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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
How Delhi’s queer icons are making Pride a daily practiceSubscriber Only
June 29, 2025 01:00 IST
Pride Month is more than floats and hashtags. It is memory. It is mourning. It is magic. It is the pulse of those who dared to love before love was allowed
Raghu Rai on the symbolic photo that told the story of the EmergencySubscriber Only
July 24, 2025 12:39 IST
Raghu Rai on the challenges of being a photographer who captured the pulse of a nation and found ways to work around censorship
Sudhir Mishra on his film ‘Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi’ and his new series on the EmergencySubscriber Only
June 29, 2025 15:05 IST
The filmmaker talks about his new series, 'Summer of ’76’ a tribute to youth, curiosity and dissent and how rebellion is at the heart of his movies.
How a 1989 Malayalam film examined the aftermath of the state’s repression of a helpless individualSubscriber Only
June 29, 2025 08:41 IST
Generally believed to be inspired by the infamous case of the disappearance of P Rajan, a student at the Regional Engineering College Calicut, during the Emergency, Piravi was Shaji N Karun’s directorial debut.
When Kishore Kumar’s songs were bannedSubscriber Only
June 29, 2025 08:35 IST
Playback singer Kishore Kumar’s refusal to sing at an Indian Youth Congress rally promoting Sanjay Gandhi’s 20-point programme was taken as defiance by the government.
Man vs Birds: The art of aerodynamicsSubscriber Only
June 25, 2025 19:36 IST
Aircraft need powerful engines, jet or propeller driven, to deliver the thrust required to enable their wings to generate enough lift. In birds, the wings do both
People who are the blueprints: A story of women (and men) misreadSubscriber Only
June 22, 2025 06:00 IST
Gender is not destiny. Emotion is not weakness. Strength is not shape-shifting into masculine myth. We must let go of these tropes.
World Music Day: How craftspeople in Maharashtra’s Miraj town are using GI tag to bring tanpuras, sitars in every homeSubscriber Only
June 22, 2025 07:14 IST
For centuries, Miraj handcrafted string instruments for musicians across India. Now, as the handmade gives way to machines, this town in Maharashtra hopes to redefine its legacy and renew its place on the classical music map
Rujuta Diwekar on the 3 superfoods that can keep us fit: ‘Our mothers knew best, trust their food wisdom’Subscriber Only
June 22, 2025 06:40 IST
In her new book 'Mitahara', the celebrity nutritionist advocates keeping a simple kitchen with only a few pots, pans and spices
Vivek Soni on Aap Jaisa Koi: ‘Any story told through the personal lens will touch people’s heart’Subscriber Only
June 20, 2025 20:19 IST
Aap Jaisa Koi director Vivek Soni speaks about R Madhavan being back as a romantic hero and why the location of a film is crucial for him.
Sumukhi Suresh: ‘I do self-censorship because I want to last for long’Subscriber Only
June 20, 2025 18:36 IST
Stand-up comedian and actor Sumukhi Suresh on why she believes in self-censorship and her dream to get Farah Khan to direct a dance-comedy scripted by her.
What the tiger and the dog learned in the wellSubscriber Only
June 18, 2025 10:00 IST
A tiger and a stray dog fell into an abandoned well in Kerala’s Idukki district. Just what did they say to each other?
How our earth is more than a pale blue dotSubscriber Only
June 21, 2025 16:20 IST
From deep blue night skies to flowering yellows that attract bees, from the fiery reds of blood to the orange of roaring fires – colours signal the fullness of life and love
When therapists burn out: How do mental health professionals cope with emotional fatigueSubscriber Only
June 16, 2025 15:16 IST
In a world where terms like empathy fatigue have entered everyday conversation, how do counsellors, therapists and psychologists — who are exposed to emotional burdens and distressing details — unwind?
What the monsoon taught me about forgiveness, second chances, and graceSubscriber Only
June 15, 2025 01:00 IST
At 51, I find myself circling back to things I thought I’d outgrown — memories, mistakes, names I hadn’t said out loud in years. I’m not wiser, just more aware of what I don’t know. And more willing, now, to sit with the discomfort without trying to tidy it up.
Exclusive | Mahesh Bhatt pens a poem remembering Raj Khosla: ‘The Light That Lingers’Subscriber Only
June 13, 2025 18:06 IST
On Raj Khosla's birth centenary, Mahesh Bhatt pens a special poem for the filmmaker.
Author Stephen Alter on rivers: How they shaped each stage of his lifeSubscriber Only
June 8, 2025 08:25 IST
Travelling on a river makes one acutely aware of the ceaseless flow of time, evoking metaphors of continuity and change but also the impermanence of life
Monsoon, ghazals, and the ghosts of almost-loves: Why Delhi rains still smell like my first loveSubscriber Only
June 8, 2025 01:00 IST
We weren’t lovers yet, just two teenagers teetering on the edge of tenderness, balanced between black ink and blue sky. He never said he loved me. He didn’t need to. He showed up. Until he didn’t.
Environmentalist Arefa Tehsin hones her listening skills in the forests of DandeliSubscriber Only
June 7, 2025 15:57 IST
In Dandeli, Karnataka, if you are all for lying on your back and letting the current decide your itinerary, river Kali will surround you with her song
A road trip takes these friends back in time, to the medieval empires across the Deccan peninsulaSubscriber Only
June 7, 2025 10:58 IST
For an arid region that once produced nothing but millets, the Malaprabha river’s rocky valley ultimately made amends by spawning an empire so powerful that it reigned supreme over the Deccan variously between the 6th and 12th centuries CE
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