October is what I would call my spirit month! The sun is balmy, the breeze cool. The crisp mornings lend you early apricity, and even as the afternoon scorches, the saptaparni-laden evenings bring in a calm that beats even the...
October is what I would call my spirit month! The sun is balmy, the breeze cool. The crisp mornings lend you early apricity, and even as the afternoon scorches, the saptaparni-laden evenings bring in a calm that beats even the...
Ladakh-raised Maisam Ali takes his debut film ‘In Retreat’ to the prestigious Busan International Film Festival
Bickram Ghosh brings Shubha Mudgal, Aruna Sairam and Usha Uthup on one stage, and it’s magic
A 76-year history of strife and killing
A Muslim boy who got separated from his family in 1947 and was adopted by a Sikh family in East Punjab finally gets to meet his brothers in West Punjab — thanks to an Indian historian and a Pakistani YouTuber
As the nation celebrates the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, his legacy in Ahmedabad is far more than a historical memory -- it is a living, breathing force that continues to shape the city's ethos even today. Among the most...
A hundred years ago, on September 20, 1924, John Marshall, the then Director-General of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), wrote in the Illustrated London News announcing to the world the discovery of Harappa in western Punjab and Mohenjodaro in...
Once in a while comes a show that transports viewers from the real world to the sublime and works as a time machine. ‘OP Sharma & the Fine Art of Photography (1950s-1990s)’, presented by the Alkazi Foundation for the Arts...
From Alkazi experimenting with the Japanese Kabuki form in ‘Andha Yug’ to Karanth employing Karnataka’s Yakshagana style in his adaptation of ‘Macbeth’, traditional forms have resonated with the contemporary
Lotus is the national flower of India, celebrated in legend and lore. It is the stuff of metaphysical speculation and is depicted in sculptures and paintings. The stem holds the hundred-petalled blossom aloft, but serves the master unseen underwater. We...
Known for its spectacular vintage setting, Edinburgh, the charming Scottish capital, is also home to an intriguing childhood museum where an array of galleries presents a rich collection of toys, games, literature and pictures. The collection, dating back to the...
At first glance, Pancham Cajla, 36, comes across as the boy next door who could be working in a corporate office or managing a cafe. All this, of course, he was doing until a few years back when he was...
On September 26, Keki Nasserwanji Daruwalla passed away at 87. A former IPS officer who had an illustrious career, he was a gifted writer though poetry was his real passion. Searing honesty, wit and realism defined Keki’s repertoire. Here is an edited selection from his column in The Tribune
On his birth centenary, remembering the quiet genius of Shimla-born abstractionist Ram Kumar
You may have heard about a diner who went to a fancy restaurant, looked at the elaborate menu and ordered a dish that sounded most appetising: baby spuds sauteed in mustard seeds and curry leaves, cocooned inside a crisp and...
It was a warm and hazy winter afternoon as we sat on a muddy embankment along Sambhar Lake, India’s largest inland salt lake in Rajasthan, watching hundreds of Pink Flamingos and a variety of migrant birds foraging through the shallow...
Sportspersons turn cynics when quite young, for their experience tells them that the sports administrator is venal and undependable
What exactly should a column contain, or proclaim, or aim for? It’s a task that has its own challenges
We need to take ownership of improving our traffic ecosystem
The Solan ragging incident is yet another episode where the desire for aberrant superiority unleashes in the most vile form
Jyoti Malhotra, Adil Akhzer & Arjun Sharma soak in the lively Assembly election atmosphere as J&K votes after 10 years
A community art exhibition delves into what the tribal region could, but should not, look like
75-year career, 50,000 songs in 14 languages — statistics, however, cannot define the greatness of Lata Mangeshkar, whose 95th birth anniversary falls this week
As global voices for restitution of stolen art treasures get louder, priceless Indian heritage is coming home
‘The Imam’ is the story of a little girl whose desire to become a cleric, like her father, ruffles a lot of patriarchal feathers
Just as Shakespeare is ours, why doesn’t 'The Mahabharata' belong to the world? Narrow regional boundaries only crush the possibility of multidimensionality
These Assembly seats are a microcosm of politics in the state, where the more things change, the more they remain the same. Political dynasts, surname as the golden ticket, family bonding and splits, fickle loyalties and merit too, if other factors favour
Delhi's 700-year-old bridge is crying for attention. Will the Yamuna Biodiversity Park bring attention to this structure?
I had the good fortune of spending an extended weekend at Anand Kashi, a tranquil resort run by the Taj group (IHCL) on the banks of river Ganga, near Rishikesh. It has many charms, not the least its emphasis on...
Watching the heroes of the Paris Paralympics, a tribute to Lt Gen PS Joshi, who converted his adversity into strength