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‘Men had to earn the respect of women in dance bars’Subscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:53 IST
Academic Sameena Dalwai on her new book which examines how gender, caste and class intersected in Maharashtra’s dance-bar ban.
Living the beautiful life in PortugalSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:50 IST
A whirl in the old historical town of Estremoz, a cork fest and swaying to Portuguese songs
Travelling Suitcase: Valley of WaterfallsSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:50 IST
Many charms of Lauterbrunnen
A riot of colours in Thailand’s Chiang RaiSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:50 IST
Eye-popping art, architecture and unhurried markets of a relatively unknown northern city of Thailand
How my grandmother and neighbour got me to love vegetablesSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:50 IST
Warmth of winter greens as the sun plays hide and seek
Down in Jungleland: Four Legs and Our TonguesSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:50 IST
We use the names of animals derogatorily, but find it insulting if someone calls us by their names
We have to be more cautious in the ways we make sense of others: Malcolm GladwellSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:50 IST
Malcolm Gladwell, 56, on empathy, the fallouts of a breakdown in communication and his new book
Kailaasa or New India? WhatsApp Uncle wonders how they are differentSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:47 IST
Could Kailaasa be the longed-for Hindu rashtra? WhatsApp Uncle wants to know.
The engineer who showed that walls can be finger-thin, and roofs can flySubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 11:42 IST
With his genius for manipulating brick and concrete, Mahendra Raj has been the man behind much of India’s modern architecture. A retrospective examines his engineering legacy.
Tigmanshu Dhulia on directing web series Out of Love, the problem with student politicsSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:47 IST
The director talks about the transformation in student politics, his latest web series Out of Love and how digital platforms enable immersive storytelling.
Amol Palekar on his new play, why he rejected so many films, and the power of dissentSubscriber Only
December 8, 2019 07:41 IST
Amol Palekar is starring in a new play after 25 years. He talks about returning to the stage, art and whether cinema exploited his talent enough.
Sunday Long Reads: Subsidised education, Muslim scholars, Mandarin, halwas and moreSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 11:34 IST
How access to subsidised higher education has fuelled dreams and opened up opportunities for the disadvantaged
What Hello Kitty and the LOL Cat meme teach us about fake newsSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 08:01 IST
Fake news reduces humans to entities incapable of truth-telling
What learning Mandarin has taught meSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 06:30 IST
How does an adult learner process a new language?
The children’s bestsellers that made adults uncomfortableSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 09:01 IST
Books considered inappropriate for children and the lessons they hold.
The problem with decluttering guru Marie Kondo’s online storeSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 06:30 IST
She famously taught the world how to declutter and find peace. Now, with an e-commerce venture of her own, Marie Kondo tells you how to own it all.
Not just JNU: How India’s public universities becoming costlier hurts the most vulnerableSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 15:16 IST
The inequality in India’s education system gets a shot at redemption in the country’s public universities, which give students from different backgrounds a window to a more democratic future. As proposals of fee hike meet with protests, a look at how access to subsidised higher education has fuelled dreams and opened up opportunities for the disadvantaged
Down In Jungleland: A Clean Bill of HealthSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 08:05 IST
Learning a thing or two about cleanliness from the animal world.
We are all wonders, says bestselling children’s author Dav PilkeySubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 06:01 IST
In India on a book tour, the creator of the 'Captain Underpants' and the 'Dog Man' series talks about how readers make the world a better place.
Families in Food: The delicious halwas of Lucknow’s Rehmat Ali Sweets CornerSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 06:01 IST
In the flower lane of old Lucknow, lies a sweet shop with delectable, mouth-watering halwa to die for.
One place that political parties in Maharashtra aren’t fighting overSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 06:00 IST
A stately accommodation: Even as guests cool their heels after the recent political theatrics, it’s easily forgotten that this once historic bungalow in Malabar Hill, Mumbai, hosted former chief minister of unified Maharashtra Morarji Desai and Maharashtra state’s first chief minister YB Chavan.
Amid the BHU professor appointment row, a look at Muslim scholars of Sanskrit in historySubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 07:06 IST
Past perfect, present tense: The recent protests against the appointment of a Muslim professor in Sanskrit Vidya Dharma Vigyan department at BHU, therefore, seem to be the new way of the admirers of Manusmriti, the Vedic text which denigrates lower classes, to wallop the “other”.
How to Bring Back a ForestSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 06:00 IST
Science can help document a landscape, but actual conservation is possible only by communicating with local communities. A new book of essays reflects naturalist TR Shankar Raman’s experience.
When the East India Company commissioned art from Indian artistsSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 06:00 IST
A new show at The Wallace Collection in London celebrates the works of gifted Indian artists who painted for the East India Company officials.
How Agnes Kharshiing uses RTI to battle illegal mining in Meghalaya despite the risksSubscriber Only
December 1, 2019 06:00 IST
A voice in the dark: Agnes Kharshiing remains undeterred as she awaits a response to her latest RTI application with the Urban Affairs department about land acquired for an upcoming medical college in Shillong.
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