That sense of achievement comes through in the very opening pages as Malde starts off describing an “urgent” call from the school on her 50th birthday, the journey there imagining all kinds of mishaps, only to find that it was a surprise birthday celebration with the teachers and children.

The riveting autobiography of former Mumbai police commissioner Rakesh Maria, and the cases that pushed him into the limelight

A fictional account of the many lives and aspirations that form the invisible armature of the vibrant Jaipur Literature Festival.

A documentary, The Story of Food, brings us closer to the harsh realities of environmental degradation and climate change

COVID-19 has a sociocultural message for humanity in Swatantra Theatre’s new play, Shehar-e-Naqab, which will be available online

Theatre director and filmmaker GS Chani’s documentary series on Northeast India focuses on the spirit and vigour of the land, its creative energies and its ethnic diversity

Christie’s auction of the Kito de Boer Collection gives a peek into one of the largest private holdings of modern Indian art.

The journey of Rohena Gera’s debut feature, Is Love Enough? Sir, started with the premiere at Cannes Film Festival 2018. Even as the India release of this much-travelled movie is postponed, the writer-director talks about the trigger for this movie and being a writer on commercial projects.

COVID-19 casts its shadow on museums and art soirees across India while galleries explore online sales.

Suspense builds in the film industry too as shootings and film releases come to a halt.

A cultural festival spotlights Orchha as a destination for food, history and heritage.

Sophia Khan's book The Flight of the Arconaut, was shortlisted for the Shakti Bhatt First Book Prize and the Karachi Literature Festival Getz Pharma Fiction Prize.

It has taken Dadu 12 years to open her first ever store. In the past, she has retailed her creations online; through pop-ups, trunk shows and through multi-designer stores across the globe.

Naming and shaming is an ancient tactic. Its consequences, as cruel as ever.

Pune-based artist Nilesh Pawar on his latest mammoth series and previous works

Kuljeet Singh on the importance of campus theatre and bringing Kaand, a play by Delhi students, to Pune

Director Faraz Arif Ansari on his new film Sheer Qorma, steering ideas of identity and sexuality, and finding the right representation for a non-binary person

Stand-up comedian Gaurav Kapoor on how the Indian comedy scene is finally getting more mature

A 42-year-old library in a small village finds new readers

The film ends up portraying what remains a reality not just in India but across the globe.

In a new video by Agents of Ishq, Lavani artistes urge the police to respond to women complainants better

Joana Rakoff on director Phillipe Falardeu’s new film on her book My Salinger Year, working at the literary agency that represented JD Salinger, and how she discovered the reclusive writer

An online collection highlights how a design movement in Germany influenced the modernist language of expression in art and architecture in India

A number of events in the Capital are getting postponed in the wake of the rising cases of coronavirus in India.