Of surrogate ads and liquor brands

A couple of weeks ago I had written an open letter to the chairman of the Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) pointing out to him tha...

Kings deserve to make the playoff

Dr Sandeep Goyal writes: KKR lost to CSK last Thursday night. So at the end of 49 matches, at the time of writing this piece, ...

Bringing up Babi

Film historian Dhruv Somani, reviews journalist Karishma Upadhyay’s riveting book Parveen Babi: A Life

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Bansi Kaul: Rang Bansi!

He is the chronicler of the theatre of clowns, acrobats, painted faces and laughter, writes Aparajita Krishna

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An Unwatchable Boy

Khalid Mohamed reviews the web series A Suitable Boy and Mirzapur 2, streaming on Netflix and Prime Amazon Video respectively....

Vaccine Development: The Multiplier Benefits Of Blockchain

Despite the numerous advantages to using blockchain for the various stages of vaccine development and deployment enunciated above, a number of ...

Poet with a social commitment: Sahir Ludhianvi

Terribly disturbed by his dear and younger friend Mohammad Rafi's demise on July 31, 1980, Sahir also followed suit after a few months, writes ...

Songs of Durga puja

Ashish Ghatak writes on the songs of R.D. Burman and Asha Bhosle which continue to resonate during the puja week, which ends t...