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Bombay Brass

Mumbai band Bombay Brass on their love of baraats, blending the city’s cosy jazz with a bunch of influences and providing a background score in a Mira Nair miniseriesSubscriber Only

October 27, 2022 12:29 IST

From OP Nayyar classics to Badshah chartbusters, inspiration comes to the 11-member band from eclectic quarters

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The winged neighbours one meets on a morning walkSubscriber Only

October 26, 2022 10:00 IST

Encounters with the shikra, the white-eyes, the black-rumped flameback and others

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Sunday Long Reads: Diwali in Banaras, Rishab Shetty on Kantara’s success, celebrating Shashi Tharoor, books, and moreSubscriber Only

October 23, 2022 11:03 IST

Here are some interesting reads from this week's issue!

Suvir Saran

Shashi Tharoor: celebrating the man and his wordsSubscriber Only

October 23, 2022 06:20 IST

He has championed democracy through the wizardry of his pen and the might of his sagacious intellect

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Why celebrating Diwali in Banaras is an experience of the city itselfSubscriber Only

October 24, 2022 07:17 IST

For centuries, Varanasi and the festival of lights have been uniquely bound by tradition, ganga-jamuni tehzeeb, and the famed Purabiya lilt that wafts in its sacred and secular identity

Batashe comes in a variety of shapes and colours (Credit: Anand Singh)

How Diwali became a festival of food and memories, history and cultureSubscriber Only

October 24, 2022 10:56 IST

Growing up in Ramgarh, Jharkhand, the festival was a celebration of life and flavours

Rishab Shetty in a still from Kantara.

What makes Rishab Shetty’s Kantara one of the highest-grossing Kannada films of all timeSubscriber Only

October 21, 2022 19:01 IST

Filmmaker-actor Rishab Shetty speaks about the making of his film, the importance of being rooted, and being open to making mistakes

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Why the idea to convert protected areas like the Aravallis into safari parks is a recipe for disasterSubscriber Only

October 19, 2022 10:00 IST

In India, we have also devastated our wilderness and driven expressways through national parks

Chandana Dutta and her husband Ajit Kumar Dutta at their wedding in 1956

The story of one woman for whom Partition was a memory she lived withSubscriber Only

October 17, 2022 09:38 IST

Personal narratives by survivors have slowly begun to reveal the effects of Partition, including its psychiatric consequences

Orhan Pamuk won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2006 (Source: Orhan Pamuk)

Nobel Prize-winning novelist Orhan Pamuk on the perils of authoritarianism, writing his pandemic novel through COVID-19 and the book’s unexpected India connectionSubscriber Only

October 16, 2022 14:55 IST

Part historical, part murder mystery, 'Nights of Plague' tells the story of the slow disintegration of an empire and the origin story of a nation state, set against an outbreak of bubonic plague

Rima Das

How the pandemic influenced filmmaker Rima Das’s latest filmSubscriber Only

October 15, 2022 12:00 IST

Das’s Assamese feature, Tora’s Husband, captures how COVID-19 impacted lives in a small town

Antara Nandy with AR Rahman

Antara Nandy on her playback debut in Mani Ratnam’s Ponniyin Selvan 1 with the AR Rahman song, AlaikadalSubscriber Only

October 16, 2022 11:18 IST

The 22-year-old had been told that she didn’t have it in her to become a professional singer

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Did you know papier-mâché could be used on walls and ceilings?Subscriber Only

October 14, 2022 18:13 IST

While this traditional craft is popular for its objet d’art, a book documents its architectural heft

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What to do when dogs run freeSubscriber Only

October 12, 2022 10:46 IST

Avoid entering a park where there’s a large pack of feral stray dogs or getting into a lift with a dog because small enclosed space heightens its guarding instincts

Amitabh Bachchan turns 80 on October 11 (Designed by Dinkar Sasi)

Sunday Long Reads: Amitabh Bachchan’s legacy, Lalu Prasad Shaw on art, book reviews, and moreSubscriber Only

October 9, 2022 10:25 IST

Here are some of the best reads of this week!

SUVIR SARAN

How Faraz Arif Ansari’s ‘Sheer Qorma’ gives the LGBTQ a seat at the tableSubscriber Only

October 9, 2022 16:04 IST

The film on queer and non-binary people shows us the power of acceptance and the golden rule by which life must be lived

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What makes a retrospective of Amitabh Bachchan’s early films a show-stopperSubscriber Only

October 9, 2022 12:04 IST

Even after half a century since his debut, Bachchan continues to be relevant to contemporary audiences, as he represents the past, the present and the future

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Why Amitabh Bachchan still remains a powerhouse in his 80th yearSubscriber Only

October 10, 2022 21:04 IST

Bachchan has become a continuum, reminding us of the time that was, and the promise of a time to come

A still from 'Paa'

‘Amitabh Bachchan is eternally aspirational’: Filmmaker R BalkiSubscriber Only

October 10, 2022 21:06 IST

Never just a character, always more than a star — the quintessential Bachchan through the eyes of the director of 'Cheeni Kum' and 'Paa'

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‘If I did not explore art, my life would remain unfulfilled’: Lalu Prasad ShawSubscriber Only

October 7, 2022 10:48 IST

Borrowing from Indian traditions and contemporary ethos, a recent Kolkata exhibition brought together over five decades of veteran artist Lalu Prasad Shaw’s works

Ranjit Lal

In this season of dengue and other mosquito-borne diseases, why dragonflies matterSubscriber Only

October 5, 2022 11:39 IST

One of Nature’s unparalleled masterpieces, dragonflies are a marvel of design and engineering

Devotees take the Goddess across the Hoogly, where she will be worshipped at the local barowari puja. (Credit: Partha Paul)

Sunday Long Reads: How community Durga Puja started, consumption of Puja over the years, book review and moreSubscriber Only

October 2, 2022 09:55 IST

Don't miss out on this week's must-read stories!

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What makes the Durga Pujas of rural and suburban Bengal different from their Kolkata counterpartsSubscriber Only

October 2, 2022 14:56 IST

An ode to seasonal harvest and a deep sense of community mark the less ostentatious celebrations of the festival outside of the state capital

Devotees take the Goddess across the Hoogly, where she will be worshipped at the local barowari puja. (Photo credit: Partha Paul)

What 12 men did three centuries ago to make Durga Puja accessible to allSubscriber Only

October 7, 2022 13:04 IST

As Unesco recognises Kolkata’s Durga Puja in its Lists of Intangible Cultural Heritage, a look at where it all began in the oldest town in West Bengal, Guptipara

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