He was the inflexible guru who shaped modern Indian drama’s lexicon. On his birth centenary, a grateful student remembers the NSD founder
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In the run-up to the Assembly polls on November 6 and 11, Nitish Kumar has taken dole politics to another high as he faces the toughest electoral battle of his political career
60 emerging artists from across the country are displaying their works at the 34th Ravi Jain Memorial Foundation exhibition
What does Anders Olsson, Chair of the Nobel Committee, say about the Hungarian writer’s works
While India’s culture is being used as a backdrop for glamour, the museum still clings to more than 30,000 Indian artefacts seized during the Raj
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He left this world a broken man and his last words, ‘He Ram’, were both an invocation to his God and a regret for having birthed a nation that forsook his most basic lessons of Truth and Non-violence
Pakistan by their use of war imagery and India by their petulant antics have let cricket down
Dame Jane Goodall’s entire life was taken up by the most difficult job in the world — understanding and protecting the wildernesses and wild denizens of Planet Earth
A biography by neuroscientist Asha Gopinathan brings to the forefront Anna Mani, who built India’s meteorological backbone
Be it a bowl of ghugni, a plate of sundal or a dip of hummus, chickpeas bring flavour, nostalgia, and community to every season
It’s a week where chaos and cosmic order break into a gleeful tango in the valley
The pursuer must constantly endeavour to develop and keep his faculty of reasoning sharp
The postal system has seen several changes, but there are so many memories attached
The landmark retrospective honours the modernist
Two books by Salima Hashmi capture the life and times of the legendary poet, her own remarkable journey and a desire for peace with India
As awareness campaigns fail to have the desired impact in absence of a coherent strategy, efforts like CopConnect app lend hope
The art market is booming like never before, thanks to global interest and fierce bidding
The barnyard millet and green peas tikki combines lightness with flavour, offering a crisp, wholesome snack that’s as nutritious as it is satisfying
Packed with health benefits, this sweet delight from Karnataka can be served as a chilled burfi or shaped into a soft pudding
Run by his great-granddaughter now, Gurbaksh Singh’s utopian town remains a defiant oasis, scarred but battling ahead
Bharatanatyam dancer and Padma Shri recipient believes in going beyond human-centric perspectives
Weird dictums regulate the membership of various clubs
‘All the Way to the River’ is perhaps her boldest work
On his birth anniversary, it is fitting to recall not only the image of Bhagat Singh walking to the gallows, but also his voice, his message
The long-forgotten recipe of Bihari peetha is made with rice flour dough, packed with spicy chana dal
A new generation of plant lovers is driving India’s Rs 26,000-cr home gardening market
After every setback, language must carry out its mandate to speak into the future with hope and resolve
For Gen Z, social media apps aren’t distractions but lifelines where friendships spark, identities are formed and memes reign
Having a GI tag can really help, provided the execution is not reduced to being merely symbolic. Low awareness among rural stakeholders often limits benefits, allowing intermediaries to dominate profits
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