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How past pandemics like the Black Death painted loss and suffering across canvasSubscriber Only
June 7, 2020 10:08 IST
As Edvard Munch’s work has gone viral a century later with the COVID-19: shutdown, to make sense of today, here's a look at artworks -- Western and Indian -- that drew on diseases.
Locusts aside, have you met infiltrator wasp? Subscriber Only
June 7, 2020 09:37 IST
Wasps can be unreasonably belligerent, besides having nasty baby-rearing techniques.
Can the world learn from the Indian practice of reservation?Subscriber Only
June 7, 2020 10:26 IST
In his new book, Capital and Ideology, Thomas Piketty examines a trajectory of inequality in the world, with an optimistic suggestion on how to realise a better future for all.
Is food always on the mind of a chef?Subscriber Only
June 7, 2020 06:21 IST
Michelin-starred chef Suvir Saran on his new book -- not a cookbook -- and his journey into the business of food.
‘Basuda didn’t get his due’: Amol PalekarSubscriber Only
June 7, 2020 06:15 IST
The Rajnigandha actor, who helmed six Basu Chatterjee films, on his bond with the filmmaker, who passed away this week, and why Chatterjee's work will remain immortal
Sunday Long Reads: Of Hollywood and inclusivity, lockdown and films, wildlife, bats, well-being, and moreSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 12:41 IST
Here is your Sunday reading list
No tequila in a world without batsSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 20:00 IST
Unfairly blamed for spreading COVID-19, bats are the world’s best pollinators and a vital part of our ecosystem
Nothing can match the magic of cinema halls: Shoojit SircarSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 12:13 IST
The filmmaker on on releasing his new film Gulabo Sitabo on a streaming platform, setting it in Lucknow and how the pandemic will affect the film business.
Is Hollywood finally accepting women of colour as leads in high school dramas?Subscriber Only
May 31, 2020 06:45 IST
High school coming-of-age tales like The MisEducation of Bindu and The Half of It feature non-white female protagonists.
Mindy Kaling: ‘I never saw any minority actors play lead characters in a high school movie’Subscriber Only
May 31, 2020 06:40 IST
The actor-producer talks about creating a credible Indian-American teenager to play the lead in her new show, Never Have I Ever
The lockdown may ruin our protected areas and forestsSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 20:00 IST
With COVID-19 lurking around, its pretty much open season for miners, dam builders and other industries.
How the 1896 plague epidemic shaped MumbaiSubscriber Only
May 31, 2020 20:00 IST
Over a century later, the stories of the time - from a migrant exodus to sweeping state powers - have an uncanny resonance to its ongoing battle with COVID-19.
Sunday Long Reads: A celebration of Satyajit Ray’s films and characters on his centenary birth yearSubscriber Only
May 24, 2020 16:31 IST
Here is your Sunday reading list
Can we catch up with Mother Nature?Subscriber Only
May 24, 2020 11:10 IST
Historian Peter Frankopan on how plagues reset social relations and why this pandemic reveals a dangerous lack of global cooperation.
How actor-comic Danish Sait uses aatmanirbhar props to make people laughSubscriber Only
May 24, 2020 17:45 IST
The baby-faced actor has been morphing into an ensemble cast of characters, who pop up in his immensely popular short videos to chat about lockdown blues.
Martin Scorsese writes: ‘Satyajit Ray’s artistry, filmmaking took my breath away’Subscriber Only
May 24, 2020 11:21 IST
Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin Scorsese writes about the intimate image of India that Satyajit Ray’s films presented to the world
Satyajit Ray’s actors remember his geniusSubscriber Only
May 24, 2020 11:23 IST
From his innate understanding of his cast’s abilities to his mastery over all aspects of cinema, actors on what made the filmmaker one of the greatest of all time
‘Ray’s women had agency. He wanted to capture the half shades, the hardly audible notes in them’Subscriber Only
May 24, 2020 11:26 IST
As the celebrations for Satyajit Ray’s centenary year begin, contemporaries remember the breadth of the auteur’s genius. First up, actor Sharmila Tagore writes a tribute to the women in his films — feminists with the right to choice, sexual and intellectual freedom in a patriarchal world
Ray was possessive of me, like a father is of his son: Soumitra ChatterjeeSubscriber Only
May 26, 2020 21:23 IST
Soumitra Chatterjee, 85, has worked with Satyajit Ray in 14 feature films and two shorts. This is considered to be one of the most enduring artistic collaborations in the history of contemporary cinema. In his six decade long career, Chatterjee has worked with several other renowned directors including Tapan Sinha and Mrinal Sen. However, it's Ray who has played an important part in shaping the legendary actor's sense and sensibilities.
Sunday Long Reads: Of consent, lockdown, migrants, art, books, nature, and moreSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 13:12 IST
Here is your Sunday reading list
What will happen to our rights in the new normal?Subscriber Only
May 17, 2020 07:00 IST
The digital is going to become a lever by which people are going to be laid off, their jobs replaced by automation.
The small but Kaleidoscopic world of insectsSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 06:40 IST
Peer into a water drop and see the whole world suspended inside it. Or, spiders’ webs strung like strings of pearls on the foliage on dewy mornings.
The importance of art in the age of coronavirusSubscriber Only
May 17, 2020 14:09 IST
Studies have shown that viewing a painting, listening to music or watching a performance strengthen learning, reduce anxiety and heal trauma.
Ruskin Bond on simple living in complicated timesSubscriber Only
May 19, 2020 11:12 IST
"Maybe people will get a chance to discover themselves in this enforced solitude, to become more thoughtful because we can’t rush around as we used to"
How citizens are helping migrants stranded by the coronavirus lockdownSubscriber Only
May 19, 2020 11:31 IST
By pitching into the crisis, the volunteers have felt the scale of deprivation acutely.
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