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To be that unassuming patch in the backyard that is under no pressure to produce anything ‘useful’

Murder is a theme that is unlikely to darken and yellow with time, the writer Truman Capote had once said. Over-the-top platforms — teeming with real-life crime series — seem to agree

Mallika Srinivasan is the first person from the private sector to head the all-powerful PESB. Will she ring in change?

Understanding a raga and its philosophical and emotional universe is a daunting task. Author Amit Chaudhuri makes an attempt to do so in his latest book

Lindsay Pereira’s debut novel ‘Gods And Ends’ is a stark and fearless portrayal of the Roman Catholic community in the Bombay of yore

A magazine produced by children living in Firozabad’s slums is turning the lens on the practice of child labour in ‘Suhaag Nagari’

It’s been over a year since the epidemic began reshaping all our lives. Amidst the chaos and despair, some of us have used this time of widespread ...

The uncertainty and upheaval engendered by the pandemic and the lockdowns across the world have led to the most interesting conversations

On this day in 1932, Bruno Hauptmann was executed for the kidnapping and death of Charles Lindbergh Jr, the infant son of legendary American pilot ...

Be it sausages, biryani or ice cream, there isn’t a dish that doesn’t benefit from the infusion of smoke

A model rehabilitation project for 100 families of rescued bonded labourers kicks off in Tiruvannamalai, granting them dignity of shelter and livelihood

Milk vendors, nomadic herders and villagers are the ears and eyes of Radheysham, recently honoured for his efforts at safeguarding wildlife in the deserts of Rajasthan

Bharati Jagannathan’s short stories pull us into the minutiae of life of young women in the late 20th century

Mah Laqa Bai, poet, dancer and advisor to the Nizams, made unmatched contributions to Hyderabad’s literature and architecture in the 18th and early 19th centuries

The emergence of a substantive number of educated and professional Muslims has contributed to the small measure of assertiveness visible among the members of the community today

There are very many seagulls in Elsewhere. Not very surprising, as this is a seaside resort! So when I step out of my apartment to take pictures of ...

It was the birthday of Reginald Kenneth Dwight, better known in the world of entertainment as Elton John, on March 25. This week’s quiz is all about people who changed their names

A frequent visitor goes off the beaten track and revels in the syncretic life of Goans

This election season political parties are sparring on social media with songs, slogans, symbolism and drama

Debangshu Bhattacharya, the composer-singer of ‘Khela Hobe’, on why the election in West Bengal should be like a well-played game

Political parties are wooing the people of Tamil Nadu with campaign songs that promise hope, idealism and good governance

A film on frogs has led to a discovery that’s music to herpetologists’ ears

Priyanka Chopra Jonas’s memoir gives a reader an interesting peek into the life of a strong woman who took up new challenges and made them work, but less so into her filmography

A year after theatres shut down, artistes are reinventing themselves in the digital world to stay relevant