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Alkazi passed away in Delhi's Escorts hospital on Tuesday. He was 94. The entire theatre community of India would be mourning his death.

In a world without Covid-19, it would have graced a public pedestal on Saturday, the death centenary of Tilak. Instead, the statue gazes -- from the entrance of the home of Lele’s granddaughter in the city -- at members of the family.

Asmita Theatre, one of the first theatre outfits to embrace the digital medium during the pandemic, is preparing to go on stage

Dr Gilbert is one of the leading vaccinologists in the world. She is professor of vaccinology at Oxford University’s Jenner Institute and one of the two founders of its spin-out company, Vaccitech.

Pankaj Tiwari and Abhishek Thapar walked for 13 days, sharing anecdotes from the migrant experiences in India to whoever joined them on the road. On July 15, they ended the piece, titled ‘The Art of Walking’, at a refugee camp in Calais, France, where large numbers of migrants wait to be let into the UK

Kuljeet Singh plays the character of Pritpal Singh Bharaj in Amazon Prime's Breathe: Into the Shadows.

Scientists have reported the discovery of the first 'supergiant' isopod species in the eastern Indian Ocean. It wears a helmet like Darth Vader’s, and looks utterly hideous. They can’t eat you, though — and it’s unlikely you’d want to eat them

Ranga-Shri Little Ballet Troupe is determined to retain and pay its artistes, maintain its premises and build more shows

The Indian Express looks at how a centuries-old folk theatre form and the worship of a forest goddess has helped the islanders understand the power of nature and the limits to human need in this precarious tide country

What a centuries-old folk theatre form, Bon Bibi'r Palagaan, unique to the Sundarban islands in West Bengal tells us about human fragility, survival and surrender in the tide country.

Husain, who is in the US at present, said he had no suspicion even after he received a notification from Facebook about a new login from an unusual device and location. "Facebook was right in saying that my account was compromised. I operate Facebook from my Mac and iPhone and somebody managed to hack the account," he said.

Shashikant Pedwal’s journey from entertaining crowds on stage in Dhule, near Nashik, to making appearances at grand weddings and corporate events in Chicago, New Jersey, Doha and Dubai, among others, happened almost entirely because of TikTok.

As offices reopen after the lockdown, three startup leaders from Pune talk about checks, balances and future bandwidth.

Covid-19 resulted in the course going online and attracting people to Google Meet platform every evening for nearly a month to learn the story of India from experts. The first course was launched on April 26 and the organisers expected 35-40 people to join.

The circular track – which runs among row houses rather than the long stretches - was barely 270 metres. Soni had to keep his speed in check - he would have completed the distance in about six hours outdoors on the road or on the hilly slopes of Pune – but his enthusiasm was racing.

For 15 years, Abhishek Majumdar has created plays on the fragility of human lives trapped in war and other upheavals. When the lockdown turned him into a relief worker, the award-winning theatre director found himself in a baffling new conflict zone.

Bhutia is a Tibetan Buddhist monk, who is looking after 14 underprivileged children in an orphanage-cum-hostel, Pema-Tsel Academy, which he runs in a small village of east Sikkim, Phadamchen.

It's not about colour or form, or appearance or shape. It's about unpacking personalities, the Bengaluru-based filmmaker Hansa Thapliyal says.

National Award-winning filmmaker Vinod Kapri travels 1,232 km with a group of labourers, as he tells the story of the good, the bad and the unexpected

Nearly two months of darkness later, as the lockdown eases, many restaurateurs are staring at a void where a new social order is expected to emerge.

Sapan Saran conceptualised an array of characters after interviewing more than 50 people to understand the hidden aspects of lockdown.

We look at plays through the prism of our current reality so their meaning changes, says the noted director.

The actor last visited in 2009-2010 and did not hide how surprised and impressed he was at the brisk pace of development. “He said he thought it would take 15 to 20 years,” Mangesh Karad says.

A lanky boy with a head of curly hair, Irrfan was one of the quietest students in the class of 1987. His classmates, such as Bharti Sharma, founder of Kshitij Theater Society in Delhi, used to wonder, “Pata nahin yeh itna chup kyun rahta hai?’