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Ramachandra Guha: History doesn't have to be about kings & winners, it can be about the losers who had the right idea all along
From Rabindranath Tagore's engagement with nature at Santiniketan to JC Kumarappa's rural renewal, and from Patrick Geddes' neotechnic cities to Union Minister KM Munshi's Vana Mahotsava—Ramachandra Guha gives brief biographies of 10 people who thought about different aspects of human-nature interactions in India.
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Among India's first major abstractionists, Bimal Das Gupta's art pays homage to the country's natural beauty
Delhi event: Around 90 artworks by the late Bimal Das Gupta—watercolours, oils, acrylics—are on show in the Capital for two days. The last time his works were shown was 10 years ago.
TRENDS
Paul John on how he got into the alcobev business & what to buy for your home bar ahead of Diwali 2024
MC Interview | Paul John says the bulk of his business comes from the Indian market, with Karnataka emerging on top. John Distilleries Pvt Ltd expects to top 22 million cases this year, he adds.
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What to do if you spot a snake on a train? Herpetologist Nirmal U Kulkarni explains
'The most important thing when you see a snake is that you step back. We don't recommend running away, but it's always good to step back and see the snake.'
BOOKS
How a WhatsApp message inspired William Dalrymple to write 'The Golden Road'
William Dalrymple on ancient India's empire of ideas, and why his latest book 'The Golden Road: How Ancient India Transformed the World' could not have been written a decade ago.
LIFESTYLE
International Festival on Indian Dance 2024: Time for a major Indian dance evolution?
Sangeet Natak Akademi Chair Sandhya Purecha hopes the 2024 International Festival of Indian Dance, from October 16-21, will be like a 'manthan', churning ideas to 'grow the dance culture of India'.
ENTERTAINMENT
Gutar Gu Season 2 ending explained: Pehla nasha once again, DDLJ themes & Anuj-Ritu's long-distance blues
If producer Guneet Monga's 'Gutar Gu' Season 1 started with strong echoes from 'Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander' (1992), season 2 of the teen-love show ends with a nod to 'Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge' (1995).
TRENDS
'By the time he came to Ponniyin Selvan, India had become a Republic': Gowri Ramnarayan on why Kalki wrote
Ponniyin Selvan returns: Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan first appeared in serialized form in a Tamil magazine between 1950 and 1954. Part 1 of Mani Ratnam's film adaptation of the story won the National Film Awards for Best Tamil Feature and Best Cinematography in 2024. Now, a new translation of the historical novel is paying special attention to the poetry in Kalki's writing.
ENTERTAINMENT
LOTR Rings of Power Season 2: A volcano erupts, mountain miners hit an evil vein & Ents return...
Alternative readings of 'The Rings of Power' OTT series, from a fight over natural resources and climate change to stories of friendship and adventure, good vs evil, and a psychological study into fear and deception.
ENTERTAINMENT
CTRL movie ending explained: Vikramaditya Motwane, Ananya Panday's AI thriller on Netflix is a cautionary tale for our times
CTRL on Netflix: As a movie about the dangers of sharing your life online and signing over rights without reading terms and conditions, Vikramaditya Motwane's Netflix thriller is on-point and adequately scary.
ENTERTAINMENT
Highway Love 2 review: Kartik & Inaaya's sweet love story returns, with a pitstop at Gen Z angst
After Amazon Prime Video's Flames opposite Tanya Maniktala, Ritvik Sahore returns as the (almost) perfect boyfriend with an inferiority complex in Highway Love Season 2.
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Devdutt Pattanaik: 'Mythology is the map of the human mind; it communicates to us through stories, symbols, rituals'
Devdutt Pattanaik on his new book 'Ahimsa', his reflections on the Harappan Civilization, and why he finds endless inspiration for modern living in mythologies.
HEALTH-AND-FITNESS
World Heart Day 2024 | 'Heart attack deaths in 40s & 50s are not new, but they are preventable'
How to prevent heart attack deaths in 40s and 50s: Some basic health checks like a lipid profile, seeing a doctor when you're feeling uneasy or ill and avoiding sudden changes like a strenuous exercise routine when you are not used to working out can all help.
ENTERTAINMENT
Ulajh ending explained: Janhvi Kapoor, Roshan Mathew, Sakshi Tanwar indicate a Black Cats sequel
The ending of Ulajh, now streaming on Netflix, offers the possibility of a sequel where Janhvi Kapoor could return as a trained spy and fighter, and Roshan Mathew could have a much larger role as an intelligence officer on a mission.
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How 19th century photography fixed pre-colonial India's image in the world
An exhibition in Delhi makes a case to see 19th century photos of Indian monuments as 'objects to think with'.
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Ancient India's knowledge transfer to the world is the subject of William Dalrymple's new book
Commerce along sea routes was central to how Ancient Indian ideas spread around the world. William Dalrymple's new book traces how these ideas changed the world forever.
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Luxury watch maker Franck Muller's Erol Baliyan: 'All our focus is in India now'
MC exclusive interview: Swiss watchmaker Franck Muller's Erol Baliyan identifies smaller timepieces, watches with diamond detailing and unusual shapes among the key trends in luxury watches in India for festive season 2024.
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Jaipur Watch Company inks MoU with Indian Space Research Organisation, to launch 'Missions of ISRO' watches
At a time when mechanical watches are competing with smartwatches and the near-ubiquitous mobile phone in India, Jaipur Watch Company founder Gaurav Mehta says he's not worried about the future of wristwatches.
ENTERTAINMENT
'Berlin' movie review: Slow-burn spy film takes you back to the '90s
What to watch on Zee5: Writer-director Atul Sabharwal's well-written spy thriller 'Berlin' is unlike the high-octane spy universes that have dominated our screens and box offices lately. Watch it for its reconstruction of the 1990s and for the ensemble cast comprising Aparshakti Khurana, Ishwak Singh, Rahul Bose and... Kabir Bedi!
TRENDS
Mohan Samant centenary show at KNMA & how trade exhibitions at Pragati Maidan left a mark on Amitava Das' art
In Mumbai/New York artist Mohan Samant's centenary year, a solo show at KNMA Saket gives more than a peek into his work that drew on 5,000 years of world art. A second solo show, with works by Amitava Das, at the same venue turns this into a fictional meeting of the two artists.
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100 years after ASI reported an ancient, urban civilization at Harappa & Mohenjo-Daro, a look back at the pioneers who made the discovery possible
Historian Nayanjot Lahiri talks about ex-ASI chief John Marshall, the discovery of the Indus Valley Civilization in the 1920s, and places to visit today to retrace the work of John Marshall, RD Banerji, DR Sahni, MV Vats and Luigi Pio Tessitori who excavated sites in undivided Punjab and Sindh and Rajasthan (then Rajputana).
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When the 1965 Indo-Pak war interrupted classes at IIT Kharagpur, and more war stories
59th anniversary of the 1965 India-Pakistan war: Major General Ian Cardozo (Retd) shares stories of Indian soldiers' courage in the 1965 war, and why he writes about war heroes.
ENTERTAINMENT
'Berlin' actor Rahul Bose: Working with Aparshakti Khurana & Ishwak Singh was intense
Rahul Bose on working with director Atul Sabharwal ('Class of '83') and co-actors Ishwak Singh and Aparshakti Khurana, recreating Peak 1990s' moments in 'Berlin' and his work with Rugby India.
TRENDS
Onam 2024: 5 Essential Sadhya dishes & how to make Kaalan, a banana and yam curry
Onam 2024: Chef Arun Kumar TR on how to make and serve Onam Sadya, his book 'Feast on a Leaf: The Onam Sadhya Cookbook', why stone grinders are better than modern mixer grinders and why kaalan is his favourite Onam Sadhya dish.
