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Grannies, Groins & Growing up: Sonnets from Early Memories

The experiences in Farrukh Dhondy's childhood that formed the man are worked into a collection of sonnets that are fun, charming, full of scabrous humor, exciting and above al...

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Of Silent Havelis

Ashok Sood’s photo-feature on the gorgeous havelis of Nawalgarh, Rajasthan, which like other tourist hubs of India, will be deprived this year of its regular stream of v...

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Rain Watch

Sameer Rattonsey, a resident of Bandra, captures the sunsets, even as the weather over Mumbai continues to be unpredictable. The sunsets, in the last three months, have never...

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An Interlude

Sathya Saran talks about her journey when writing on Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia and she shares an excerpt from the book she has authored - A Breath of Gold - published by (an...

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Yosemite: A Travelogue

Bhooma Sundararajan transports you to Yosemite and brings you back from an exhilarating journey from there. My first visit to Yosemite was in 2011 on my 49th birthday. It was...

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Dog Intelligence: A believe-it-or-not story

Abhinav Krishan writes on how ‘telepathic communication’ helped him to find his lost Labrador, after a four-month search in the dense forests around Dehradun Late...

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Solace: In the time of the Coronavirus

Abhinav Krishan, a New Delhi corporate executive, writes on why he fled to the hills close to Dehradun, to commune with nature, wildlife and resilient villagers. Currently, t...

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The Subtle Dance of Creation

Prasantanu Mohapatra takes you along with him while reminiscing the making of this stunning short film in the lonely campus of Film and Television Institute of India (FTII), w...

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Film Appreciation Course with Arunaraje

Film Institute of India and the National Film Archive of India, Pune are conducting an online Film Appreciation Course after their regular summer course had to be cancelled du...

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On being an Indian: Ruskin Bond

In his essay, "On being an Indian", Ruskin Bond explains his Indian identity, "Race did not make me one. Religion did not make me one. But history did. And in the long ru...

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IPTA AT 84: RESISTANCE THROUGH THEATRE

Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe reflects on IPTA’s 84th year celebrations, tracing its ext...

May 25 2026

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG

CANNES 2026 REVIEW: ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG The Elephant in the Room – and Beyond: S...

May 23 2026

COCKROACH GENERATION CHALLENGES SILENCE

A viral digital movement inspired by a controversial judicial remark transformed into a ...

May 23 2026