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Why Paris remains a tourist favouriteSubscriber Only

February 2, 2020 18:15 IST

Much has been written about Paris — one of the greatest cities on earth — and the everlasting sway it holds over visitors. Yet, it isn’t until you experience the French capital for yourself that you begin to understand why.

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Lights, camera, press start: Are video games the new films?Subscriber Only

February 2, 2020 22:31 IST

With cutting-edge technology, big narrative ambitions and stage-veterans and Hollywood A-listers in motion capture suits, games today are big-budget blockbusters

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Why the Knuckles Mountain Range is one of Sri Lanka’s most difficult hikesSubscriber Only

February 13, 2020 17:45 IST

With cloud forests, grasslands and semi-evergreen rain forests, it has the climatic microcosm of the rest of the island.

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Imtiaz Ali: ‘My idea of love has constantly evolved’Subscriber Only

February 2, 2020 09:03 IST

Filmmaker Imtiaz Ali on exploring his doubts in his films, why some art is timeless and making Love Aaj Kal again.

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Sunday Long Reads: Of Constitution, languages, citizenship and Indian minoritiesSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 14:07 IST

Republic Day special: Celebrate the spirit of the Constitution with this week's issue of Sunday Eye.

The handcrafted Constitution is a work of artSubscriber Only

January 27, 2020 14:50 IST

Bound in black leather and embossed in patterns of gold, the Constitution has been intricately calligraphed and illustrated by Nandalal Bose and Prem Behari Narain Raizada.

Indian flag emoji as an icon of resistanceSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 12:20 IST

In our digital conversations, it has come to stand in for national pride and celebration of our people.

What Nehru, Ambedkar and others said during Constituent Assembly debatesSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 17:24 IST

While framing the Constitution, politicians and freedom fighters discussed minority rights, independence of the judiciary and the importance of dissent.

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Poets, singers and writers speak about what the Constitution means to them ‘in letter and spirit’Subscriber Only

January 26, 2020 20:29 IST

‘I’m not a number. I’m a citizen.'

How first NDA regime created the crisis that its new citizenship law deepensSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 09:00 IST

The roots of the current crisis in citizenship jurisprudence go back to the Citizenship (Amendment) Act 2003, which made more stringent the possibilities of acquiring Indian citizenship by birth, descent, registration and naturalisation.

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Why January 26 was chosen to be the Republic DaySubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 09:40 IST

India's 71st Republic Day 2020: The Constitution was adopted on November 26, 1949 and the day chosen to become a sovereign republic was January 26, 1950 — 894 days after the British left the country, India formally had total independence.

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How Punjabi refugee dispersed into many corners of India, shaping national culture, and being embraced by friendshipSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 09:41 IST

'I grew up at the crossroads of many languages: Punjabi at home, Odia with my nanny, Hindi on the streets, and English at school. Which then is my mother tongue? What papers of authenticity will I be able to show? Where do I belong?'

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Reclaiming our public spacesSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 10:45 IST

'Historically, public places have a strong link with political systems and power.'

The Constitution has always inspired Indians to question power and demand their rightsSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 08:32 IST

Linking the Constitution to January 26 affirmed that this was not a constitution created through elite discussions but a product of mass political struggle, and that it was not a gift from benevolent rulers, but one that was seized by the masses.

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From Garm Hava to Naseem: Two Hindi films that captured the predicament of the Indian MuslimSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 13:44 IST

Reading new meanings into a film that captured the aftermath of Partition, and one that showed an India leading up to the Babri Masjid demolition.

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Marathi writer and feminist Urmila Pawar on how the Constitution Ambedkar drafted inspires vision of justiceSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 13:51 IST

It ensures freedom and respect for all irrespective of caste, creed, class, region or religion. All we need to do is follow it.

Why my grandfather refused to become a citizen of IndiaSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 14:06 IST

In 1947, a line ran through Sylhet, Assam, dividing families and creating new citizens. The burden of that history is still with us.

70 years of the Republic: Sunday Eye special on how our Constitution is a living, palpable forceSubscriber Only

January 26, 2020 12:15 IST

70th Republic Day and CAA Protests: In this special issue, we look at how the Constitution has nurtured our ideas of rights, democracy and citizenship and how it is the citizen's guarantee and defence.

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Sunday Long Reads: Women, protests, democracy, books, travel and moreSubscriber Only

January 19, 2020 11:58 IST

What does this week's Sunday Eye have on offer? Women leading protests, politics, democracy, books, art and more. Read on.

‘Poetry, for me, is an archive of social relations’Subscriber Only

January 19, 2020 08:02 IST

Konkani poet Neelba Khandekar on the controversy over his Sahitya Akademi-winning volume of poetry.

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What to expect if you go to the Basar Confluence festival in Arunchal PradeshSubscriber Only

January 19, 2020 08:13 IST

Basar, a bucolic town in Arunachal Pradesh, is proud of its great ecological sensibility and its sense of community.

The beauty and history of the cultural sites in Iran that Donald Trump threatened to bombSubscriber Only

January 19, 2020 08:02 IST

The tombs, minarets and mosques that dot Iran mirror several forms of Persian architecture, art and calligraphy.

Turn up for the Books:
Mark Nessfield at Offside Books.

The bookshop in London that lets you play bookseller for a daySubscriber Only

January 19, 2020 08:02 IST

A bookstore in London offers the experience of running it for a day.

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The anatomy of a protest in Kolkata: slogans, courage and a night of many firstsSubscriber Only

January 19, 2020 07:49 IST

While men clap and cheer from the fringes, the ladies who form the core ring of dissent at Kolkata’s Park Circus Maidan let their voices rip through the midnight hour.

‘In my opinion, democracy does not exist in India’Subscriber Only

January 19, 2020 08:01 IST

Writer Asghar Wajahat on his disillusionment with democracy and the upcoming screen adaptation of one of his plays.

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Why Paris remains a tourist favouriteSubscriber Only

Lights, camera, press start: Are video games the new films?Subscriber Only

Why the Knuckles Mountain Range is one of Sri Lanka’s most difficult hikesSubscriber Only

Imtiaz Ali: ‘My idea of love has constantly evolved’Subscriber Only

Sunday Long Reads: Of Constitution, languages, citizenship and Indian minoritiesSubscriber Only

The handcrafted Constitution is a work of artSubscriber Only

Indian flag emoji as an icon of resistanceSubscriber Only

What Nehru, Ambedkar and others said during Constituent Assembly debatesSubscriber Only

Poets, singers and writers speak about what the Constitution means to them ‘in letter and spirit’Subscriber Only

How first NDA regime created the crisis that its new citizenship law deepensSubscriber Only

Why January 26 was chosen to be the Republic DaySubscriber Only

How Punjabi refugee dispersed into many corners of India, shaping national culture, and being embraced by friendshipSubscriber Only

Reclaiming our public spacesSubscriber Only

The Constitution has always inspired Indians to question power and demand their rightsSubscriber Only

From Garm Hava to Naseem: Two Hindi films that captured the predicament of the Indian MuslimSubscriber Only

Marathi writer and feminist Urmila Pawar on how the Constitution Ambedkar drafted inspires vision of justiceSubscriber Only

Why my grandfather refused to become a citizen of IndiaSubscriber Only

70 years of the Republic: Sunday Eye special on how our Constitution is a living, palpable forceSubscriber Only

Sunday Long Reads: Women, protests, democracy, books, travel and moreSubscriber Only

‘Poetry, for me, is an archive of social relations’Subscriber Only

What to expect if you go to the Basar Confluence festival in Arunchal PradeshSubscriber Only

The beauty and history of the cultural sites in Iran that Donald Trump threatened to bombSubscriber Only

The bookshop in London that lets you play bookseller for a daySubscriber Only

The anatomy of a protest in Kolkata: slogans, courage and a night of many firstsSubscriber Only

‘In my opinion, democracy does not exist in India’Subscriber Only

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