‘The Elephant Book’ by Sowmya Rajendran is a captivating exploration of the profound relationship between humans and elephants
‘Thorns and Roses’ commands compulsive reading
Gyan Chaturvedi’s mastery over absurd situations sets the tone — where was the govt when the Bazaar was taking over everything?
Co-founder of Fabindia, Bim Bissell was the force behind promotion of Indian handicrafts and handlooms
Poet and author Gopaldas Neeraj, popularly known as Neeraj, also penned the lyrics of several hit film songs. His son, Mrigank Prabhakar, pays tribute on his birth centenary
Exploring the eclectic world of four women who have been honoured with the Sahitya Akademi Award for 2024
What makes the Chettinad rendering of chicken curry special is the judicious blend of spices
High-altitude flowers are symbols of life’s resilience and beauty in adversity
The job comes with limited powers, but is much coveted — the First Citizen tag is appealing, but the real benefits often fail the test of propriety
The journey of the India Meteorological Department since it was established on January 15, 1875, is pretty much the journey of modern science in India
From withdrawing her first book over editing changes to turning down the Padma Bhushan, from designing her own gararas to rattling off coarse words used in her book at a seminar — each act of Krishna Sobti was an act of defiance. Remembering the literary icon in her birth centenary year
‘The Grudges of Gajanan Godbole’ by Salil Desai is an unusual book which blends crime and comedy with apparent ease
The launch of the Katra-Srinagar train connectivity is generating excitement, and some bit of anxiety too
An ecological crisis looms large as Aravalli hills get flattened and Haryana dithers on an effective strategy to counter illegal mining
Nicely spicy, Indian soups are broth-like and light in consistency
The memorable journey to Dodital, Uttarkashi, in the early 1970s
Despite having tasted success with two Hindi films, the filmmaker made a conscious departure from the narrative style of storytelling
A painting, a temple, and a father-son duo — the knowledge-bearers of Nerti
In times where monitoring of what you say, write or paint is auto-corrected by the artists’ dependence on grants and endorsements, art is increasingly relinquishing the connection it had towards the political sphere
His films are about the dream lives people have led after Independence. They encapsulate bits of us that are important, but to which we have the least access
Several of the popular parallel films to come out of India in recent years are collaborations between countries geographically & culturally distant
Working in an era when sophisticated equipment was not widely available, the stage lighting stalwart relied on ingenuity to achieve complex effects
What Bapsi Sidhwa was doing in prose, Shyam Benegal deftly achieved through cinema
Spicing of chicken curry from the mountains of Karnataka is subtle and different
An American scholar’s tribute to KK Sharma of Palampur
Edited excerpts from ‘Strictly Personal’, the engaging biography of her parents — the late former Prime Minister and his wife — by Daman Singh, first published by HarperCollins in 2014
Child trafficking, bonded labour, brute exploitation — the horrors endured by migrants in Kapurthala point to glaring administrative lapses
Consumptive ways of travel and stay are impacting local communities and fragile ecosystems at pilgrimage centres
This city in Madhya Pradesh is ensconced in theology, history, geological marvels and culture