I had made a passing reference in a previous book about the trial of officers of Subhas Bose’s Indian National Army (INA), at the Red Fort in Delhi in November-December 1945, hastening Indian Independence. A history professor and rector of...
I had made a passing reference in a previous book about the trial of officers of Subhas Bose’s Indian National Army (INA), at the Red Fort in Delhi in November-December 1945, hastening Indian Independence. A history professor and rector of...
Vocalist Mahesh Kale is based in California, but visits India every other month, crisscrossing the country, giving concerts, teaching and recording for his show on Colors Marathi. An icon for the younger generation, it is a common sight to see...
From the formal to the informal, theatre spaces have been through a journey of interesting transitions
Botox and fillers are so yesterday on the beauty map of Punjab. The new drug in town is called glutathione — so why are people saying that what it delivers is far more deadly than what it promises?
To be different each time is the USP of this creative duo, whose latest OTT series, ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’, is breaking all records
We, in Chandigarh, claimed Prof BN Goswamy as our own, cheering him and basking in his achievements as he travelled and lectured around the world. We knew he would be back home, and we could interact with him, listen to...
On his first death anniversary, a tribute to Prof BN Goswamy
A passion and a vision in Kasauli November 12, 2023 (five days before he passed away aged 90) 19.4.76 (Moscow) Dear Vivan, we had been to Leningrad — fantastic place — remembered you quite a lot. Went to Hermitage and...
BN Goswamy was India’s most eminent art historian — distinguished with the highest honours by the Indian government and admired by his readers and listeners for his deep and traditional understanding of Hindu religiosity as well as Muslim Sufi culture;...
A few careless words uttered in a film I was watching on the telly hit me hard. “Anyone can make a stew,” said Irina Asanova, female lead in ‘Gorky Park’, and got me all, please pardon the pun, stewed up....
The Sentence by Gautam Bhatia. Westland. Pages 364. Rs 599 An impoverished young man, Jagat, is found guilty of murder and is sentenced to the sleep of death for a century. A century later, tensions run high in Peruma. As...
Past the middle of the 18th century, the East India Company had made a major stride at Plassey in its advent to the country when a king down the peninsula sought to check this imperialism. Thus, Mysore ruler Tipu Sultan...
The finest moment in Haroon Khalid’s new book is when Waris meets Bulleh Shah. Khalid’s imagination blazes, consuming and re-creating the fabled encounter. The writing is crystalline and dazzling, etching the encounter in a gem of an essay within the...
IN recent years, scholars have shown a growing interest in exploring the roots of Indian indigenous modernity, often termed “vernacular modernity”, and how it has shaped, and sometimes challenged, Indian secular democracy. In this context, ‘So Says Jan Gopal: The...
Chingus Serai in Rajouri is a testament to palace intrigues
I write this from a metropolis, Delhi, caught in the thick of smog. Each year, as winter sets in, a toxic cocktail spreads through the north Indian airshed, leaving residents of the region equally vulnerable and frustrated. A cacophony of...
Arpita Singh’s works move us on many levels, elevating the ordinary with a startling intensity, yet soothing serenity
It’s a cruel twist of fate that the document which turned Salman Rushdie into a cause celebre has vanished
Celebrated American comics journalist Joe Sacco’s work is a blend of reportage and art
Writer-director Subhadra Mahajan, who hails from Himachal, showcased her debut film at Dharamshala International Film Festival
Photographer Sayali Goyal travels through rural India and captures the unnoticed
There is more to the quick-witted art collector than meets the eye
Photographers share expert tips to help you capture perfect moments
For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake. — Alfred Hitchcock In its 13th edition, the Dharamshala International Film Festival (DIFF) is clearly getting bigger and better. The icing on the veritable feast,...
Biting into a mutton chop one pleasant evening, I got thinking about this delightful snack that eastern India revels in. A chop is not to be confused with the western lamb chop, or mutton chaap, or something indescribable called a...
In New Delhi to participate in the India International Centre’s annual Festival of Arts, former Trinamool Congress MP Sugata Bose, Gardiner Professor of History at Harvard University, speaks to Aditi Tandon on a range of issues
The other day, I happened to speak to some graduates who were a couple of months into their first jobs. While some of them enjoyed their work, a few others didn’t. But all of them, including the ones who loved...
Paul Celan’s ‘Death Fugue’ on Holocaust and Amrita Pritam’s ‘Ajj Aakhan Waris Shah Nu’ on Partition remind us of the horrors of the past
There is an old saying, ‘Catch them young!’ This is the best way, we are told, to spot talent so that kids with promise can grow up to be stars. This is as true in the kitchen as on the...
Thota Vaikuntam’s Delhi show is a reflection on his five-decade journey and the connection with his Telangana roots