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The quaint charms of Sri Lanka’s Galle FortSubscriber Only
March 15, 2020 11:28 IST
A stellar example of a fort city made by Europeans in South and Southeast Asia, Galle Fort is a Unesco World Heritage site.
The surprising Bengali connection of a Braj sweet shop in Delhi’s Kamla NagarSubscriber Only
March 13, 2020 19:36 IST
Lala Ram Prasad, the founder of Shri Banke Bihari Brijwasi Rasgulle Waale, trained at the legendary KC Das in Kolkata.
The many joys that songbirds bringSubscriber Only
March 13, 2020 17:42 IST
Birders and nature-lovers will wake up at unearthly hours to listen to the famous morning “chorus” of birds.
The economic, social and political toll of Covid-19Subscriber Only
March 13, 2020 17:30 IST
Pandemics have always caused this damage, even in medieval times, but the shock of seeing whole countries depopulated by scourges like the Black Death overshadowed them
Discovering the cultural wealth of rural West BengalSubscriber Only
March 15, 2020 09:40 IST
Villages of artisans and small cottage industries, hamlets of diverse folk art and artistes are all vibrant spaces for tourists.
When a banking-sector crisis hits, even the most devoted patriots are hurtSubscriber Only
March 15, 2020 07:54 IST
Why do seva of Bharat Mata, when he can't even afford a holiday for his children's mata, asks WhatsApp Uncle
Sunday Long Reads: Of Delhi riots, coronavirus, buffalo racing, films, mental health, food, disability, and moreSubscriber Only
March 8, 2020 11:45 IST
Your Sunday reading list is here!
Writer and former IPS officer Vibhuti Narain Rai on the anatomy of riotsSubscriber Only
March 8, 2020 13:45 IST
The acclaimed writer in Hindi has witnessed and written about several riots, including Hashimpura massacre, in which 42 Muslims were killed by the police. He says that in all major riots, minorities had one common complaint — that the police had not done what it was supposed to do.
Menopause marks the end of something, but it doesn’t mean your life is overSubscriber Only
March 8, 2020 08:45 IST
In a society where sex is overvalued, menopause can be hard. It’s about time it was normalized and talked about in pop culture — in a way that doesn’t make it sound like it’s the end of the road.
Mrunmayee Lagoo on co-writing Thappad and the female gazeSubscriber Only
March 8, 2020 08:01 IST
The daughter of Bollywood’s go-to-mother, Reema Lagoo, says domestic violence is linked to patriarchy and male entitlement.
Inside the fast, furious and sometimes feudal world of kambalaSubscriber Only
March 8, 2020 20:21 IST
A centuries-old tradition of buffalo racing in coastal Karnataka and parts of Kerala, kambala has new ambitions and a shining new mascot in Srinivasa 'Bolt' Gowda. But some old questions remain.
Anju Dodiya: ‘The creative process is a violent one’Subscriber Only
May 19, 2020 11:32 IST
The Mumbai-based artist on not being defined by her self-portraits and why it’s important for women to speak up.
How silk cotton trees celebrate togetherness of beingsSubscriber Only
March 9, 2020 14:01 IST
Erupting in red across India’s forests, these trees are like flaming islands in an ocean of green. They signify neither flags of territory nor salutes to freedom, but the spirit of those who know how to live as citizens of the earth.
Justice Richard H Bernstein on how people with disabilities make for good judgesSubscriber Only
March 7, 2020 10:10 IST
The first visually-impaired judge to be elected to the Supreme Court of Michigan in the US head and delivers judgments in 26 cases, along with six other judges, every Wednesday. He was in Mumbai recently to talk about better opportunities for people with disabilities.
A glimpse into sweet-making, one of country’s oldest professionsSubscriber Only
March 6, 2020 18:30 IST
Confectioners haven’t always received their due in the country’s food history.
Building Blocks: How protests in the streets remind us of what we lost as a nation when we gave up our right to the citySubscriber Only
March 6, 2020 17:30 IST
A brief history of how streets, which act as a stage where our lives play out, connect people, with roads continuing to be its impassive counterpoint
Why we must not look down on creatures that clear the mess around usSubscriber Only
March 6, 2020 17:30 IST
The cleaning squad of animals, whose lives' work is to clean up, is dedicated to the idea of recycling.
How algorithm fuels misinformation mills around coronavirusSubscriber Only
March 6, 2020 18:28 IST
People either dismiss the crisis or avoid scientific measures of control and containment as they put their trust in fake news. A public caution and literacy about how to trust information online are needed.
Award-winning poet and playwright Lemn Sissay on his lost childhood and a life unmooredSubscriber Only
March 6, 2020 17:15 IST
The British-Ethiopian writer talks about his poems — on splinters, longing and hope — the power of forgiveness, the struggle to find his family and to reclaim his sense of worth
Books on the elephant in the room — mental healthSubscriber Only
March 7, 2020 08:18 IST
A look at some books that initiates the conversation around depression, anxiety and other mental issues early on.
Sunday Long Reads: Of theatre, food, wildlife, sedition, urban heritage, masculinity, and moreSubscriber Only
March 1, 2020 12:17 IST
Your Sunday reading list is here!
How Kolkata’s iconic cabin restaurants played a part in the freedom struggleSubscriber Only
March 1, 2020 20:59 IST
These restaurants were once a refuge of revolutionaries and lovers and invented dishes such as the famous kabiraji cutlet.
Hitesh Kewalya: ‘There is a need to redefine masculinity’Subscriber Only
March 1, 2020 11:38 IST
The writer-director of Shubh Mangal Zyada Saavdhan on how his exposure to a multicultural way of life has shaped his vision and finding humour in how people go to extreme lengths to avoid talking about sex.
Ann Cleeves: “I couldn’t work what would happen next, unless I killed somebody off”Subscriber Only
March 1, 2020 08:30 IST
It’s taken 35 novels, and two popular TV adaptations for Cleeves to be recognised as one of British crime fiction’s most popular writers.
Rahul Mehrotra: ‘Every emperor made a New Delhi’Subscriber Only
March 1, 2020 08:30 IST
The architect and heritage conservationist on how architecture can represent what a modern democracy should be.
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