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Finding hope in the monsoon: When the sky breaks open, so do weSubscriber Only
August 4, 2025 17:06 IST
There’s a line in Kafan where the two grieving, indifferent men—father and son—sit outside a liquor shop, having spent the shroud money on drink. But Premchand leaves us with this question: Who decides what grief should look like, when the system itself is so cruel that the living envy the dead?
Javed Akhtar looks back at the Sholay script he wrote with Salim Khan: ‘Its dialogues are used in stand-up comedies even today’Subscriber Only
August 3, 2025 12:55 IST
Scriptwriter Javed Akhtar on why they were confident Sholay would be a hit despite the reviews, the enduring appeal of Gabbar and putting his money on the film that generated Rs 3 crore in 1975.
Fight for the sole: The Prada controversy may have put it in the spotlight but the Kolhapuri chappal carries the footprint of 800 years of historySubscriber Only
August 3, 2025 11:21 IST
The Indian Express visits Kolhapur's Chappal Galli and to factories and homes where entire families, from parents to children, work together on the chappals, where caste, fashion and history come home
What babies do in the animal kingdom, even when they know the end is nearSubscriber Only
July 30, 2025 06:00 IST
No little animal ever seems to just roll over and give up. All the while, it continues to fight valiantly in its corner
How Sonal Holland shortened the distance between Bombay Central and BordeauxSubscriber Only
July 27, 2025 02:00 IST
Sonal Holland, India’s first Master of Wine, shows how wine and life are both allegories. We are all products of our terroir, of the climate and culture that shape us
Is your Vitamin, magnesium supplement really the magic pill you think it is? Experts reveal truths behind India’s new health obsessionSubscriber Only
July 27, 2025 07:48 IST
Indians are increasingly relying on health supplements thinking they can eliminate the need for doctors. Reality is that they are trapping themselves in an illusion of self-care as these pills are without their side effects
Why are we still listening to Himesh Reshammiya?Subscriber Only
July 27, 2025 11:28 IST
Himesh Reshammiya’s resurgence is real. The mania, however, lies in a curious combination of nostalgia, FOMO in times of Insta reels, a thriving live-music industry and that age-old need to grasp at a familiar cultural memory.
Payal Kapadia: ‘Neeraj Ghaywan’s Masaan is a moment in Indian cinema’Subscriber Only
July 25, 2025 16:38 IST
In a conversation with Payal Kapadia, Neeraj Ghaywan talks about Masaan turning 10, opting to end the story with hope, roping in Indian Ocean to compose its songs, and paying tribute to Urdu and Hindi poetry.
Tag and you’re dead: Not just hide and seek, some species in the animal kingdom can be lethal in their camouflageSubscriber Only
July 23, 2025 15:37 IST
The insect world is replete with invisible wonders – from the praying mantis and big cats to octopuses and cuttlefish. They shape-shift to ambush and escape from predators
How Malavika Sarrukai has spent over 50 years carrying the classical while rethinking what Bharatanatyam can beSubscriber Only
July 20, 2025 05:00 IST
Bharatanatyam exponent Malavika Sarrukai, 'India's greatest living dancer’ according to noted art historian BN Goswami, on her dance journey, questioning tradition and how pay parity between a dancer and a musician continues to be overlooked in the Carnatic world’s debate on caste and gender
Holding on and letting go: Reflections on grief and gratitudeSubscriber Only
July 20, 2025 00:28 IST
We lost Aruna in the space of a month. One month. No warning, no gentle slide into frailty, no graceful exit that we could have seen coming. She was fine — more than fine — and then she was gone.
A look at what is driving the trend of re-releasing popular and acclaimed moviesSubscriber Only
July 20, 2025 08:45 IST
The return of movies such as Rockstar (2011), Tumbbad (2018), Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003), Interstellar (2014) and Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani (2013) to theatres was met with overwhelming response.
‘There is a freedom in drawing’: Madhvi Parekh on her solo exhibition showcasing sketches from 1978 to 2018Subscriber Only
July 18, 2025 17:33 IST
The artist speaks about her creative journey, dipping into childhood memories to make motifs, and using folk elements in her work
Saiyaara director Mohit Suri: ‘No matter what you do online, you still wish to hold someone’s hand’Subscriber Only
July 20, 2025 13:49 IST
Director Mohit Suri on making messy love stories, working with newcomers Aneet Padda and Ahaan Panday in Saiyaara, and banking on music instead of stars to draw in the audience.
Wildlife in times of social media – Part IISubscriber Only
July 17, 2025 17:39 IST
In the concluding part of this series, conjuring up social media profiles for animals
‘Not everyone is in a position to tell their stories’: In Transit makers Zoya Akhtar, Reema Kagti and Ayesha Sood on the need for authentic representationSubscriber Only
July 14, 2025 17:45 IST
Producers Zoya Akhtar and Reema Kagti along with director Ayesha Sood talk about their new docu-series In Transit; how stories can be instrumental in bringing change; and the challenges faced by the industry. The conversation was moderated by Alaka Sahani.
Meet the lead actors of Pyre, an ode to the reality of migration, old age and lonelinessSubscriber Only
July 13, 2025 12:36 IST
The story of Vinod Kapri's film Pyre stems from the director's visit to Munsyari in 2017, where he met an elderly couple.
What’s pushing an increasing number of Indians to ChatGPT and other AI tools for relationship advice and emotional support?Subscriber Only
July 14, 2025 17:34 IST
An increasing number of Indians are turning to ChatGPT and other AI tools for relationship advice and emotional support. But it's a loaded gun
Love, loss and the language of longingSubscriber Only
July 13, 2025 01:00 IST
There is something sacred about the first meeting. The spark before speech. The hush before history. The first time your eyes collide, not in confusion, but in quiet confirmation
Wildlife in the times of social mediaSubscriber Only
July 9, 2025 18:54 IST
If animals had social media profiles, what would their status say?
Smoke, mirrors and the starving mindSubscriber Only
July 6, 2025 06:00 IST
There’s a strange crisis unfolding. Young minds aren’t broken by poverty or war or hunger. They’re broken by option paralysis, by endless comparisons, by trend-chasing that never leads to truth
Chef Vijay Kumar, NYC’s best chef, on how snails became his badge of honourSubscriber Only
July 6, 2025 08:56 IST
As winner of the James Beard Award for Best Chef in New York, Vijay Kumar talks about childhood memories of foraging, keeping to the sanctity of authentic flavours and not pandering to Western tastebuds
Artist Krishen Khanna turns 100: ‘Creating art is like breathing, I live it daily’Subscriber Only
July 5, 2025 11:49 IST
In his centenary year, a look at Krishen Khanna's friendships as part of the famed Progressive Artists’ Group and how his paintings reveal a deep empathy for the marginalised
It’s raining in Goa — be careful, very careful on its beachesSubscriber Only
July 6, 2025 08:47 IST
The ocean is a completely different beast at this time: it's ranting and raving, sending spume and spray high in the air – nothing well-mannered about it
Nayantara Sahgal on the Emergency and her rift with cousin Indira Gandhi that never quite healedSubscriber Only
June 29, 2025 08:36 IST
'If my elder sister does something wrong, it’s my duty to write against that', says Sahgal, 98, at her home in Dehradun
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