As the second wave hit close to home, a journalist recounts his days and nights in a COVID-19 ward as he watched his father slip away
From clowny parakeets, romantic grey hornbills to wheeling black kites, birds teach us a thing or two about cultivating an upbeat take on life
With the second wave of the pandemic, the disruption in the Hindi entertainment industry has triggered anxieties over financial insecurity and loss of livelihood
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American filmmaker Zack Snyder on his latest ‘zombie-heist’ film 'Army of the Dead'
These past months have helped us understand what matters most in life
The Luker Collection of watercolours that adorns the wall of the Rashtrapati Bhavan Museum are testimony to the valour of the unsung heroes of the British-Indian Army
As COVID-19 tightens its grip on India, artistes from across the world extend comfort and support through musical tributes
Satyajit Ray's film, inspired by Premchand's story, shows a country laid bare to a relentless enemy, as it is now
Artist Orijit Sen on his new comics magazine and on creating and posting visual satires on social media
Every patch of green, large or small, has its share of theatre
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A marriage bureau in the plant kingdom fixes the perfect match
For his now critically-acclaimed second Marathi feature film, Chaitanya Tamhane didn't want an actor who could sing, but the other way round. Modak, 33, had to relive on reel his real journey and struggles of becoming a classical vocalist
Chandigarh based director Ivan Ayr, 37, on his second feature film Meel Patthar (Milestone) and how capitalistic systems make victims of those at its core
From facing their fears, dealing with anxieties in privacy, to finding joy in a pot of mint and online classes, the senior citizens in India are trying to stay hopeful are strong in the face of the unprecedented crisis
From celebrating Satyajit Ray to unique pandemic stories, this weekend's Sunday reads are worth your time
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An epidemic silencing Shundi, three bottles of Dettol, contaminated holy water and other stories of viruses in Ray's films, who would have turned 100 today
Any history of the elite President's Bodyguard, the oldest regiment of the Indian Army, would be incomplete without recalling the incredible exploits of the noble beast
The first pandemic in the age of social media has thrown up the challenge of a glut of unverified information about the virus and the disease
The Indian Express photographer Amit Chakravarty's montage on his father’s fight against COVID-19 has won him the second spot in the Picture of the Year-Asia 2021
The book Faces and Facets: Satyajit Ray in Colour, released last year, shows us the polymath and auteur through the eyes of his photo-biographer Nemai Ghosh, who died last year
Mynahs may be garrulous, but are always civilised, even while arguing
At a time of deep uncertainty, the milestones that mark the life of a young adult have gone missing


