Scientists believe that laughter and pranking strengthens bonds between animal groups and measures hierarchy
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.
Director-writer Vikramaditya Motwane on the casting for CTRL, the star-system in Hindi cinema and looking at local literature for stories.
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
The dragonflies are here – with their shimmering wings, they drift and float, and rest fitfully on strips of grass, appearing and disappearing like magic
Admired for his work in architecture, planning and institution building, US-born Benninger made India his home and contributed to its development
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
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
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.
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
American herpetologist Romulus Whitaker helped Indians start milking snakes for their venom to make anti-venoms, the only cure for snakebite
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 has always welcomed all, fought for the rights of the disenfranchised and marginalised, and spoken out against bigotry, way before others did
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
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
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
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
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
From following family recipes to travelling through Myanmar, the founders of Burma Burma look back on their decade-long journey
As the action shifts to Rome, Emily evolves from a hardworking American professional to someone who knows the French way of living it up
Travelling through Sri Lanka’s second-largest national park, which has been the cornerstone of the island nation’s wildlife
Actor's stylist and designer Amritha Ram reinvents khadi on the ramp with tomato leather
India’s evolving relationship with an ‘integral’ but problematic part of its geography viewed through the lens of popular Hindi cinema.
In India, the acceptance of rape among communities continues, despite public outrage and candlelight vigils
The tradition of the court jester was codified in the Natyashastra much before Shakespeare — a bumbling character, his was the voice of reason





