Hampi Art Labs to open near UNESCO Heritage Site, encourage artist interaction with local communities & landscape
Hampi Art Labs arts centre to open this month; combines art galleries, art studios and artist residencies with support for heritage as well as experimental arts.
JLF 2024 | Travel writer Colin Thubron: ‘Leave your self and culture behind and expose yourself to where you are’
One of the speakers at the Jaipur Literature Festival 2024, the celebrated travel writer spoke about his 10th travel book The Amur River and why travel writing needs to survive.
Kozhikode-based writer sets debut novel in a Kerala village, and at the cusp of new tech and old values
Set in a Kerala village in the shadow of the Western Ghats, Saharu Nusaiba Kannanari’s debut novel is a powerful portrayal of what happens when the use of technology collides with outdated social attitudes.
NSD chairperson Paresh Rawal: ‘Bharat Rang Mahotsav is like the Mahakumbh of drama’
Over 150 plays will be staged across 15 cities during the annual theatre festival of National School of Drama, India’s premier theatre institute in the national capital, that is in its 25th year now.
Grammys 2024: Mariah Carey to get Recording Academy's Global Impact Award
Call Mariah Carey the reigning Queen of the Billboard or Queen of Christmas, here’s why the term “yesteryear” has no place in the American R&B-pop star’s universe.
India Art Fair director Jaya Asokan: To show collectible design seemed like a natural progression
What to expect at the India Art Fair 2024, the focus on collectible design that is both functional and a piece of art, the latest BMW art car, how to get started if you're thinking about becoming an art collector and more from India Art Fair director Jaya Asokan.
New restaurants | Tanjore Tiffin Room: A slice of Tamil Nadu in Goa
The Tanjore Tiffin Room’s flagship outlet opens in Goa’s Anjuna and this is where you can enjoy Tamilian fare in a bistro space.
The Butter Chicken controversy: What Moti Mahal's trademark violation suit against Daryaganj is about
Here's a slice of history to why Delhi's Moti Mahal proprietors sued the owners of Daryaganj over the use of the tag line 'Inventors of Butter Chicken and Dal Makhani'. Delhi High Court to pass the verdict.
Celebrated musician-composer Talvin Singh to open India Art Fair 2024, says, ‘I don’t do fusion’
The Godfather of the Asian Underground sound on his forthcoming performance in Delhi, new album and future plans.
Bangalore can't get enough of Hyacinth beans: what you need to know about avarekai
Karnataka’s popular avarebele beans make their appearance in December and suddenly, it’s all about Avarekai! All about Kannadigas' love affair with seasonal hyacinth beans, also known as sogadu avarekalu.
Comedian Kanan Gill: 'I’ve had many novels sputter and die in notebooks and on hard disks'
Kanan Gill: Standup is highest-risk high-reward. You put yourself out there and get instant adulation or public embarrassment. With writing... your failures are private, and you can simply delete them. On the flip-side, the validation takes a very, very long time to come.
Dear reader: With Acts of God, Kanan Gill becomes the latest author to address us
Acts of God review: Here is a story full of science and silly things, but most of all, it is a story that is always conscious of itself – in a good way.
Delhi’s Moti Mahal vs Daryaganj: The battle of the original Butter Chicken
As two legendary Delhi restaurants, Moti Mahal and Daryaganj, a Shark Tank India participant, have locked horns in Delhi High Court over the issue of who invented the Butter Chicken, we decode the history and taste of the global delicacy.
My Family and Other Globalizers | Why we read Enid Blyton growing up in India
How, despite the seeming disconnect between the childhood of Enid Blyton’s characters and our own in India, we found a way to build bridges to the southwest coast of England, the stomping grounds of many Enid Blyton protagonists.
Why we all should be reading more crime fiction
Mysteries and thrillers aren’t just a form of escapism. Crime fiction can also offer valuable insights into the state of the world, mirroring the societal anxieties and power dynamics at work today.
Republic Day 2024 | The Republic of hope: 5 everyday stories of courage, resilience and valour
Though the pursuit of the extraordinary appeals to all, it’s the difference one makes in their everyday life that matters. If you’re falling short on inspiration this Republic Day, here is a list of books and stories by Indians from diverse walks of life to keep you going.
Book review: Bhagat Singh, Chandrashekhar Azad & other revolutionaries fill the pages of The Man Who Avenged Bhagat Singh
The novel is a fictionalised retelling of the assassination of Phanindra Nath Ghosh, former revolutionary-turned-approver, whose testimony was crucial in the conviction of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
75th Republic Day: Teen Rabab player, winner of PM Bal Puraskar, says he wants to revive Kashmiri folk music
Pradhan Mantri Bal Puraskar 2024: Kashmir’s youngest Rabab maestro, 13-year-old Ishfaq Hamid, who received the award on January 22, 2024, says he wants to revive traditional music.
India Art Fair 2024: Iranian artist perforates ideas of body through experimental photography
Tehran-based visual artist Zahra Yazdani's first solo show in India, Scripted Selves: Sutures of Signs and Symbols at Latitude 28 gallery in Delhi maps human body's capacity for feelings.
Indian cooking: Reviving lost ingredients, from elephant tusk okra in Kerala to Goa's nutritious giresal rice
Climate change, changing - often busier - lifestyles, and loss of traditional know-how are changing the way we eat and what we eat. The result: some ingredients are lost and others are being forgotten due to disuse.
Who invented butter chicken: What you need to know about Daryaganj restaurant, one of the contenders
Delhi High Court will decide on a case regarding who can describe themselves as butter chicken inventors. But even before that, the parties involved hold an important piece of Delhi's food history: they trace their origins back to business partners who left Peshawar to come to the capital after Partition in 1947, and set up a wildly popular restaurant...
Eat shoots & leaves: Health benefits of moringa aka drumsticks or sahjan and its leaves
If glowing skin and better immunity are on your wish-list, include drumstick and drumstick leaves in your daily intake.
What is pineapple tea and how fruit peels in teas help boost health
Pineapple peel tea carries anti-inflammatory properties that helps reduce stress. Fruit skin teas aid hydration and are safe for all, unless you have an underlying health condition.
Mumbai: A photo exhibition on single-screen cinema theatres and their cultural significance
Former Bollywood cinematographer Hemant Chaturvedi has visited 17 states in the country and photographed more than 1,000 single-screen theatres, 32 of which are on display at an exhibition in Mumbai.
