The title of the play that recalls William Shakespeare’s classic, Romeo and Juliet, is Sharmistha Saha’s off-handed salute to the media that highlights Dalit issues only when there is an inter-caste romance, marriage or death.

Bhutanese folk artiste Kheng Sonam Dorji, who was into contemporary music in his younger days, says the influx of Western music has led to the decline of traditional music.

With Enid Blyton being denied a coin to her name by the British Royal Mint, Delhi-based children’s author Richa Jha talks about turning into an incorrigible dreamer with Blyton, how the spell was broken and then redeemed.

Teachers should embrace technology, not resist it.

The lecture is based on the book, The Great Mysore Bhagavata – Complete study of a Manuscript from the Binney collection in the San Diego Museum of Art, by Goswamy, which also has essays by Robert J Del Bonta and Caleb Simmons.

Armed with a vast gastronomic experience, courtesy his travels across the globe, Ratnani is known for preparing traditional Indian delicacies with his signature global twists.

A contemporary interpretation, the musical touches upon poignant moments from Meerabai’s life. The dialogues are in English and the original soundtracks include lesser-known compositions of the poet-saint.

Desi Bands narrates how development has impoverished those on the margins.

Raghubir Yadav on how his 50-year journey through theatre and films, encouraging new talent and how quality not quantity is the need of the hour.

Darpan Inani, India’s strongest visually impaired chess player, on staying focused and never giving up.

While wine and cheese are old lovers, a Pune-based chef has found that coffee and cheese have a rocking affair as well.

Divya Arora plays the titular role in Mahesh Dattani’s Tara and draws attention to the discrimination against women and specially-abled individuals.

The exhibit also sensitises visitors about the illegal trade of precious heritage artefacts and the process of receiving them.

This weekend, Rohit Roy leads a star cast in the play, Ovee, a horror play, directed by Aniket Patil, about a teenage girl, who has been sent to an orphanage by her paternal uncle after her parents die.

Galbiati adds that the aim of h.g. is not to faithfully recount the fairy tale, but evoke some archetypes.

Los-Angeles saxophone artist Kamasi Washington on his India debut tour, the duality of his latest album Heaven and Earth, and transitions in the way music is consumed.

Over 50 established and emerging artists from South Asia are being represented by the city’s leading galleries.

Filmmakers Vijay and Ajay Bedi, who recently won the National Award for The Secret Life of Frogs, on wildlife protection laws, saving the ecosystem and watching amphibians do headstands

Ishrat Kanga, till recently, was also the only Indian and female auctioneer at an international auction house.

When truth is stranger than legendary fiction

A film based on Munshi Premchand’s story shows how caste discrimination is as rampant in India today as it was 80 years ago

Designer Kunal Rawal on his menswear collection, staying inspired by Mumbai’s streets and playing guessing games with fabric.

The original bad boys of the small screen, Raghu Ram and Rajiv Lakshman, return to what they do best, this time in a new format

An upcoming murder mystery for the stage, 36 Defence Colony, attempts to highlight the often unseen side of Indian police officers