BOOKS
Isabel Allende: 'The theme of refugees is in the air, in the news, in the collective consciousness. It cannot be ignored'
Novelist Isabel Allende on being 'eternally displaced', and why 1891 is a big year in her latest novel 'My Name is Emilia del Valle'.
BOOKS
The Goat Life author Benyamin: Jesus turning water into wine 'was a social transformation event'
Benyamin on why he thinks 'The Second Book of Prophets' is unlike anything he's written before, and translator Ministhy S. on why she had to read other books before taking up the Malayalam to English translation of Benyamin's latest novel.
LIFESTYLE
Dreams, sex and living with art: Yesteryears actor and Lok Sabha MP Shatrughan Sinha's sons Luv, Kussh among 20 artists in 'Art of Confluence' show in Mumbai
6 artworks on show in 'The Art of Confluence' exhibition of digital art as well as traditional media, in south Mumbai. Exhibition on till Sunday, May 26.
LIFESTYLE
World Whisky Day 2025: How Indian whisky gets its flavour, and is it spicier than imported whiskies?
On World Whisky Day (May 17, 2025), we asked master distillers, distillery owners, and industry experts to explain how Indian whiskys get their distinct flavour and colour.
LIFESTYLE
Sari with kimono blouse and experimenting with different drapes: designer Ashdeen Lilaowala on how Gen Z is wearing the traditional garment
National Institute of Design Ahmedabad-graduate Ashdeen Lilaowala on the history of Parsi Gara, his new collection of printed saris, how Gen Z is wearing and styling the sari and how there's no dearth of talent when it comes to embroidery in India.
LIFESTYLE
Gulammohammed Sheikh retrospective at Kiran Nadar Museum of Art: People, places, histories
Gulammohammed Sheikh retrospective at KNMA Delhi may not be linear, but it captures six decades of the key Indian artist's thought and work across media.
OTT
After Panchayat, Gram Chikitsalaya explores merits, challenges of city-trained professionals working in Indian villages
Gram Chikitsalaya on Amazon Prime Video is not always entertaining, but it is worth a watch as a rousing story about a young government official who wants to make things right.
BOOKS
Why NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang wants to build a dishwashing robot, and how he hopes to do it without breaking any plates
'Thinking Machine' author Stephen Witt on how NVIDIA's graphics processing units came to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence today, and what makes cofounder Jensen Huang tick.
LIFESTYLE
WAVES 2025: AI is going to amplify us as creatives and creators, says YouTuber Brandon B
'Will AI come for my job? Maybe at some point over the next century,' says YouTuber Brandon B who has 15.8 million subscribers on the video platform. Brandon is in Mumbai for WAVES 2025, beginning on May 1.
BOOKS
Lt Gen (Retd) Y.K. Joshi on the Kargil War, his memoir and safeguards for war in the age of social media
Lt Gen (Retd) Yogesh Kumar Joshi—who retired as Northern Army Commander in 2022—on his memoir, key lessons he learnt over his 40 years of service from 1982–2022, the Kargil War and India's relations with neighbouring countries.
LIFESTYLE
Bharatnatyam adaptation of IFS officer Jeysundhar's 'Maalyada: Andal's Secret Garland' to open in Delhi on April 26
IFS Jeysundhar D and Bharatnatyam dancer Rama Vaidyanathan on their engagement with 8th century Bhakti poet-saint Andal's Tiruppavai, and the dance adaptation of 'Maalyada: The Sacred Garland'.
INDIA
Strategic autonomy would have been a subset of Indian non-alignment, says 'Nehru Years' author
What is the legacy of Indian Non-Alignment, is strategic autonomy non-alignment by another name, and how Indian Non-Alignment was non-imperialist in its DNA—'The Nehru Years' author, Swapna Kona Nayudu, explains.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Wheel of Time Season 3 finale: A strangely poor VFX moment amid high drama
The Last Battle of the fantasy series 'The Wheel of Time' may be a long way away, but at the end of Season 3, Rand al'Thor has been declared Car'a'carn, Nynaeve has tapped into the One Power to part the sea, and Lanfear and Moraine Sedai have had the faceoff Moraine foresaw in Rhuidean.
LIFESTYLE
Must see: Attributed to Italian master Caravaggio, ‘Magdalene in Ecstasy’ is in Delhi
In 2014, art historian Mina Gregori said she had found 17th century painter Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio's 'Magdalene in Ecstasy' in a private collection. The Italian embassy in India and KNMA have now brought this work to Delhi for public viewing.
BOOKS
'Careless People' review: 'Darkly funny' is exactly right
Alleged sexual harassment, apathy and a ridiculous amount of navel-gazing and entitlement: Former Facebook global policy head Sarah Wynn-Williams' book about working at the social media giant from 2011-17 paints a hilarious but grim picture.
BOOKS
Indian writer Banu Mushtaq’s Heart Lamp wins GBP 50,000 International Booker 2025
Heart Lamp review: Banu Mushtaq's stories follow the lives of Muslim women who are constrained by tradition and responsibilities. Her protagonists are denied opportunities and resented for airing grievances. And yet, none of the stories reads like a lament.
INDIA
Gautam Bhatia: 'Any Constitutional document is essentially a power map of that country... India's Constitution has insufficiently democratized the colonial power map'
Lawyer and author Gautam Bhatia on what every citizen needs to know about the Indian Constitution, and spaces for public participation in our 75-year-old Constitution.
LIFESTYLE
Legacy x modernism: How to add new statement furniture and art to your home without changing your entire decor
In 2025, traditional crafts and modern precision furniture can sit comfortably together in our drawing rooms. Thoughtful maximalism can exist even in minimalist spaces. Provided, we follow a few basic rules. Three design practitioners elaborate.
ENTERTAINMENT
When Life Gives You Tangerines ending explained: IU, Park Bo-gum’s Korean romance drama crafts its own kind of ‘happy’ ending
In the final episode of When Life Gives You Tangerines, there is an acknowledgement of and an ode to hard work, devotion and love. There is sentiment, but not sentimentality.
LIFESTYLE
World Theatre Day: Why Sumeet Vyas, Kumud Mishra and Shubhrajyoti Barat are reprising a 55-year-old play about male ego
Two men brought together by their interest in the same woman clash in a new Hindi play coming to Delhi on March 29-30. Excerpts from an interview with director Shubhrajyoti Barat, and actors Sumeet Vyas and Kumud Mishra.
BOOKS
Dream Count review: A book about four West Africans that will keep the curious Googling
Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's Covid-era novel about mothers and daughters is also an introduction to West African culture, food and history. Look out for the para about Delhi towards the end of the book!
BOOKS
100 Indian stories in English translation: From Odia literature's Bamacharan Mitra to Rajasthan's Vijaydan Detha, the making of an anthology
From Bengal to Maharashtra and from the Hindi heartland to the four southern states, editor AJ Thomas has curated a sampling menu of short stories from different regions, languages, time periods and styles in '100 Indian Stories'.
BOOKS
This illustrated kids' book explains where pashmina fiber comes from and the experience of being Tibetan in exile
What's the link between centuries-old Tibetan Thangka paintings and Banarasi silk? Why is Ladakh so important for Kashmiri pashmina? Where and how do Tibetans born in exile engage with Tibetan language, food and culture? Author Jordan Quill drew upon years of research into North Indian and Tibetan textiles as well as Thangka religious scrolls for an illustrated children's book that delves into these questions.
INDIA
'No lack of engineering expertise in India': 2023 Silkyara tunnel collapse rescue expert Arnold Dix
Tunnel collapse rescue expert Arnold Dix on his book 'The Promise', about Operation Zindagi to rescue 41 workers trapped in the Silkyara tunnel collapse in November 2023; and things India should consider for the next 20-plus years of tunnelling and underground infrastructure projects.
