BOOKS
Harvard Professor Stephen Greenblatt: 'You are in a historical situation. The writer is in a historical situation. And these worlds are meeting'
New Historicism theorist Stephen Greenblatt says he wrote his first few books for academics, and then began looking for ways to write for a wider audience, to communicate ideas in a way that produces pleasure and the desire to continue reading. Exclusive interview.
BOOKS
2006 Booker Prize winner Kiran Desai: Artists are thieves, they are magpies. They can be ruthless...
Kiran Desai on the loneliness of elderly single women in India in the 1990s and 2000s, her Booker Prize shortlisted novel 'The Loneliness of Sunny and Sonia' and visiting the bank locker to try on family heirlooms that fit just right.
BOOKS
Ever read Sanskrit ghazals and Sanskrit haiku? Prof Radhavallabh Tripathi explains how modern Sanskrit literature is both vibrant and inclusive
Jaipur Literature Festival 2026: Prof. Radhavallabh Tripathi, Sanskrit scholar and ex-Vice Chancellor of the premier Central Sanskrit University in Delhi, explains how modern Sanskrit literature is open and evolving — just not as a language for computers or artificial intelligence.
LIFESTYLE
Reading ‘Chacha Chaudhry’ in a museum: The art - history - heritage quotient of comics, zines and posters
Museums have always been places for collecting, curating, contextualizing and displaying curiosities. A three-part exhibition in Delhi shows why comics, zines, posters and other ephemera must have a place in them.
LIFESTYLE
MasterChef India 9 judge Kunal Kapur: Regional Indian cuisine will be king in 2026, matcha shakes and cakes fad will fade out
Chef Kunal Kapur on Indian food in 2026: There is so much more to Indian cuisine than dal makhani, garlic naan, chicken tikka and biryani. We'll see vegetarian and nonvegetarian dishes from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat... highlighted in good restaurants this year.
LIFESTYLE
Forget ChatGPT and Instagram, Indian artists are revisiting text and how it makes meaning
Even as social media and ChatGPT change the way we speak and write, artists are pulling text in different directions in their practice. Some examples from recent shows across Goa and New Delhi.
LIFESTYLE
'That's not me. That's not my aesthetic. So why should I do it?' Shubha Mudgal on making music, breaking barriers, sharing stories
Hindustani vocalist Shubha Mudgal on why she won't call any form of art 'low art', and tabla player Dr Aneesh Pradhan on why there is ideally an element of risk in any intelligent performance.
BOOKS
'A very important learning from Ratan Tata's life is to lead a life of integrity': ex Tata Group executive Harish Bhat
Ratan Tata took over the reins of Tata Group in 1991, just as economic liberalization was set to open Indian firms up to foreign competition. Author Harish Bhat, who worked with Tata Group companies between 1987 and 2023, culls lessons from Tata's life and work for how to ride out systemic changes, among other things.
BOOKS
Does the world need another book on leadership? Ex-Crisil, ex-Omidyar Network executive Roopa Kudva explains why she wrote hers
Roopa Kudva on leadership, leading through crises, checklists for leaders and how her book is not competing with 'The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People' or 'Nudge' or 'How to Win Friends and Influence People', and other classics among leadership books.
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
Air pollution among key risk factors for chronic lung disease CoPD. What you need to know about symptoms, treatment cost
India has the second-highest incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (CoPD) in the world, after China. What you need to know about CoPD and the cost of treatment for the chronic lung disease in India.
BOOKS
Indian history | 'M Visvesvaraya was an arch modernist. He wanted India to follow the path of the early industrializing nations'
From the Bengaluru railway station at Baiyyapanahalli to engineering colleges and museums, there are many public places named after Sir M Visvesvaraya. And yet, historian Aparajith Ramnath explains, most of us today know little about man and the influence he had on the making of modern India.
BOOKS
Shashi Tharoor on 2026 Kerala Literature Festival: 'Literature is about illuminating the human condition'
The ninth edition of the Kerala Literature Festival will have delegations from 17 countries. At the Delhi curtain raiser, Thiruvananthapuram MP Shashi Tharoor spoke about the power of translations and what to expect at Kozhikode Beach from January 22-26.
LIFESTYLE
Pernod Ricard launches 5 made-in-India spirits under Rs 1,000
Pernod Ricard India is launching five new spirits under the Seagram's label. The blended whisky, gin, vodka, rum and brandy under the Xclamat!on series are priced around Rs 800 a bottle.
SPORTS
Shane Warne milestones: 1000th Test wicket, Gatting Ball among Tourism Australia's tribute to the 'King of Spins' at MCG
Shane Warne tribute in photos: Over the 15-plus years that the 'King of Spin' spun his magic, Shane Warne gathered a lot of paraphernalia: balls that marked key milestones, jerseys and autographed hats that still stand in as reminders of the stunning play behind the statistics. Forty-eight such items from Warne's collection will be on display at the Melbourne Cricket Ground's Australian Sports Museum from December 16, 2025 - August 9, 2026.
LIFESTYLE
Madras Art Weekend: An art installation evokes Indian histories of trade and textile through indigo
India's long textile history is naturally recalled in an indigo-and-rice-paste-resist-dye installation at the Madras Art Weekend, opening across Chennai from December 3, 2025.
LIFESTYLE
Actor-producer Rana Daggubati: Film world is like the startup world — and I’ve been in it for 20 years now
Movie star Rana Daggubati on his business investments, how he picks his movies and the businesses he wants to put money in, why he doesn’t collect watches and why the Vellfire is his favourite among the cars he owns.
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Indian science fiction has a long history. A new anthology of speculative writing from India takes the tradition forward
Gautam Bhatia on editing the annual 'IF' anthology series of Indian speculative fiction, speculative fiction vs science fiction, themes and timelines in Indian speculative fiction, why sci-fi is a genre of modernity, and how and when it came to India.
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Beyond Ikigai, a Japanese philosophy for greater job satisfaction based on moving meditation, mindful listening and Aisatsu
A Japanese Buddhist monk explains why your office should feel more like a dojo than a battlefield - and shares three no-cost rituals to get you started on practicing three tenets of Jōdo Shinshū philosophy at the workplace.
LIFESTYLE
How Indian craft spirit makers used bottle design in 2025, to convey provenance and purpose
Indian spirits makers are using design to proclaim their made-in-India roots, convey their positioning and attract niche customers by speaking to the issues they care about.
LIFESTYLE
Key features of an intelligent Indian classical dance performance? 'It's a chemical process of responses,' explains Shovana Narayan
Padma Shri Shovana Narayan teaches a Kathak masterclass to children in Delhi. Plus, her thoughts on what constitutes an intelligent Indian classical dance performance: 'If you're just technical and you're perfect, then you're a craftsperson.'
BOOKS
Book review: Architect who built Nirav Modi’s now-demolished seaside bungalow releases his memoir, and it’s gently funny
An architect's memoir: Over 30 years, Matharoo Associates founder Gurjit Singh Matharoo has worked with a wide cast of clients, to design luxury homes, temples, institutions. His memoir offers a peek into what's changed, and what's remained the same, in these decades.
LIFESTYLE
How birdsong, wind and rain made Jodhpur RIFF 2025 a roots music festival to remember
Throughout Jodhpur RIFF 2025, from October 2-6, the elements — rain, wind, birdsong, moonlit nights — seemed to play a main role. Naturally. Fittingly. Importantly.
LIFESTYLE
Delhi events: An art show that's all about Indian sculpture in the 20th century, in 40-plus works
'Sculpting the Century', an art exhibition at the Triveni Kala Sangam, is like a sampling menu of the biggest names in modern Indian sculpting in the 20th century - with some (expected and unexpected) lacunae.
TRENDS
Bhagavad Gita for Everyday Living author Swami Mukundananda: 'AI handles information, and the Gita guides intention'
Swami Mukundananda on his new book 'Bhagavad Gita for Everyday Living: Selected Verses with Key Takeaways', what the Bhagavad Gita teaches us, and its relevance for modern living in the age of artificial intelligence and more scientific discoveries.
