10 February, 2022
Giridhar Jha A tribute to the inspiring artiste that was Lata Mangeshkar
12 January, 2022 Giridhar Jha Bollywood’s tryst with romantic love has oscillated between the sublime and the ridiculous.
How zombie films, or almost-zombie films, have dealt with apocalypse, social crisis and personal desolation
09 December, 2021 Kushal Poddar Stand-up comedians, ‘two-nation theory’ and other stories that failed to tickle our funny bones
Lost in a mela or left in the train? Indian cinema has reprised the same old story in different settings.
Vaishali Shadangule was an outsider in the fashion world. She made it her home.
Excerpts from A Fashion Dictionary, an experimental work-in-progress that looks at the nature of clothes, relying on the juxtaposition of sartorial research with a subjective and personal account of the author’s relationship with clothing.
The future of fashion lies in inclusivity, in being a message board for the times, in imperfect solidarities.
The pandemic closed doors. It also opened new ones. Three models speak about experiences amid Covid-19.
A successful designer from a small town writes about his journey in the fashion industry and his team that made it possible.
Design and fashion education in India needs to overhaul its basic principles, in line with the needs of its climes, culture and people.
In a world where the media often reproduces the propaganda of the powerful, art—including the art of the novel—must keep alive the truth about the times we live in.
One of India’s leading designers looks into fashion’s mirror, as the world comes to terms with the twin threats of pandemic and climate crisis.
Covid pandemic leaves fashion industry with no choice but to go digital, but hesitancy and uncertainty abound
Art is a form of thinking. In a world where ‘fake news’ dismantles ‘facts’, art is another way to uphold the storytelling that is journalism’s soul.
Simran Chadha, an associate professor in Delhi University, recalls the time she acted with Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan in a Doordarshan teleserial.
‘Lokame Tharavadu’ contemporary art exhibition showcases works of known and unknown faces.
Behind SRK’s lover-boy image lies instability—sensitive to social, cultural and political change.
A farmer sits near his red chillies at a deserted APMC market, during the weekend curfew imposed by the Karnataka government to curb the spread of COVID-19, in Hubballi.
PTI Photo
Delhi Chief Minister & AAP National Convenor Arvind Kejriwal being welcomed by women supporters during his door-to-door campaign ahead of the Goa Assembly elections, in Goa.
PTI Photo
A health worker collects swab sample of a woman for COVID-19 test, amid concerns over rising Omicron cases, in Gurugram.
PTI Photo
Traffic jam on a road at Shalimar Bagh during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
The Lajpat Nagar market wears a deserted look during the weekend curfew imposed by the Delhi government to curb the spread of Covid-19, in New Delhi.
PTI Photo/ Shahbaz Khan
He would take his colour, brushes and canvas outside to paint and talk with his love. He would stand close to the window and paint, keeping an eye on his muse.
They say the violin mimics the human sound. In his case, it was that of love, of longing. He didn’t know any other way of loving.
Younger people do not have much progressive beliefs; a 2017 survey found that one-third of young people opposed inter-caste marriage.
How practical is it to aspire to be self-employed? Does it pay off for all those who venture? What are the pitfalls?
Feb 21, 2022 Sabina Dewan 
They don’t have jobs nor do they have direction. There is an increasing discontent among the youth of India
Feb 21, 2022 Abdul Shaban 
A more important role the government has in the matter of job creation is that of building an ecosystem conducive to creation of jobs
Feb 21, 2022 Bibek Debroy 
The nature of these political parties is slightly different from those of the past. They are now appealing on the basis of secularism and trying to organise all oppressed communities under their banner.
Feb 14, 2022 Faroagh ul-Islam 
