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They become the salve that heal us and help us live better lives
Newcomers with the music bug get support in every way from lyrics, music direction and videography to marketing and performance gigs
Be it watching over their young or claiming the skies, birds and the bears have much to teach us
Even as Maharashtra's green cover is shrinking, an amateur birdwatcher fears the erasure of his neighbourhood avian population
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The centre that has produced some of India's most well-known artists, is now stymied by bureaucratic lacunae and a growing environment of cultural intolerance
As she straddles two cultures, Sri Lankan Bharatanatyam and hip-hop dancer Usha Jey talks about using dance to understand identity
The modern capital of Brazil testifies to the architectural acumen and artistry of the country’s greatest designers, making this UNESCO World Heritage Site, a thing of beauty
Despite the recent controversy, the instrument remains one of the most popular in the subcontinent
There’s a lot we can learn by watching animals, be it their acute sense of focus or ability to lie low and hunt prey
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For those wedded to the rat race, the pandemic hasn't changed the way we take a vacation
We must acknowledge the sacrifices others have made and their acts of kindness that make our journey possible
Travelling through the vulnerable landscape brings on the sobering realisation that the snows on the Himalayas may not be eternal after all, writes Shyam Saran
Among a crop of new and young directors meditating on death, in all its manifestations and ramifications, in their films at the Cannes Film Festival, are two classics resurrected from the dead, the freshly restored G Aravindan’s 'Thamp' (1978) and Satyajit Ray’s 'Pratidwandi' (1970)
Succulents hold their own, in gardens and wastelands, armed to the teeth with spikes and hooks and poisonous fluids
Putting aside colonial convention, it was the Constitution that forged the most crucial relationship in the Republic – the one between the President and Parliament
Curator Stierli on the latest exhibition at MoMA, the transformative role of modern architecture and why the demolished Hall of Nations is still important for built memory
Don't miss out on this week's long reads.
His contribution in establishing the santoor as a classical instrument of heft made Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, who passed away this week, a man of prodigious talent and determination, writes Aneesh Pradhan
Kermani, trained in Hindustani classical forms in India, brought dance to people against all odds, and fought for women’s rights
A new show, based on Sally Rooney's debut novel, mines the rocky terrain inhabited by close friends
It’s how several species prompt their seeds to leave home and germinate
Here are this week's interesting reads!