
December 27, 2008 00:32 IST
If 2008 was the year that electronic music reared its funky head and had everybody across the nation tripping, then 2009 is the year Delhi rock bands are looking forward to completely new beginnings.
Sat, Dec 27, 2008
December 18, 2008 22:48 IST
There’s a limit to my friendliness, says Ruskin Bond. “There’s a monkey who frequents my house and the other day, I found him in the bathroom, sitting on the toilet seat,” says Bond chattily, over a cup of tea at Hotel 33 in South Delhi.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008
December 18, 2008 02:34 IST
Bringing together textiles and text is not easy. But “Mantles of Myth: The Narrative in Indian Textiles”, a three-day literary festival organised by Siyahi at Jaipur, did it with much panache.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008
December 18, 2008 02:33 IST
There’s a limit to my friendliness, says Ruskin Bond. “There’s a monkey who frequents my house and the other day, I found him in the bathroom, sitting on the toilet seat,” says Bond chattily, over a cup of tea at Hotel 33 in South Delhi.
Thu, Dec 18, 2008
December 17, 2008 01:05 IST
The auditorium at the India Islamic Cultural Centre was packed to the full with bureaucrats and their wives.
Wed, Dec 17, 2008
December 16, 2008 23:50 IST
Bringing together textiles and text is not easy. But “Mantles of Myth: The Narrative in Indian Textiles”, a three-day literary festival organised by Siyahi at Jaipur, did it with much panache.
Tue, Dec 16, 2008
December 14, 2008 02:28 IST
The first Delhi International Literary Festival is being held under the initiative of the larger multi-genre, multi-venue, month-long ongoing Delhi International Arts Festival.
Sun, Dec 14, 2008
December 07, 2008 04:34 IST
“Shakti always wanted to put up a prize for a deserving first book,” said Jeet Thayil, poet and the late Shakti Bhatt’s husband.
Sun, Dec 07, 2008
December 06, 2008 05:18 IST
When Albus Dumbledore left Hermione Granger The Tales of Beedle the Bard, she felt a little slighted.
Sat, Dec 06, 2008
December 06, 2008 00:27 IST
When Albus Dumbledore left Hermione Granger The Tales of Beedle the Bard, she felt a little slighted. After all, in comparison with the Golden Snitch given to Harry Potter and the Deluminator passed on to Ronald Weasley...
Sat, Dec 06, 2008
December 04, 2008 02:02 IST
“Shakti always wanted to put up a prize for a deserving first book,” said Jeet Thayil, poet and the late Shakti Bhatt’s husband.
Thu, Dec 04, 2008
December 04, 2008 01:19 IST
“Shakti always wanted to put up a prize for a deserving first book,” said Jeet Thayil, poet and the late Shakti Bhatt’s husband.
Thu, Dec 04, 2008
November 22, 2008 23:14 IST
In the Nubra Valley in Ladakh, a biblical message gets an update on the roadside: “Love thy neighbour, but not while driving.”
Sat, Nov 22, 2008
November 19, 2008 01:15 IST
Basharat Peer and I are watching a replay of the Armistice Day ceremony on the flat-screen TV at Market Café. “Do you think something like this will happen in Kashmir?” I ask.
Wed, Nov 19, 2008
November 10, 2008 03:49 IST
Arshi Dhupia had been sculpting clay for a long time but didn’t make much money out of her hobby. Then she switched medium, from clay to flour...
Mon, Nov 10, 2008
November 08, 2008 04:41 IST
If you could never summon up the courage to burn up the dance floor because you simply didn’t know how, check out Fayruz Nur...
Sat, Nov 08, 2008
November 07, 2008 00:26 IST
What’s wrong with “manoeuvre”? Oh, it is the letter ‘O’ and the ‘-re’ ending. When the American Spelling Bee comes to Delhi...
Fri, Nov 07, 2008
October 20, 2008 01:14 IST
Once upon a time in the ’70s in Sheffield, 15-year-old Daljit Nagra would work at his father’s grocery shop by the day and pen songs at night. Inspired by The Beatles...
Mon, Oct 20, 2008
October 19, 2008 00:39 IST
Mohammed Abood aka MC Shorty looks forward to Tuesday evenings. That’s when the Open Mic event gets underway at Retro Sushi, Jaypee Vasant Continental...
Sun, Oct 19, 2008
October 18, 2008 00:13 IST
Once upon a time in the 70s in Sheffield, 15-year-old Daljit Nagra would work at his father’s grocery shop by the day and pen song lyrics at night.
Sat, Oct 18, 2008
September 29, 2008 02:35 IST
Standing under a lonely spotlight, Arka Mukhopadhyay surveys his audience to find a few heads craning up from Retro Sushi’s plush black sofas.
Mon, Sep 29, 2008
September 22, 2008 00:27 IST
Two weeks ago, Penelope Spencer was saddled with seven puppies that her pet Honey had given birth to.
Mon, Sep 22, 2008
September 15, 2008 01:48 IST
Several failed attempts at finding a suitable boy to marry led journalist Anita Jain to write Marrying Anita (Penguin, Rs 450)— a completely honest and reflective memoir that’s already raised eyebrows in book circles around the world.
Mon, Sep 15, 2008
June 14, 2008 12:51 IST
They are cool a la VHI Hip Hop Hustle, rhyme about chicks and cars and insist they are for “real”. Here come the desi rappers. But don’t go looking for meaning, brother
Sat, Jun 14, 2008
January 18, 2008 16:04 IST
Sound of Music. In a beautiful, Eastman-coloured world, the Von Trapps sang of raindrops and roses and made music that gave hope. In different corners of India, we found families that live that idyll—who play together and stay together
Fri, Jan 18, 2008




