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The Coronation Durbar of 1911 (Credit: Delhi Art Gallery)

How the British acknowledged the importance of DelhiSubscriber Only

October 14, 2023 12:30 IST

An exhibition spotlights the Imperial Durbars of Delhi through paintings, photographs and postcards of the time

plum featured parakeet ranjit

Where have the plum-headed parakeets and ashy prinias vanished?Subscriber Only

October 11, 2023 10:00 IST

Has the competition for property and food got so fierce the larger birds have simply pushed out the smaller ones?

vishal bhardwaj khufiya

‘Everyone has a dark side. I want to get to the bottom of the human psyche’: Vishal BhardwajSubscriber Only

October 8, 2023 07:09 IST

Vishal Bhardwaj on his just-released film Khufiya, casting Tabu, adapting Shakespeare and his love for comedy.

khatija rahman, AR Rahman, music, debut album

What Khatija learnt from her father AR RahmanSubscriber Only

October 7, 2023 12:00 IST

Khatija Rahman on her debut album, learning the nuances of music from her father AR Rahman and navigating the niqab controversy

mother nature

Why is Big Boss Mama Nature behaving like Miss TrunchbullSubscriber Only

October 4, 2023 10:00 IST

Because humans have gouged out the Earth, polluted the oceans, made the air toxic, and have no feasible plans for a more sustainable way of life

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Has Gandhi become only a social memory and have his ideas about change dissipated into thin air?Subscriber Only

October 2, 2023 09:11 IST

On Gandhi Jayanti, looking at Gandhi beyond nationalism and political consciousness

Que se ra

How Doris Day’s Que sera sera became an anthem for life itselfSubscriber Only

October 1, 2023 15:07 IST

What will be, will be — this is the mantra that stares me in the face whenever I am confronted with dire circumstances

jonathan amaral

Esports, now a medal event at Hangzhou Asian Games, has a rising star in India. Meet this 21-year-old athlete from BandraSubscriber Only

October 2, 2023 07:16 IST

A swanky flat in Mumbai, 5.45 million subscribers on YouTube, earnings up to a crore in a good month, and fans seeking selfies. This is the story of Jonathan Amaral

mahatma gandhi

How Mahatma Gandhi’s ideas of no-salt, raw food diet was a precursor to veganismSubscriber Only

September 30, 2023 21:50 IST

His experiments with food and fasting were as much a science as a way of life

imtiaz ali

‘Social media allows for individual storytelling and can be a tool for Gandhigiri’: Imtiaz AliSubscriber Only

September 29, 2023 16:35 IST

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali on slowing down, using the camera responsibly and capturing coincidences.

A still from El Sueño de la Sultana

How a centuries-old story of a Bengali writer finds new echoes in a Spanish animator’s filmSubscriber Only

September 30, 2023 08:57 IST

The animation film celebrates women through Sultana’s Dream, a story of Bengali writer-activist Rokeya Sakhawat Hossain

ranjit lal

Why owls are all-time favouritesSubscriber Only

September 27, 2023 15:42 IST

It’s said that if you knock politely, on the trunk of a tree housing the spotted owlet, it will come to the door and check if you are delivering the bandicoot it ordered from Amazon

The experience of migrants, legal and illegal, and refugees is directly described in poems such as ‘The Secret to a Good Biryani’ and ‘Two Hundred Thousand’.

Jonaki Ray’s collection of poems reflects on migration, humanity and memoriesSubscriber Only

September 24, 2023 21:51 IST

In Firefly Memories, each poem is lit from within, powered by recollections from the vast canvas of the past — Ray’s own and that of all humanity — bringing with them little spots of illumination, much like fireflies on a dark night

With a smorgasbord of soups and gravies, dry preparations and desserts, jams and snacks, Mrs KM Mathew’s Finest Recipes has you covered, with lip-smacking photos that do justice to the food.

KM Mathew’s latest book is a compilation of recipes from around the world and reflection on the culinary enterpriseSubscriber Only

September 24, 2023 20:50 IST

With a smorgasbord of soups and gravies, dry preparations and desserts, jams and snacks, Mrs KM Mathew’s Finest Recipes has you covered, with lip-smacking photos that do justice to the food.

dev anand, raj kapoor, dilip kumar

Jerry Pinto on the two Dev AnandsSubscriber Only

September 26, 2023 15:35 IST

There was the black-and-white Dev Anand – debonair, elegant, at ease in the world – and then there was him in colour.

dev anand birth anniversary

Dev Anand: The man who never stopped romancing with lifeSubscriber Only

September 26, 2023 16:40 IST

The birth centenary of Dev Anand is an occasion to celebrate how this romantic hero went beyond his stardom to make cinematic gems, put the spotlight on new talent, and lived by the song 'Main zindagi ka saath nibhata chala gaya'.

maya

How well-known theatre artiste Maya Krishna Rao drove her body to depict the darkness of death-row cellsSubscriber Only

October 1, 2023 09:39 IST

You Really Want to Know My Story? will open an online exhibition, “Capital Letters: From Death Row, India”, made up of letters from death-row prisoners

naked mole rats

Naked mole rats are the super rodents you didn’t know aboutSubscriber Only

September 21, 2023 08:44 IST

They may be voted the ugliest animals in the world, but they seem to have a magic gene that can improve human lives

jaideep ahlawat vijay varma

‘We were ready to kill it 10 years ago’: Vijay VarmaSubscriber Only

September 19, 2023 19:29 IST

As FTII classmates Jaideep Ahlawat and Vijay Varma turn co-stars for the first time in Jaane Jaan, they recount how they took 'baby steps' as actors, played cards to stay 'sane' during struggling days and why they want to be part of dramas on big screen.

Capitol Complex

The spirit of Chandigarh: Then and nowSubscriber Only

September 17, 2023 17:38 IST

About a century ago, Swiss-French architect Le Corbusier wrote a manifesto that would shape a global movement. In India, his plans for Chandigarh included the sun, greenery and spaces and dignity of life for its citizens. Does the city still hold that spirit of letting man rise above himself?

Capitol Complex

10 things about Chandigarh that will interest you

September 17, 2023 13:10 IST

The Capitol Complex showcases some of Chandigarh's finest examples of Le Corbusier's designs

Associate professor and joint secretary of the Little Magazine Library, Snigdha Bandopadhyay, at the library, on College Street, Kolkata. (Credit: Shashi Ghosh)

The legacy of Sandip Datta’s little magazine librarySubscriber Only

September 16, 2023 22:09 IST

From giving up lunch and cigarettes to taking up part-time jobs, Datta’s obsession with little magazines led to a library, at Kolkata's College Street, that kept a part of Bengal’s history alive

Husain's group, Hoshruba Repertory, rehearses Ek Punjab Yeh Bhi, at Prithvi Theatre, Mumbai

Actor-director Danish Husain celebrates 11 years of his group with a play on Sahir LudhianviSubscriber Only

September 16, 2023 11:22 IST

Husain, with his group the Hoshruba Repertory, will perform with a festival of plays at Mumbai’s Prithvi Theatre till September 17, including a new production, Main Pal Do Pal Ka Shayar Hoon, based on the life of Ludhianvi

urooj ashfaq

How standup comic Urooj Ashfaq turned her life experiences into award-winning contentSubscriber Only

September 15, 2023 10:18 IST

Ashfaq won Edinburgh Fringe’s Perrier Award, considered the Oscars of the comedy world, for her show, Oh No!, an autobiographical journey

Chef Ton

How Thailand’s Le Du restaurant tells Chef Ton’s story of making street food a fine-dining experienceSubscriber Only

September 13, 2023 16:49 IST

Ten years ago, a banker-turned-chef opened his first restaurant with the aim to reposition Thai food. Today, it has made it to the top of Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants list 2023. Chef Ton tells us what how he did it

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