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Arvind Gupta on taking science to children with toys made from junk for over three decadesSubscriber Only
February 4, 2018 10:48 IST
Arvind Gupta retired from active work around four years ago and now lives in Chennai with his daughter. But his work has a new life, thanks to the interwebz. A few months ago, he got a mail from teachers in Germany who were teaching Syrian children in refugee camps.
Where the party really is: Ditch the usual fare, go for unique Goan flavoursSubscriber Only
February 4, 2018 00:00 IST
Ditch the usual fare in Goa and get onboard an alternative food trail to really remember the beach town by.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s Padmaavat: More fiction than historySubscriber Only
February 4, 2018 07:46 IST
In killing the spiritual core of the epic on which his film is based, Sanjay Leela Bhansali set up his movie, and its characters, all wrong.
This fest is lit: Get set to go to these literary festivals around the world in 2018Subscriber Only
February 13, 2018 16:36 IST
Around the world with lit fests. The year has just begun and there is a whole list of literature festivals that beckon the true bibliophile, and we've short-listed five of our favourites for you.
How I Learned to Love DelhiSubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 00:00 IST
When the language doesn’t play spoilsport, that is.
Looking for Lai Pata: For those uprooted by the Partition, permanence comes from the stories of foodSubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 10:29 IST
It is these stories of food linked with home that I often think, co-join the lives of so called modern immigrants of today’s world — people who move cities for work, thriving often in the isolated metropolises, where each of us are often abandoned creatures without the comfort of the taste we inherit.
A Fading FuneralSubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 10:02 IST
The legacy of an unknown Indian photographer who helped capture the last moments of the Mahatma.
Who is afraid of a Feminichi?Subscriber Only
January 28, 2018 09:18 IST
The fans’ antipathy to Parvathy rests on the “audacity” of a newcomer challenging a veteran actor. Contemporaries criticising the actor is tolerable, but dissent from a “rookie” is not, say fans.
Building block: Peace in the museum dedicated to Mahatma GandhiSubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 00:00 IST
The Gandhi Smarak Sangrahalaya or the Gandhi Museum, within this 36-acre land, houses over 30,000 letters written by and to Gandhi, photos, and documents, including those edited by his secretary Mahadev Desai.
Down in Jungleland: Darn DarwinSubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 00:00 IST
The minister is right, say monkeys. They have nothing to do with humans.
Books by artists and on Indian art for the young ’unsSubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 10:08 IST
It’s soon going to be India Art Fair season — reason enough to go scouring for books on art and by Indian artists that can introduce children to art practices and personalities in the country.
Exit wounds: Einat Weizman on her controversial play ‘Palestine, Year Zero’Subscriber Only
January 28, 2018 10:10 IST
Israeli actor-director Einat Weizman on her controversial play Palestine, Year Zero and why publicly supporting human rights is an act of courage in her country.
Julia Donaldson, the creator of The Gruffalo, who writes of sprightly creatures and spreads a lot of joySubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 10:12 IST
Julia Donaldson sits with a variety of marker pens in front of her, letting her young readers choose the colour they want her signature in. A young girl indicates a pink one. Donaldson looks at her kindly and says, “I am a little tired of pink. Shall we try purple instead?” The young girl stares back for a moment and then nods.
Here lies Hindoo Stuart: Inside the 250-year-old Park Street cemeterySubscriber Only
January 28, 2018 14:53 IST
The Park Street cemetery, which is now 250 years old, is home to stories of Kolkata’s past and present.
WhatsApp Uncle explains why you shouldn’t mock the motherland and its leadersSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:10 IST
My family… see… I also have a sense of humour. But chutkula is chutkula, and deshprem is deshprem.
The Battle is Yours to LoseSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:05 IST
Malik Muhammad Jayasi’s Padmavat is not a story of religious war. It is a tale with a moral: earth is vanity, nothing lasts forever.
The Tiger in my BackyardSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:05 IST
The lonely life of a forest bungalow guard in UP’s Pilibhit tiger reserve.
When a Forest Sleeps: A look at the unsung men of our wildlife storySubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:05 IST
They know the forest like no one else. They are the first point of contact when you visit India’s reserves and national parks. Yet, they remain forever in the shadows. We look at the unknown and unsung men of our wildlife story — the guards, the chowkidaars, the mahouts, the trackers and others who rise from the dust and return to them. First up, the story of Umer Mia and others of his ilk.
How They Built a Forest and Other StoriesSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:05 IST
Behind Ranthambore’s success story, men of extraordinary courage and integrity.
On a wing and a prayer: Tamil Dalit writer Bama on 25 years of KarukkuSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:01 IST
Tamil Dalit writer Bama on 25 years of Karukku, writing in the language of her people and being a mentor-teacher to first-generation Dalit students.
Across the Paddy FieldsSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 12:42 IST
On a slow trek in northwest Vietnam, negotiating the lush greens and rich ethnic culture of Sapa.
Families in food: Heaven in a coneSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:00 IST
Inside one of Mumbai’s favourite ice cream shops.
‘I am always responding to crisis’: Artist Vivan Sundaram on 50 years of his workSubscriber Only
January 29, 2018 15:40 IST
74-year-old artist Vivan Sundaram talks about archives and history, his political leanings and how the 1968 strikes and agitations in universities and factories in France shaped him.
Speak Easy: True ColoursSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:00 IST
It’s a futile exercise to seek authenticity in abstractions such as colour and language.
Down in Jungleland: Kite RunnerSubscriber Only
January 21, 2018 00:00 IST
The flight of a black kite is a thing of breath-taking perfection.
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