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Why so serious?: What lies behind the increasing resistance to Indian stand-up comedy?Subscriber Only
November 28, 2021 05:53 IST
Stand-up comedians in India prepare for a lot of things — awkward silences or an audience that is not in on the joke. But, over the last decade, amid increasing instances of fragile egos and easily-hurt sentiments, an FIR has also come to be one of them
How can you tell if you’re alone or lonelySubscriber Only
November 28, 2021 05:52 IST
A life well lived is a life lived with peace of mind, without self-doubt, and in harmony with one’s inner self
How to steer clear of Eenam-Pechi and other creaturesSubscriber Only
November 28, 2021 09:23 IST
An award-winning animated short film, Kandittund!, presents a slice-of-life glimpse into characters who populate the afterlife in Malayalam folklore
What did Winston Churchill have to say about Gandhi through a telegramSubscriber Only
January 4, 2022 13:00 IST
In its time, this quick and short mode of communication has changed the course of history, and has met the routine and strategic needs of power structures in the country
Are you a ‘specialist’ or a ‘generalist’?Subscriber Only
November 26, 2021 14:14 IST
Animals, birds, plants, even humans, come under these two categories, based on the food they eat. Being a fussy eater can therefore be dangerous, says Ranjit Lal
Sunday Long Reads: Why Vicky Kaushal is the most-dependable actor, book on Mahatma, world’s largest wild woodpecker, and moreSubscriber Only
November 21, 2021 13:06 IST
Here are interesting reads from this week!
Why Vicky Kaushal is the most-dependable actor among the current cropSubscriber Only
November 21, 2021 06:00 IST
From a small-town boy in Masaan, to a revolutionary in Sardar Udham, an Army major in Uri to Field Marshal in the upcoming Sam Bahadur — in just six years, Kaushal has displayed consistency in craft through a variety of roles
How the rare Great Slaty bagged the top spot as the world’s largest wild woodpeckerSubscriber Only
November 21, 2021 06:55 IST
With the extinction of its Western cousin the Ivory-billed, the 'vulnerable' Great Slaty, found across the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, is now the world's largest woodpecker. But there's a lot we still don't know about it
What the show ‘My Octopus Teacher’ taught meSubscriber Only
November 17, 2021 20:12 IST
Filmmaker Craig Foster has shown that one doesn't need half of Africa to make a grand nature film, a camera, a local patch/garden/forest, lots of curiosity, observation and patience are good enough
Children’s Day Special: Short stories for kids, poems, experiences, and moreSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 13:15 IST
Here are this week's interesting reads celebrating Children's Day
Children’s Day Special: Where the wind played games with the sandSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 08:38 IST
Paro Anand shares a story of her experience while setting up libraries in remote villages in Rajasthan, where children wrote their secrets in stories
Children’s Day Special: The Day It Forgot to Stop Raining by Venita CoelhoSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 08:36 IST
Venita Coelho’s poem made pirates and fishermen of us all
Children’s Day Special: Just Round the Bend by Richa JhaSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 08:35 IST
A poem by Richa Jha on where the magic begins
Children’s Day Special: It started with Bili MajhiSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 06:20 IST
Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar tells us the story of Tuyu, the fox, who ate everything that stood in its way – an egg, a bent old woman, a termite hill, and an egret
Children’s Day Special: Imaginary friendsSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 06:15 IST
Arefa Tehsin tells us about the one thing that will never change and the one thing we can never get rid of
Children’s Day Special: Sida the spiderling was in a tangleSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 12:12 IST
Bijal Vachharajani finds that silken balloons can take you far, far away even if one is between the kerfuffle of spider-feet and sibling brawls
Home is deep inside us, it’s a mind-soul connectionSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 06:10 IST
When mindfully happy and satisfied, we feel at home wherever we are, and even when all alone
When two backbenchers taught their teacher the ‘why’ and ‘how’ of learning historySubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 06:10 IST
Historian Narayani Gupta on how rewriting Indian history textbooks must include a qualitative pursuit in writing and an exemplary rigour in research
What does the outside of the fish and inside of our guts have in commonSubscriber Only
November 14, 2021 06:05 IST
Pranay Lal talks about how mucus may look repulsive but it can cleanse, moisten, protect and maintain peace, all at once. See what mucus can do, and how you can make artificial mucus, too
Children’s Day Special: Lockdown Poem by Jerry PintoSubscriber Only
November 17, 2021 14:46 IST
Jerry Pinto writes about hunting with the lions and flying with the bees
Wolfie in the Window I: How some wolves became man’s best friendSubscriber Only
November 11, 2021 11:58 IST
They share a common ancestor, but the wild wolves went their way, into the forests, the meeker ones tagged along us as dogs, understanding us unlike our closest relatives — the chimpanzees
Sunday Long Reads: Legacy of Somnath Hore, Sreelekha Mitra’s films, Dayanita Singh’s new book, and moreSubscriber Only
November 8, 2021 11:37 IST
Don't miss out on this week's special reads
Why Somnath Hore, one of India’s finest 20th century artists, refused to leave IndiaSubscriber Only
November 7, 2021 06:20 IST
As we mark Hore’s centenary, here’s a look at how his life and work testified to his intense understanding of history without, and the irreparable ruptures within
‘Nobody could have done this role better than me’: Sreelekha MitraSubscriber Only
November 7, 2021 06:15 IST
The Bengali actor, whose film Once Upon a Time in Calcutta premiered at the Venice film festival, on playing the role of a lifetime, confronting sexism, and living every moment
‘The quality of light is the strongest in Kamala House’: Dayanita SinghSubscriber Only
November 5, 2021 12:44 IST
The photographer on her new book of conversations and images that offer an intimate portrait of the Pritzker Prize-winning architect BV Doshi's home
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