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In Other WorldsSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 06:37 IST

An Englishman in Bangkok, Lawrence Osborne's dark, stylish novels have earned him parallels with Graham Greene - the comparison fits, in more ways than one.

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Truth Be ToldSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 08:49 IST

Let’s talk about politics.

Work visa after online classes, English course: UK univs roll out red carpet for Indian students

The Landscapes of CraftSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 08:49 IST

Robert Macfarlane and the generosity of nature writing.

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The University That Built MeSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 08:49 IST

At Jawaharlal Nehru University, I learned to shed my many layers of privilege and realised that there is nothing apolitical about life.

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Poetry and songs have become the soul of the nation-wide protests against the new citizenship lawSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 14:30 IST

With the republic preparing to celebrate its 71st year, citizens of all ages, led by the young, are singing Faiz Ahmad Faiz’s Hum dekhenge, Habib Jalib’s Dastoor and Rahat Indori’s Kisi ke baap ka Hindustan thodi hai.

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Writers at LibertySubscriber Only

January 13, 2020 14:47 IST

From writers and publishers to festival organisers, the literary community is rallying behind those protesting the new citizenship law and the rupture in civil liberties.

Working On FaithSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 06:08 IST

Brazilian filmmaker Fernando Meirelles on making The Two Popes and his instinctive cinematic language.

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The Artist in Every ShadeSubscriber Only

January 21, 2020 19:08 IST

Ever the cerebral experimenter, Akbar Padamsee’s artistic vision grew over several phases

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It feels like I’ve known Akbar forever, says Krishen KhannaSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 08:04 IST

The 94-year-old artist, the last of the Progressives, remembers his friend

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Lines of BeautySubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 08:04 IST

A wonderful teacher, a witty friend and a generous mentor, Akbar Padamsee was an artist who merged philosophy and aesthetics in his work to remarkable ends.

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We have become a country of walls and barricades, where only a certain kind of people are allowedSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 08:04 IST

Building Blocks: A look at public spaces built after 1947

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Voices in the WildernessSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 09:14 IST

Forest stalwarts remain unsung; we need to acknowledge what they do.

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The horror film shrugs off its B-movie tag, as filmmakers spike the genre with subversion and realitySubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 14:27 IST

Be Afraid: For years, the mandate of entertainment has held back Indian filmmakers from darker tales. Horror films, especially, were long dismissed as B-grade, sleazy movies. That’s changing.

For close to two centuries, this bakery in Kolkata has been serving up goodies from its wood-fired ovenSubscriber Only

January 12, 2020 08:49 IST

Odds and Oven: In a city where there is a slice of history in every street, it is easy to miss the bakery’s unassuming exteriors, and then dismiss the modest establishment, lit up by fluorescent tube lights.

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Sunday Long Reads: The Deepika Padukone interview, winter and anti-CAA postersSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 10:38 IST

Deepika Padukone on Chhapaak, Shane Nigam on depression and anti-CAA posters. Read the Sunday Eye to read more.

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Grey is the Colour of AshSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 06:31 IST

Manjit Bawa’s 1984, in which the artist put the horrors of the anti-Sikh riots squarely on canvas, will be exhibited for the first time next week

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‘I don’t want to do something just for the heck of it’: Deepika PadukoneSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 12:45 IST

Actor Deepika Padukone on equal opportunity, challenging herself with every project and playing an acid attack survivor in her upcoming movie, Chhapaak.

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Bringing the World HomeSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 10:26 IST

Keeping a dog or cat as a pet needs to be made mandatory. When my sisters and I arm-twisted our parents into getting us our first dog, we had no idea what we were getting into, but it changed our lives forever.

It’s Sweeter in the ColdSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 06:30 IST

Delectable halwas make bitter winters more bearable.

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How to stay sane and shut out toxicity in a time of polarisationSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 06:21 IST

Trolls who engage in gaslighting end up digging personal histories, find other narratives that do not negate but deflect the main message of the persons, and also unleash viral abuse that makes the person believe that they might be wrong to even perceive an event as traumatic, let alone experience it.

Reading the SignsSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 15:15 IST

The protest poster is where art meets agitation, poetry meets politics. In India, it was born during the freedom struggle, and grew up through post-Independence struggles against inequality. With the anti-CAA protests, it embraces a new digital life.

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The Spice RouteSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 13:42 IST

Meet the tiny network of Chinese women, who work the Indian diplomatic circuit in China and learn to puff the perfect chapati.

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On the Long Road to JusticeSubscriber Only

January 5, 2020 06:01 IST

On a winter’s day over nine decades ago, Viceroy Reading received an unusual delegation from South Africa. It was led by a doctor whose appeal to India changed the course of history.