Pooja Pillai is a Senior Assistant Editor (National Editorial and Opinion section). She writes at the intersection of society and culture, with a focus on cinema, technology, food and books. She closely tracks politics in South and West India,...Read More
Pooja Pillai is a Senior Assistant Editor (National Editorial and Opinion section). She writes at the intersection of society and culture, with a focus on cinema, technology, food and books. She closely tracks politics in South and West India, and is the host of the Indian Express's weekly video podcast 'DeshKaal with Yogendra Yadav'
Jul 25, 2017 00:20 IST
In a bid to introduce diners to the various flavours of India, chef Amninder Sandhu of Arth in...
Tue, Jul 25, 2017
Jul 19, 2017 23:39 IST
An exhibition proposes a new way of understanding the circulatory lives of many migrants in India....
Wed, Jul 19, 2017
Jul 14, 2017 00:10 IST
American artist Louise Despont’s works display a fine balance of controlled technique and...
Fri, Jul 14, 2017
Jul 10, 2017 00:00 IST
With its new print studio, CONA Foundation furthers its vision of an open and integrative space for...
Mon, Jul 10, 2017
Jul 08, 2017 00:13 IST
The biggest mistake that pregnant women make is that they eat whatever they want as they think they...
Sat, Jul 08, 2017
Jul 03, 2017 00:10 IST
An exhibition at the Piramal Museum of Art in Mumbai shows how craft traditions emerge from and...
Mon, Jul 03, 2017
Jun 29, 2017 00:10 IST
As certain fish populations decline, an initiative seeks to draw seafood lovers into the...
Thu, Jun 29, 2017
Jun 19, 2017 00:00 IST
The process of finding, preserving and archiving the materials unearthed a number of interesting...
Mon, Jun 19, 2017
Jun 18, 2017 00:00 IST
A 17th century art form that brings out the many moods of Lord...
Sun, Jun 18, 2017
Jun 13, 2017 00:07 IST
A new graphic novel looks at the beauty and chaos of Mumbai through the lens of its street culture....
Tue, Jun 13, 2017
Jun 11, 2017 00:00 IST
"For me, the book is the entire reward; not money, not ‘fame’. So, if being happy with my life...
Sun, Jun 11, 2017
Jun 10, 2017 00:30 IST
Chef Franck Geuffroy, who is in country for workshops on French cuisine, says that passion and...
Sat, Jun 10, 2017
Jun 06, 2017 00:15 IST
We accept that artwork is supposed to be beautiful, but in the exhibition ‘Wooden Horse in Boggy...
Tue, Jun 06, 2017
Jun 04, 2017 02:00 IST
On south Mumbai’s streets, a requiem for the hundreds of trees being lost to a new Metro...
Sun, Jun 04, 2017
Jun 01, 2017 00:33 IST
A play chronicles the life and work of Gujarati poet and folklorist Jhaverchand...
Thu, Jun 01, 2017
May 31, 2017 18:52 IST
For every hater who equated Priyanka Chopra's choice of clothes and cross-legged posture with a...
Wed, May 31, 2017
May 28, 2017 00:01 IST
Artist Praneet Soi’s work attempts to focus on unsung craftsmen across the...
Sun, May 28, 2017
May 28, 2017 00:00 IST
The artist with the most number of paintings on the list is Picasso....
Sun, May 28, 2017
May 26, 2017 02:22 IST
The works of Man Ray, one of the most influential artists of the 20th century, are being exhibited...
Fri, May 26, 2017
May 22, 2017 00:10 IST
On display in a Dresden museum, is a showcase of the conservation work done by Mumbai’s...
Mon, May 22, 2017
May 18, 2017 02:09 IST
Globally, this day is seen as an occasion to raise awareness about the importance of museums in...
Thu, May 18, 2017
May 05, 2017 00:06 IST
A group show at Mumbai’s Sakshi Gallery uses cartography to map memories, time, spaces and...
Fri, May 05, 2017
May 01, 2017 15:29 IST
As Angamaly Diaries makes waves in Malayalam cinema, director Lijo Jose Pellissery talks about its...
Mon, May 01, 2017
Apr 28, 2017 05:46 IST
The look is only a couple of seconds long and, you can only see it in profile, but the wealth of...
Fri, Apr 28, 2017
Apr 25, 2017 00:00 IST
An exhibition at Mumbai's Piramal Museum of Art highlights the issues of fakes and forgeries in...
Tue, Apr 25, 2017