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A mandala practitioner explains how drawing circles with intricate patterns can be a journey to the centre of your being

A civil engineer who chose Bollywood over blueprints, Jitendra Kumar of Panchayat fame found recognition and challenging roles in digital entertainment

From Marathi stage and cinema to the web, from a layered supporting actor to lead protagonist, Amruta Subhash’s journey just got more exciting

A chance visit to a childhood oasis apprises the writer of the other side of development

In a country where people are lynched for their food choices, we still haven’t been able to tell children what the indigent are forced to eat

Zinda Tilismath, Hyderabad’s trusted Unani medicine, is also one of its biggest successes

It is my eldest sister Indrani’s birthday. Perfect time for a quiz about sisters.Sister act1 Which Indian bird is commonly referred to as the ‘seven ...

Kampong Glam’s liveliness comes from a mix of food, arts and heritage

Rising temperatures and droughts; warming oceans and mountains — the future’s dire warns ‘The Assessment of Climate Change Over Indian Region’, a report published recently

This afternoon, I set off towards the local post office with a package in my bag. It’s something that Bins has been nagging me to post for the past ...

The novel paints a realistic and touching portrait of parental anxiety in a hyper-competitive, technology-saturated age

The passport, conceived as a document that allowed people to cross international borders with ease, has turned into a marker of caste in a deeply hierarchical world

A reader reminds fellow Indians of the fundamental right and duty to tell others what’s good for them

There is an umbilical connection between China’s business policies and exertion of military and diplomatic strength

Codes are hidden in kolam designs, hawks bring down drones and residents’ associations are tiny nations. Chosen Spirits is an indigenous sci-fi thriller with a political heart

In her closing piece, writer Anita Roy takes stock of the column where she talked about books and being human

ARNAB LAUNCHES LOVE JIHAD AFTER CHINESE CLAIM GUWAHATI!Shovon ChowdhuryIn news described by Love Jihad Weekly as “a shot in the arm for the industry”, ...

As a rampaging virus indefinitely suspends the conventional theatre performance, the digital platform is holding out a lifeline to artistes

Mumbai wants to move ahead from the grips of a pandemic, but clearly worries about the consequences, as underlined by the continued suspension of its mainstays — the Central and Western Railway, the Ganesh Chaturthi festival, Bollywood and dabbawallas

An arresting debut, So All Is Peace delves into a mystery charged with questions of gender, trauma and mental health

As many experience a swell of creative flow during the lockdown, some others feel a numbing exhaustion

As teachers and students get together online, a parent recounts the many bitter lessons she has learnt

Rajat Kapoor’s new film is a dramedy where Everyman characters are brought out of their comfort zones, kicking and screaming

Four months on, it is clear that the five southern states — long proud of their robust health indicators — are floundering in the battle against the Covid-19 pandemic