Ayatollah Khomeini’s fatwa against Rushdie as the first global salvo of radical Islam n Sudeep Paul

Rash Bihari Bose’s amazing life,in India and Japan

Kareena Kapoor on kisses,bikinis,catfights and love—past and present

Brothers Salim-Sulaiman are the latest Indian music act to go global

Fiction asks troubling questions of Sri Lanka

Profiles of Bombay’s rush and repose

Simon Schama reaches back to the past to confirm a bet on America

The young and restless take a vacation for the mind and soul as they de-stress at spiritual retreats

If you think your cocktail dress is not charming enough for a swish evening,liven it up with a clever accessory.

Once upon a time,there was an intrepid Chinese traveller. That old man with parchment in hand and a sharp eye,scoured all of India and wrote fascinating travelogues.

Actor Anupam Kher on why One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is a landmark film

With one play,Tin Can,a young theatre group in Kolkata,smashed all the rules of the game. Looking back at their journey and at the people who have joined the city’s English theatre movement

Middle-aged adults who get too little sleep are more likely to develop high blood pressure,US researchers said.

I start my day with carrot juice or sweet lime juice,followed by a bowl of corn flakes. I sometimes have a cup of coffee.

Tulsi as implied by its Greek name Ocimum sanctum and ‘the incomparable one’ in Sanskrit has been regarded as one of the holiest and most cherished herbs...

While the choice of the game changes as you grow older,don’t let age play spoil sport

We bring you the best destinations for a monsoon holiday

The serious face of Yash Raj Films,director Kabir Khan,on his film New York,the world after 9/11 and his last name

A survey of some summer reading

The fairy tale gets socked into full-bodied life in Maguire’s hands

A study of the 2004 general elections helps anticipate the big questions about the 2009 verdict