There is a lawsuit between descendants of the restaurant's original business partners who now have two brands, Moti Mahal Delux and Daryaganj. Then there is the man who bought the original Moti Mahal in Daryaganj from them in 1992. Can we then ever find out who created the original?
Art collector and chairperson of KNMA, Kiran Nadar, who was recently awarded the Padma Shri, on setting a record for Indian art with Amrita Sher-Gil's The Story Teller, filling gaps in her collection, and showing MF Husain at Venice this year
Set in the Covid years, it is a Sebaldian take on the trauma and horror that individuals experience in a society robbed of agency and deprived of hope
From grinning white-throated kingfishers to blue-tailed bee-eaters who are a lesson in beak-eye coordination to watching drongos compete with paradise flycatchers, the lake offers serenity and calmness in spades
Can we protect from harm every being we share the planet with, especially those in our communities, both locally and nationally?
As the India Art Fair gears up to open on February 1, Asokan talks about the bourgeoning art market in the country, a growing appetite to consume art and a dedicated design section at the fair this year
With 108 exhibitors, including 72 galleries and international art institutions, the 15th edition of the fair will be a confluence of diverse expressions
From hiding recipes to cooking together, chefs are now collaborating and travelling just the way musicians do
Alma Pöysti and Jussi Vatanen, the lead actors of Aki Kaurismäki’s latest Fallen Leaves, talk about being offered the film over lunch and trying to nail one-take shots.
These men from across India meet physically and online to discuss their stories of struggle, recovery and friendship
Screenwriter-editor Pooja Ladha Surti writes about her unique creative partnership with director Sriram Raghavan spanning two decades
How a 25-seater boat ride amid the mangroves beyond Old Goa stays true to its claim
The filmmaker talks about his two-decade journey as director, why he paired Katrina Kaif with Vijay Sethupathi for Merry Christmas and what makes his next project different.
With 114 galleries from 33 countries, Singapore’s Art SG draws some of the leading names
The Jazz vocalist and five-time Grammy winner on her first visit to India, the audacious women in jazz and the day she stood in for jazz queen, Ella Fitzgerald
Tide-pooling is similar to birding but for both, it takes a short while to get your eye in before you actually start spotting things
Accolades and beauty come and go, but what makes us happy is staying true to ourselves
From theatre festivals to retrospectives of India's finest modern artists, from sleep tourism being the new way to travel and Sriracha sauce entering our kitchens, 2024 holds a promise of new discoveries and experiences
Sitar player Anoushka Shankar on finding the sublime through a trilogy of mini albums, the dichotomy between an artiste's vulnerablity and fear of overexposure, and the disappointment of never taking a Grammy home
The living chef with the most Michelin stars, Alain Ducasse, on growing up on a farm in France, sharing his memoirs and passing on the baton
Actor-director Sajal Mondal is getting the people of the Sunderbans, one of the world’s most vulnerable ecosystems, to see that it's possible to live in a different way, in different worlds
Prominent actors Manoj Bajpayee and Konkona Sensharma, who acted together for the first time for Netflix series Killer Soup, talk about their collaboration, feeding off each other's energy and what they are curious to know about each other.
From childhood trips savouring simple fare along the way to a recent visit to Nagaland, travelling has given me a peek into the culinary traditions of India
Several males of several species make great dads, but very few make loving step-dads
After a chance encounter with rugby, Akash Balmiki, a member of India's national team, took to teaching the sport to children in his basti and elsewhere. He is now living another part of his dream: a stint in a US club.




