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Ritwik Ghatak centenary: Revisiting the life and legacy of Indian cinema’s rebel auteur
November 3, 2025 18:15 IST
Writer-director Ritwik Ghatak’s films stand out for their stark depictions of social and cultural displacement. We piece together the portrait of Indian cinema’s fierce visionary — a filmmaker driven by a yearning for a wider audience and a lifelong struggle for acceptance
The song that sang me: How ‘kahe ko byaahe bides’ found my soulSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 09:09 IST
Kahe ko byaahe bides from Umrao Jaan is a song of love and longing that echoes the pain of exile
SRK@60: How Shah Rukh Khan’s songs taught India to fall in loveSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 07:22 IST
From mustard fields to city skylines, how Shah Rukh Khan became the song on screen, defining love and longing for an entire generation.
SRK@60: In the age of Andrew Tate, the early Shah Rukh Khan still offers a kinder, wiser masculinitySubscriber Only
November 3, 2025 05:39 IST
Through some of his iconic roles, Shah Rukh Khan has answered a question that is seldom asked now: What does it mean to ‘be a man’?
SRK@60: Why Shah Rukh Khan is Bollywood’s last, and only, superstarSubscriber Only
November 1, 2025 19:29 IST
A look at the Delhi boy who dreamed big and became the face of New India.
How Thukral and Tagra are turning Indian art into playSubscriber Only
November 1, 2025 15:21 IST
Over their two-decade partnership, Jiten Thukral and Sumir Tagra have tried to make art accessible to all, engaging in playful ways to turn the audience into collaborators
Shah Rukh Khan turns 60: Why Gen Z still believes in the magic of King KhanSubscriber Only
November 2, 2025 07:21 IST
When Gen Z is often accused of detachment, we find comfort in Shah Rukh Khan who believes so unapologetically in love and drama.
Rukmini Vasanth on Kantara Chapter 1: ‘Many of my scenes with Rishab Shetty were complex, but he was always right there — guiding and performing’Subscriber Only
October 31, 2025 18:54 IST
Rukmini Vasanth on how Rishab Shetty tricked her before inviting her for the narration of Kantara: Chapter 1, the prep for Princess Kanakavathi, and why Sapta Saagaradaache Ello – Side A and Side B was her acting lab.
The lost seasons of India: From Delhi’s crisp winter to monsoon magicSubscriber Only
October 29, 2025 21:19 IST
A look at how human recklessness has cost India the joy of its characteristic seasons
Avartana and the future of Indian tasteSubscriber Only
October 26, 2025 05:30 IST
ITC Hotels has done what few global groups dare — turned commerce into culture, business into beauty. Avartana’s interiors are not design; they are devotion.
From Thamma to Lokah: Indian cinema’s vampire boom rakes in the big bucksSubscriber Only
October 25, 2025 20:36 IST
As vampires reclaim their place in mainstream cinema, a closer look at how they have reinvented themselves through the centuries and why filmmakers are once again sinking their teeth into these narratives.
In Kerala’s Malarikkal, a sea of pink water lilies turns paddy fields into paradiseSubscriber Only
October 25, 2025 13:09 IST
Between July and October, the backwaters of Malarikkal get covered with thousands of pink blooms, transforming it into Kerala’s most Instagrammable destination
Avanti Patel and Rutuja Lad’s ‘O Gaanewali’ Reclaims the Legacy of Courtesans and Women SingersSubscriber Only
October 25, 2025 10:30 IST
The show is a nod to courtesans who navigated patriarchy and asserted their cultural authority
Why humans are masters of the planet but fools of the futureSubscriber Only
October 22, 2025 13:36 IST
Human intellect is accelerating environmental collapse. This is what we can learn from animals.
Festive Frames: Raja Ravi Varma’s ‘Lakshmi’ and other visual depictions of DiwaliSubscriber Only
October 28, 2025 11:19 IST
A look at how art works captured the spirit of the festival of lights
We are as strong as the forest that surrounds usSubscriber Only
October 28, 2025 11:19 IST
My hope and faith is that if we have to bring about a social change, then the future of mental health is not in the clinics but in the schools, colleges and in the community
The shared table that is DiwaliSubscriber Only
October 20, 2025 07:13 IST
In our kitchen, occasions overlapped, flavours mingled and every dish told a story of coexistence.
Devdutt Pattanaik on how Rama’s return to Ayodhya is one of the many stories around DiwaliSubscriber Only
October 20, 2025 16:31 IST
Diwali a ‘pagan’ festival — an accusation once made by Muslim rulers and British colonisers for whom festivals were usually about the birth of prophets and martyrdom of saints
Diwali is Light, Love, and Life: A Journey Through Tradition and TogethernessSubscriber Only
October 21, 2025 07:54 IST
Diyas basking in the October sun, a T-Rex shaped rangoli and recalling recipes from the past. The many ways to celebrate, hope and heal
The OGs of Too Much: Govinda and Chunky Panday bring back memories of the 90s — the chaos, the charm and the banterSubscriber Only
October 19, 2025 07:42 IST
Their episode on 'Two Much With Kajol and Twinkle' was a throwback to all that is massy and messy
Ramesh Sippy on Sholay: ‘I would never make a sequel. People will always compare it with the original’Subscriber Only
October 19, 2025 10:10 IST
Ahead of the release of the restored Sholay, director Ramesh Sippy talks about his journey in cinema, on why the CBFC didn't want Thakur to kill Gabbar in the film and how he hopes the film continues to get love.
Ruffled, ready and unrivalled: The dandy gents of the bird worldSubscriber Only
October 15, 2025 15:51 IST
No two ruffs wear the same outfit. It may be because the birds don’t call and this individual fancy dressing is one way the reeves can identify them.
The secret life of dragonflies: Underwater predators with jet-powered butts and catapult jawsSubscriber Only
October 13, 2025 12:32 IST
Dragonflies spend 90 per cent of their lives as ‘nymphs’, living at the bottom of murky ponds and looking like ghouls that terrify small fish and tadpoles
How gourmet catering has revolutionised Diwali, New Year and other house partiesSubscriber Only
October 12, 2025 19:40 IST
Home chefs and boutique caterers are integrating food with culture and offering experiential dining at home, making gourmet catering it has become a marker of modern hospitality
Slice of life – Diwali draftSubscriber Only
October 12, 2025 15:31 IST
This is the puzzle Diwali places before us: the platter overflows, but the pulse feels hollow.
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