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Do animals get the gigglesSubscriber Only

October 16, 2024 10:00 IST

Scientists believe that laughter and pranking strengthens bonds between animal groups and measures hierarchy

Sonakshi Sinha, paparazzi

The inside life of India’s paparazzi: the making of celebrities, one chase at a timeSubscriber Only

October 14, 2024 16:29 IST

From stakeouts for the best shots to hanging out at airports and gyms, how celebrity photographers Yogen Shah, Manav Manglani, Viral Bhayani and Varinder Chawla have changed the rules of engagement between the paparazzi and the stars.

Ananya Panday Vikramaditya Motwane

‘For CTRL we needed a young actor, like Ananya Panday, who is troll-able’: Vikramaditya MotwaneSubscriber Only

October 10, 2024 17:30 IST

Director-writer Vikramaditya Motwane on the casting for CTRL, the star-system in Hindi cinema and looking at local literature for stories.

Gigi Scaria

How artist Gigi Scaria’s new show at Chemould Prescott Road draws attention to the uncomfortable realities of our timesSubscriber Only

October 10, 2024 09:38 IST

Gigi Scaria, 51, talks about his latest show that presents a human-centric perspective to living in cities, the impact of our choices on the environment and how artists imagine a parallel universe

Saffron-gold dragonflies at the Yamuna Biodiversity Park (Credit: Ranjit Lal)

What makes the best aerial insect attackers voracious predators yet ethereal, all at onceSubscriber Only

October 9, 2024 17:08 IST

The dragonflies are here – with their shimmering wings, they drift and float, and rest fitfully on strips of grass, appearing and disappearing like magic

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Architect-urban planner Bimal Patel on friend and colleague Christopher Charles Benninger, who was a mind with great expectationsSubscriber Only

October 5, 2024 13:40 IST

Admired for his work in architecture, planning and institution building, US-born Benninger made India his home and contributed to its development

Lobongo lotika

Chef Sabyasachi Gorai’s ode to father-son bonding that happened over the science of cookingSubscriber Only

October 5, 2024 11:20 IST

The only day my dad would enter the kitchen at our ancestral home in Asansol, far out of Kolkata, and the father-son bonding happened over the science of cooking

Mithun Chakraborty opened on receiving Padma Bhushan too late in his career. (Credit: PTI)

Why author Sandip Roy thinks Disco Dancer Mithun Chakraborty, who has been honoured with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, has got the movesSubscriber Only

October 7, 2024 09:04 IST

Common people saw him as their own and politicians wanted him on their side but all his life he battled a certain snobbery. Now with the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Mithun Chakraborty is finally in a class of his own

Rekha at 70

Rekha at 70: A look at the actor, the enigma and her cinematic and fashion legacySubscriber Only

October 6, 2024 21:47 IST

One of the most versatile and acclaimed actresses of Indian cinema — Rekha — has brought multiple memorable characters to life by refusing to be pigeonholed. Just like her kaleidoscopic film career, Rekha, too, has many facets.

Durga Puja

Durga Puja: How sex workers at Sonagachi are using their area’s soil as a tool of protest in the RG Kar caseSubscriber Only

October 5, 2024 08:00 IST

The soil at Sonagachi, the neighbourhood in Kolkata where sex workers live, has traditionally been used in the clay mix for idols. But, in recent years, its residents have been using it as their tool of protest and assertion

A wolf snake (Credit: Ranjit Lal)

How we went from charming to rescuing snakesSubscriber Only

October 3, 2024 18:08 IST

American herpetologist Romulus Whitaker helped Indians start milking snakes for their venom to make anti-venoms, the only cure for snakebite

Himmat Shah at his show in Bikaner House, New Delhi. (Photo credit: Abhinav Saha)

Artist Himmat Shah returns to Delhi — how he moulded mitti and shaped the collector’s dreamSubscriber Only

September 29, 2024 20:06 IST

Himmat Shah, 91, one of India’s leading modernists, talks about his journey and envisioning a new language in art that offered greater freedom

San Francisco shows us just how interconnected our world is

How the South Asian Art & Literature Festival can help San Francisco fulfill its callingSubscriber Only

September 29, 2024 06:00 IST

San Francisco has always welcomed all, fought for the rights of the disenfranchised and marginalised, and spoken out against bigotry, way before others did

The defiant bougainvillea sprouts again (Photo credit: Ranjit Lal)

The promise of life – how seeds can find their way through rubbleSubscriber Only

September 27, 2024 20:26 IST

The rose plants were sticking new leaves out of the stumps and a solitary straggling pink bloom was defiantly sticking its head out. Talk about surviving Armageddon

Producer Dhruv Ghanekar

Get your groove on: Dhruv Ghanekar takes you on a journey across the world in Voyage 2Subscriber Only

September 23, 2024 13:22 IST

Through his nomad-like sensibilities and sincere tributes to different genres, the producer finds bridges between Indian music, global folk and ethnic music in his latest release

A visualisation of the Mohenjo Daro civilisation. ((Source: DALL-E)

100 years of the discovery of the Indus Civilisation: The stories you haven’t heard yetSubscriber Only

September 23, 2024 05:23 IST

After scholar-archaeologist John Marshall revealed the Indus Civilisation to the world in 1924, a look at the science behind one of history's biggest finds

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Tiger-spotting at Tadoba and Pench: Why there’s more beyond just the stripesSubscriber Only

September 21, 2024 12:55 IST

It’s the ultimate mini-break: four back-to-back safaris zigzagging central India’s Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve and Pench National Park, both of which promise uniquely immersive wildlife experiences

For centuries, the high-altitude view has enamoured poets and philosophers alike. There is something surreal about observing the world from a height (Credit: Rohan Banerjee), Insta

Are Insta moments taking the thrill out of hilltops?Subscriber Only

September 21, 2024 21:41 IST

The modern landscape of communications has blanched the mystique associated with travel. With images of every corner of the planet a click away, travel no longer offers the thrill of discovery

Burma Burma’s Anniversary menu (credit: Karan Shetty)

Burma Burma turns 10: What makes this vegetarian restaurant the flavour of eight citiesSubscriber Only

September 22, 2024 18:30 IST

From following family recipes to travelling through Myanmar, the founders of Burma Burma look back on their decade-long journey

Emily in Paris is streaming on Netflix

Lily Collins on Emily in Paris, her titular character and learning to live in the momentSubscriber Only

September 21, 2024 09:39 IST

As the action shifts to Rome, Emily evolves from a hardworking American professional to someone who knows the French way of living it up

Elephants cool off in a pool at Yala National Park

An elephantine day at Yala National ParkSubscriber Only

September 21, 2024 08:43 IST

Travelling through Sri Lanka’s second-largest national park, which has been the cornerstone of the island nation’s wildlife

Kamal Haasan

How Kamal Haasan’s fashion label took New York by surpriseSubscriber Only

September 21, 2024 08:33 IST

Actor's stylist and designer Amritha Ram reinvents khadi on the ramp with tomato leather

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Kashmir and Hindi cinema: A look into the changing lensSubscriber Only

September 20, 2024 09:22 IST

India’s evolving relationship with an ‘integral’ but problematic part of its geography viewed through the lens of popular Hindi cinema.

People ought not to be silent anymore about rape

Why rape is still a four-letter wordSubscriber Only

September 15, 2024 07:31 IST

In India, the acceptance of rape among communities continues, despite public outrage and candlelight vigils

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Tenali Rama, Birbal and Gopal Bhar: Who are the witty men who came before Joker?Subscriber Only

September 15, 2024 11:48 IST

The tradition of the court jester was codified in the Natyashastra much before Shakespeare — a bumbling character, his was the voice of reason

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