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The progressives: SH Raza at his Paris studio in the 1970s

‘Only he knew the magic of colour’: Krishen KhannaSubscriber Only

February 21, 2021 06:03 IST

As SH Raza’s birth centenary celebrations begin, a friend walks down memory lane

"There was no vocabulary to explain our relationship."

Sunday Long Reads: Fight for love, Bombay Jayashri the reluctant musician, and moreSubscriber Only

February 14, 2021 10:47 IST

Here's your Sunday reading list!

Right fit: Idris and Sana Khan

It Begins With Us: A romance bloomed in the shadow of the 1992 Bombay riotsSubscriber Only

February 15, 2021 00:03 IST

While she was plotting her elopement with a man belonging to another faith, communal riots broke out in Mumbai in December 1992, but a foundation laid then led to a three-decade-strong marriage

Love and Other Words: A same-sex couple's fight to getting married, legally

Love and Other Words: A same-sex couple’s fight to getting married, legallySubscriber Only

February 14, 2021 07:37 IST

How a Delhi-based psychiatrist and a psychologist met at a mental-health centre, hit it off, and have been striving to seek social acceptance and legal right to marry and live like heterosexual couples.

Sing Along:  Bombay Jayashri

When Bombay Jayashri, recently awarded the Padma Shri, was a reluctant musicianSubscriber Only

February 14, 2021 08:25 IST

The Carnatic singer was coaxed into the art by her mother and then explored identity in music across genres

Stand By Me: Defying caste diktats in Haryana’s heartland for a life together

Stand By Me: Defying caste diktats in Haryana’s heartland for a life togetherSubscriber Only

February 14, 2021 07:38 IST

How the journey hasn't been easy for this couple, from falling in love in an auto rickshaw to college to now, as young parents, still awaiting their parents' acceptance

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How nature’s call got a bad rapSubscriber Only

February 14, 2021 06:20 IST

Why Mother Nature is offended by her scatological reference

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I Found You: Sweeping aside caste and financial disparities to build a life togetherSubscriber Only

February 14, 2021 06:10 IST

How 'an officer's daughter' defied caste and social mores to choose 'a driver' as her life partner in Uttar Pradesh, and, with mutual respect and love, walked into the future

Do women who find expression through cooking genuinely love it or did they choose it by default, because other avenues of self-expression were closed to them?

Sunday Long Reads: A homemaker’s worth, kitchen being oppressive for women fond of cooking, and moreSubscriber Only

February 7, 2021 11:25 IST

Here's your Sunday reading list

Pride and joy. (Photo: Rashtrapati Bhavan)

The Rashtrapati Bhavan’s long, rich history of muralsSubscriber Only

February 7, 2021 13:13 IST

The many murals in Rashtrapati Bhavan, inspired by the Indian epics, as well as the history and natural beauty of this land, are a valuable legacy for the nation

My parents taught me to be comfortably imperfect.

Why we need to come home to ourselvesSubscriber Only

February 7, 2021 06:30 IST

When we connect to what’s in the core of our beings, we connect to the rest of humanity

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When the kitchen feels oppressive even to women who love cookingSubscriber Only

February 7, 2021 07:48 IST

In the current “foodie” culture, we can’t avoid thorny questions about labour in the kitchen

The Great Indian Kitchen, with its confident, unhurried pace and the deliberate anonymity of its location and characters — to emphasise the universality of its story — is a far cry from the slightly gauche preachiness of Baby’s earlier films.

Jeo Baby: “Just having a job doesn’t make a woman independent”Subscriber Only

February 7, 2021 06:30 IST

The director of the Malayalam film The Great Indian Kitchen on why gender parity should begin with equal distribution of domestic responsibilities

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day is relatable viewing in a time of pandemics and lockdownsSubscriber Only

February 7, 2021 06:24 IST

What would you do if you were shut in one place, and all your days were the same, and nothing you did mattered?

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What is a homemaker’s worth?Subscriber Only

February 23, 2021 13:20 IST

A series of judgments since the 1980s hold clues to calculating a housewife’s income — but after her death.

The other end of the leash: A still from Bert Haanstra’s BAFTA-nominated 1962 short film Zoo, shot at Artis Amsterdam Royal Zoo

Are zoos really bad, or do we make them bad?Subscriber Only

February 7, 2021 06:00 IST

While many zoos are terrible places for animals, there are other that do necessary educational and conservational work

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What do bats have to say about being blamed for COVID-19Subscriber Only

January 31, 2021 06:35 IST

A fair hearing to the creature at the receiving end of pointed fingers every time there’s a virus scare

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Why the road has been long and hard for Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, Assam’s crusader against witch-huntingSubscriber Only

January 31, 2021 10:33 IST

The 72-year-old, ostracised and branded a witch, devoted her life, and, through her organisation Mission Birubala, has been behind the state’s law to check the practice

Where the action was: 
Comedy of Manners or drawing-room plays have been part of theatre since the Victorian times. (Photo: Shabnam Gupta)

In the ‘new normal’ of being housebound, a look at how the drawing room has evolved through the agesSubscriber Only

January 31, 2021 10:04 IST

As the pandemic has turned spaces in our homes multifunctional, in an increasingly virtual world, has the drawing-room come a full circle?

Dark lord: The crow is the master of mobilising a snatch-and-grab

The tiny terrors and big bullies of the animal kingdomSubscriber Only

January 24, 2021 06:30 IST

From the teeniest to the most belligerent, a list of creatures best not encountered

What makes the older film so interesting is how pared down it is.

Is happily-ever-after an illusion?Subscriber Only

January 24, 2021 06:30 IST

Before Marriage Story, Noah Baumbach explored the damage done by a collapsing marriage in The Squid and the Whale

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Why the annual speech by the President is an integral part of Republic Day celebrationsSubscriber Only

January 24, 2021 13:42 IST

The annual presidential address on the eve of Republic Day is an occasion for introspection and affirmation of our constitutional values

Working to a writer’s narrative is not always the easiest of tasks, but Eipe, who has written a few picture books himself, including Anand and the popular Ammachi series, prefers it to writing his own stories.

The fascinating world of illustrator Rajiv Eipe, winner of this year’s Big Little Book AwardSubscriber Only

January 24, 2021 06:30 IST

Eipe's artwork is full of wondrous discoveries and intimate joys, much like the stories they illustrate

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