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Mustansir Dalvi
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The Art of Solitude: How Shirley Jackson’s ‘The Haunting of Hill House’ speaks to an architect
Is everything still plumb? So it seems, but oh! The lights have just gone out.
Mustansir Dalvi
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Astronauts at Azad Maidan: A Bombay boy recalls his role in the first moon landing
Images of spacesuit-shod astronauts were everywhere. Astronaut, Armstrong, Aldrin, America all became Indian words.
Mustansir Dalvi
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How Kader Khan changed the way Hindi film dialogue was written
From the mid-1970s until the turn of the century, Kader Khan toiled to bring an authenticity to the spoken word in films.
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Trending
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We will leave India if told to break encryption: WhatsApp tells Delhi HC
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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Why is BJP wooing Bengali-origin Muslims in Assam?
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Yamini Aiyer interview: With jobless growth, welfare has become a ‘compensation’, not a public right
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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‘Cosmopolitician’: Eight poems by Mustansir Dalvi that merge dreams and reality
In his second book of poetry, the translator and poet defies expectations of style and thought.
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UNESCO tag for Mumbai precinct shows heritage isn’t just for the museum. You can walk through it too
For too long, the issue of heritage and implementable heritage legislation has been restricted only to specific buildings.
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Amitabh Bachchan was a part of my growing up years, which is why I will never watch ‘Sooryavansham’
The transformation of the angry young man into the smug patriarch is tragic for hard-core fans of the actor, who turns 75 on October 11.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Vinod Khanna conquered Hindi cinema by just being there
When not playing the villain, Vinod Khanna played straight man to the more garrulous co-stars.
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The demolished Hall of Nations was a terrific example of a young country’s Make in India spirit
It is ironic that a structure built to celebrate Indian expertise will be replaced by an architectural complex for which global bids will be sought.
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The new horse statue in Kala Ghoda embodies Mumbai's efforts to create a false memory
Unlike other Indian cities, Mumbai seems particularly phobic of any signs of its colonial past.
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The Reel
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The story behind the ‘Kuch Kuch Hota Hai’ title track: ‘Just write very simple poetry’
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‘Juna Furniture’ review: A simplistic crusade against the neglect of senior citizens
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‘Late Night with the Devil’ review: A deft satire on the price of success
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Watch: In ‘The Big Cigar’, the Black Panther founder flees America through a fake movie
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‘Dil Dosti Dilemma’ review: A feelgood entertainer about young love and old ties
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‘La La Land’ and the difference between their musicals and our song-and-dance films
Hollywood uses the song as a hyphen, Bollywood as a semi-colon.
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Rajinikanth in Hindi cinema: We awaited his wanton assault on our senses and were not disappointed
We look back on the Tamil superstar's Mumbai years.
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Building the nation: What's shaping India's new architecture?
Curators Rahul Mehrotra, Ranjit Hoskote and Kaiwan Mehta discuss the ideas behind their State of Architecture exhibition now underway in Mumbai.
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The Field
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Paris Olympics 2024: Nethra Kumanan secures India’s second quota in sailing
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ISL: Kerala Blasters FC axe Ivan Vukomanovic as head coach
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Jyothi Vennam and Abhishek Verma reach the mixed compound final
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Cricket: Former Pakistan captain Bismah Maroof retires from international cricket
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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: India wins nine medals including four gold on Day 2