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Good old bartering and repairing are back in fashion, with the millennial zeroing in on the pre-owned and the pre-loved. This has left retailers scrambling for ways to beat the competition from re-sellers

The word ‘marooned’ is derived from the French word marron, meaning ‘wild’, ‘feral’ or ‘fugitive’. Now’s the time for stories of migration

Slated to be screened at the MAMI festival later this month, Nithin Anil’s debut film A Thing Of Magic was made in collaboration with the villagers of Arale in Maharashtra

The government seeks to boost tourism to pilgrim centres as well as enliven train travel with its 16-coach flagship

How social media ensures an author does everything but write

Meet the Sacramento Kings’ assistant coach, who is about to embark on her first season with them. She also happens to be one of the few women coaches in the prestigious NBA league in the US

A collection of short plays focusing on queer lives celebrates the reading down of Section 377, and also heralds new directions in Indian theatre

The death of two children killed for relieving themselves in public just days before India was declared ‘open defecation free’ by the Prime Minister highlights the chasm between targets and solutions

Why should the young continue the hereditary occupations of their families, when their traditional wisdom is neither respected nor rewarded by modern society? Journalist Aparna Karthikeyan on tracing the disappearing livelihoods in the state through her book

It’s the birthday of Imran Khan, the Prime Minister of Pakistan and its former cricket captain. And our quiz is all about sportspersons who entered ...

Twenty-five years since the launch of KT Achaya’s seminal work on India’s food history, the genre of food writing in the country has taken several twists and turns. From lists of recipes, the Indian cookbook has transformed into stories of communities, personalities and cultures

Competitive religiosity and hyper-nationalism has cast a shadow over the carnivalesque status of the Durga Puja in Kolkata. Nowhere is it more evident than in Kumortuli, where potters are making idols of gods, gargoyles and spiritual icons through the year

Devapriya Roy’s ‘Friends from College’ is not a book that will sear itself into your memory. But it will spark a smile of remembrance

In a dusty storehouse in a bylane of Jaipur, Abdul Aziz preserves his rich collection of heritage musical instruments against several odds

The Ultra Half marathon to Mt Yunam in Himachal Pradesh is the highest such race in the world, organisers say

The author of ‘One Hell of A Lover’ discusses his collection of short stories, and why it’s important to disregard fortune-tellers

Whether you get your fix sipping Darjeeling at tea o’clock in an exclusive resort or at the round-the-clock roadside chaiwallah, your cup truly runneth over in Kolkata

The Swedish novel The Siege of Troy is a curious take on an epic that revels in violence. It stems from author Theodor Kallifatides’s firm belief that The Iliad is an anti-war poem

A tour of Assam gets a cultural break at a Vaishnava centre in the river island of Majuli

Symptoms of ‘peak liquidity’ abound, and they point to yet more trouble ahead

Roald Dahl’s work for children rings with a clear support for the underdog. But when it comes to the story of Mdisho, his ‘boy’ in Dar es Salaam, there is a sting in the tale

A 300-year-old Tokyo store is proof of the country’s love for toothpicks

The passing of a life lived long and well is not unlike extinguishing a formidable repository of contemporary history