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.
BOOKS
7 new books for International Women's Day gifting
India’s International Booker Prize 2025 contender Heart Lamp, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s first novel in a decade and 5 more books to read and / or gift for International Women's Day 2025.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dupahiya ending explained: Why Renuka Shahane, Gajaraj Rao’s village story makes for great Women’s Day viewing
Renuka Shahane plays a single mom and elected politician in Dupahiya. Her evolution in the show is one of the reasons to watch this comedy series with pro-women bones.
LIFESTYLE
Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 177-year-old love story goes desi in new play by Purva Naresh
A meet cute, a familiar city, love and loneliness, many dates over four nights and one decision: Fyodor Dostoyevsky's 'White Nights' (1848) is a story with lots of big feelings and little plot. Here's why Purva Naresh adapted it for the 2025 Aadyam Theatre Festival.
BOOKS
Ikigai coauthor Francesc Miralles on how India made him a writer & 3 exercises to get in flow state for better productivity
The secret to a long and healthy life? It has 'a lot to do with serenity and activity. If you are not stressed and you have things to do and you have friends, you can have a lot of fuel to become 100 and even more,' says Ikigai coauthor.
ENTERTAINMENT
Dhoom Dhaam movie review: Yami Gautam Dhar, Pratik Gandhi's Valentine's Day release doesn't take itself too seriously, and that's part of the fun
Dhoom Dhaam review: Yami Gautam Dhar is refreshing as girl thug / bride Koyal Chadha. As the "very patient", vegetarian veterinarian groom, Pratik Gandhi offers her just the right foil and complement. Here's a film that does not overcomplicate things, despite its comedy of errors-meets-woke love story foundation. Three stars.
LIFESTYLE
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Exclusive interview: Artist Shilpa Gupta on how borders divide but they also connect people, why points and moments of transition interest her, and how mobility and travel are integral to who we are as humans.
LIFESTYLE
Why Indian art is 'of high importance and great presence' in the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection of 1.5 mn objects
The MET's director and CEO Max Hollein on Indian art in the New York museum, the responsibilities and possibilities for museums in the AI age, bringing shows to India, and why The MET has a digital department of 30-plus people.
LIFESTYLE
Political art: Probir Gupta's migrants in the museum speak of a universal experience of inequality, injustice
Artist activist Probir Gupta highlights inequalities, injustices and instances of shocking violence in his works. The latest exhibition of his works, 'Migrants in the Museum', was mounted at Travancore Palace in New Delhi.
LIFESTYLE
How Open Network for Digital Commerce facilitated Maha Kumbh 2025 prasad delivery across India
ONDC managing director and CEO T. Koshy explains how ONDC is like the National Payments Corporation of India or NPCI, ONDC's uphill task educating MSMEs on how to become e-retail ready and how and why it started delivering Maha Kumbh Prasad to people through apps like PayTM.
LIFESTYLE
Shedding Raj legacy: 'We actively recognise that Australian art didn’t begin with the arrival of the British in 1770'
Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) director Chris Saines on returning stolen art, giving indigenous arts their rightful place and Indian artists at the ongoing 2025 Asia-Pacific Triennale in Australia.
LIFESTYLE
In photos: Made by Ai Weiwei, Veer Munshi, NS Harsha... 10 must-see artworks at India Art Fair 2025
If you are planning to visit the India Art Fair 2025 and are not sure what to see first, start with these 10 pieces. Also start here if you're unable to go for any reason but would like to keep abreast of what's interesting at the 16th edition of the Delhi art fair.
ENTERTAINMENT
The Mehta Boys movie review: Boman Irani's heartwarming father-and-son saga is also about ageing, dealing with loss
Boman Irani's directorial debut, The Mehta Boys is a bitter-sweet father-son story with an original score that feels just right for a movie that also reminds us of some of the riches that India has to offer.
LIFESTYLE
India Art Fair 2025: 'Indigenous art is not just dots and boomerangs. We speak many different visual languages and methods'
Western Australian artist Darrell Sibosado on treating indigenous art like any other form of contemporary art rather than an 'anthropological display case', coming to the India Art Fair 2025 and why he wants to come back to India again.
LIFESTYLE
Indian history: European travellers were once mad for these mica tablets, painted brightly with scenes from India
'Forgotten Souvenirs', an exhibition of mica tablets painted in Indian cities like Murshidabad and Tiruchirappalli, between the 1750s and 1850s, is on at MAP Bengaluru till February 23, 2025.
BUSINESS
India Before the Ambanis review: How Indian business changed the course of history over 300-plus years
Business history: In 'India Before the Ambanis', historian Lakshmi Subramanian lays out the context in which Indian business influenced history for more than 300 years, from the time of the Mughals till the 1950s.
SCIENCE
What is massive gravity & how is it saving life on earth? Imperial College of London physics professor explains
Coolest thing about gravity that most people don't know, one sci-fi film that got the physics of gravity right, why blackholes are so interesting, how Harry Potter-style portkeys are theoretically possible & more questions answered by Imperial College London Professor Claudia de Rham.
BUSINESS
Book review: First Global's Devina Mehra does not want you following investors Warren Buffett, Ray Dalio's example
Money, Myths and Mantras: The Ultimate Investment Guide by Devina Mehra is written simply, with lots of examples and cautionary tales to present her understanding of, and her company's practice around, what to do and what not to do when investing your money.
LIFESTYLE
Myths & folktales from Arunachal Pradesh: Tara Douglas & Jatwang Wangsa's illustrated book is a valiant effort to preserve oral history
Book review: Incredibly visual and fantastical, the short stories in 'Myth, Memory & Folktale of the Wancho Tribe of Arunachal Pradesh' are just as entertaining as they are thought-provoking, not least because they aren't well-known to Indians outside the North-East.
