Down the memory lane: Jatin Das exhibits diverse pankha collection
What began as a gift from a friend 40 years ago has now snowballed into an extensive collection of over 5,000 pankhas (handheld fans) for eminent Indian artist Jatin Das. A carefully-curated part of t
Journey into marriage is about 'we', away from it is about 'me': Writer Devdutt Pattanaik (IANS Interview)
A marriage is not just about the bride and the groom, asserts mythologist Devdutt Pattanaik who has done considerable work on ancient Indian scriptures. In fact, according to him, it has always had a
Despite tragic history, mosque and gurdwara stand tall in harmony (IANS Special Series)
This town of sacred pilgrimage in Punjab has been witness to one of the most tragic, painful and violent chapters of Sikh-Mughal history going back three centuries. Despite that, a 350-year-old mosque
New series of books to mark Gandhi's 150th birth anniversary
A wide range of books and scholarly readings on Mahatma Gandhi will be published by the India office of Oxford University Press (OUP) to mark his 150th birth anniversary.
Polish writer wins Man Booker International Prize (Roundup)
Olga Tokarczuk, a 56-year-old bestselling author from Poland, has won the prestigious Man Booker International Prize for her novel "Flights," which deals with travels in the 21st century and human ana
Hunger has no religion: Azhar Maqsusi's mission is manna for Hyderabad homeless (IANS special series)
Homeless beggars, ragpickers and labourers sitting with plates on a mat are waiting under a flyover. As the clock strikes 12.30 pm, a slim man appears on the scene and starts serving hot rice and dal.
My stories belong as much to my readers as they belong to me: Ruskin Bond (May 19 is Bond's 84 birthday)
Up above the hills, where a forest of nodding flowers and an endless valley of Himalayan mountains paint the sky, lives one of India's most-loved writers -- Ruskin Bond.
Selected offerings to celebrate all things Bengali
Of all the states in India, West Bengal stands apart as a rich and vibrant land of people with shared customs and tastes. If history stands testimony to the everlasting sea of stories, music and art t
Does anyone care? A plethora of diseases near 'Mount Everest' of garbage (Environmental Feature)
A stray dog ilies dead, its eyeballs popping out. Buzzing flies enter its open rib cage and vultures above a mountain of garbage fly away with bites of its rotten flesh. Welcome to an east Delhi neigh
Pioneering exhibition on Indian civilisation on display at National Museum
A wide swath of the millennia-old Indian civilization came alive through a cluster of artefacts of astonishing brilliance as the National Museum opened a nearly two-month transcontinental exhibition t
A culture revolution is sweeping through urban India (Curtain Raiser - Shifting Sands of Culture series)
There has been, in recent times, a great churning in what can be called India's "cultural space". Public institutions, hitherto custodians of all things "cultural", have been eclipsed by the rise of n
For the corpse burners of Varanasi, untouchability is still a reality (Social Feature)
It was past 10 in the night. Four pyres were aflame at Manikarnika Ghat on the banks of the Ganga here. Gagan Choudhary, a corpse burner, was shifting from one pyre to another as the air reeked of bur
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