Spectrum

Plan out a colourful meal with an array of dishes

The stain of corruption is not easily erasable in Punjab, certainly not at revenue offices

On Women’s Day, visual artist Sayali Goyal takes us to craft clusters across the country

State govt’s crackdown exposes the deep-rooted culture of resorting to any means to secure pass marks

The way colour and melody merge is a beautiful tapestry that demonstrates how folk and classical traditions intertwine

In Amritsar to perform at the Sacred Amritsar festival, Kalapini Komkali shares Kumar Gandharva’s vision for audience interaction

An admirer of Begum Akhtar, Malini Awasthi — who was in Amritsar to perform at the third edition of Sacred Amritsar festival — says the literary richness of the ghazal singer’s renditions elevated Urdu language

Pista-crusted mutton chops would have easily found a place in any princely dastarkhwan

The complex in Udoke village of Sultanpur Lodhi proudly affirms its affective relation with Guru Nanak

Even on cloudy days with lower ambient air conditions, the temperatures inside can reach dangerous levels

Much to the relief of ornithologists and bird-watchers, winged visitors have come in swarms

Siddharth and Garima, screenwriters and lyricists behind hits such as ‘Goliyon Ki Raasleela Ram-Leela’, ‘Padmaavat’ and ‘Kabir Singh’, on their first-ever Punjabi film

Said to be Asia’s largest, the Kumaramangalam Artillery Museum in Nashik is a big draw

As India’s first fashion week marks its silver jubilee, a look at how the event kickstarted the growth of a billion-dollar industry

This translation of Shrimad Rajchandraji’s ‘Shri Atma Siddhi Shastra’ maintains the depth and clarity of the original work

I was sipping my morning Darjeeling tea recently when the aroma of the light golden liquid did a slow waltz up my nostrils and reminded me of a visit to a special tea salon several years back. The boutique was...

A kilo of dried mushroom can cost up to Rs 50,000; it’s a taste of privilege, and a tale of inequality

A fresh evaluation of the noted playwright on his birth centenary

Famous for gems like ‘Rangi Saari Gulabi Chunariya’, thumri doyenne Shobha Gurtu’s birth centenary celebrations record her unique contribution to music

Every death by suicide has a different story to it. A common thread is the absence of helping hands along the way

Comics have always been on the social radar, and Allahbadia row has only re-ignited the debate on limits of free speech

In this new column, eminent photographers reflect on their memorable works

We who love Delhi’s rich heritage had much to celebrate with the opening of the Humayun’s Tomb Museum in the middle of last year. Since then, I have visited the museum more than once, and each time found it...

In ‘Everyday Reading’, author Aakriti Mandhwani examines the reading habits of a newly-Independent India and tries to piece together the concerns of the North Indian Hindi-reading middle classes

Dali’s India trip stimulates & shocks in equal measure