It took Sen Gupta about nine months to finish the manuscript. By the time the book came out, people had taken to the streets to uphold the democratic ethos of the Constitution. In hindsight, Sen Gupta wishes she had done a segment on citizenship. Perhaps, that will be grist for another book.

Conversations around India’s hotel industry dominated the book launch of From Oberoi to Oyo.

Rapper Naezy on his new album Maghreb and why being from the street is not ‘cool’.

The indefatigable Irrfan Khan on Angrezi Medium, his unconditional love for his sons, and the futility of Friday fears.

In the last 95 years, Popular Prakashan has brought out notable titles in Marathi and English by authors such as Romila Thapar, Bhalchandra Nemade, Vijay Tendulkar, Jayprakash Narayan and Amol Palekar.

You have to be in Banaras to experience the festival of Holi with all your senses.

Hawley, 78, is still hopeful that the faith that steered the creation of Vrindavan, will triumph over blatant commercialisation of religion. Excerpts from an interview.

Nearly every family ends up forming its own food traditions. When Aditya Jha was growing up, the one dish that invariably formed a part of Holi lunch was the Dahi Chicken cooked by his maternal grandmother.

Vivek Atray’s Finding Success Within analyses how success is not solely determined by material gains.

From the quintessential white kurta to fusion wear and organic clothing, here is how you can dress for Holi.

Jyoti Dogra holds her audience captive as she looks at mortality through the lens of astrophysics in the solo play Black Hole.

Sixth of seven sisters, Sumedha Kataria tells how she has battled patriarchy and come up trumps.

XI Corps has defended Punjab admirably in its seven decades of existence.

Mumbai-based artist Milburn Cherian paints present-day chaos using biblical references

Chef Kelvin Cheung on his influences and the menus of his two new ventures in Delhi

Filmmaker Pushpendra Singh on Laila Aur Satt Geet, his new film that reflects the current times, setting it in Jammu and Kashmir, and how stories and spaces shape us

New York-based guitarist Shubh Saran on finding his way through jazz, comparing notes with Indian classical music and returning to his roots.

French visual artist Enora Lalet on her trip to India and creating imaginary geographies.

A book on unbuilt architectural projects in India points to the possibilities of structural forms and the ambition of limitless imagination.

French director Christophe Prebois’s Indian documentary is part of HIFF 2020.

Writer Bhakti Mathur on the need to discuss religion with children.

Director Hardik Mehta’s debut feature Kaamyaab is a hat tip to actors who contributed to the uniqueness of Hindi movies by essaying stock characters.

Abraham feels that we as a society and the fashion fraternity need to go back to the old systems. Additionally, we need to be aware that several people don’t even have access to fashion.

Filmmaker Deepti Gupta’s documentary Shut Up Sona, which focuses on a musician’s demand for gender equality, will open the IAWRT festival.