Forgotten Stories
-
Bhicoo Batlivala: The forgotten freedom fighter whose US tour made the British government anxious
She was an active member of the India League and at one point Jawaharlal Nehru’s secretary.
John O’Brien
-
The near-forgotten ‘Demon of Cawnpore’ revealed Jules Verne’s reading of India and its conflicts
The renowned French writer of ‘Around The Word In Eighty Days’ wrote an imaginative work featuring the hunt for the Indian revolutionary Nana Sahib.
Revanth Ukkalam
-
This mislabelled book of Bengali Sufi poetry tells the story of South Asians in Australia
In a small desert town at the edge of the desert in Australia, the ‘Kasasol Ambia’ is stored in a small, red mosque. How it got there is a fascinating story.
Samia Khatun, The Conversation
Trending
-
Lok Sabha elections: Fifth phase records estimated voter turnout of 60.48%
-
‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
-
For Ruskin Bond, a busy railway station has often been the best place to find – and write – a story
-
Hockey, FIH Pro League: Harmanpreet Singh – the calm leader and ruthless drag-flicker for team India
-
Will Indian schools ever be ready to give students sex education?
-
Yogini Sunita and Kailash Puri: The women who helped popularise yoga in Britain
The gurus offered yoga to British homemakers as a route to personal and social liberation.
Suzanne Newcombe, The Conversation
-
How one German city developed – and lost – generations of math geniuses
Anti-Semitism brought down one of the world's greatest centers for mathematical research.
David Gunderman, The Conversation
-
An artist reanimates the untold stories of Sikhs in Canada through digital collages
Angela Aujla’s ‘Canadian Stories’ uses archival images to give the minority community the recognition that history books do not.
Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
Video
-
Watch: Shyam Rangeela mimics famous politicians reacting to his nomination being rejected
-
Watch: Classical dancers perform Bharatnatyam and Odissi duet to ‘Sakal Ban’ from ‘Heeramandi’
-
Watch: Two musicians simultaneously play the violin with one hand and the piano with another
-
Caught on camera: Streaking meteorite turns night sky blue across Portugal and Spain
-
Watch: Ed Sheeran sings Punjabi remix of ‘Shape of You’, accompanied by Bhangra dancers
-
Video: The Indian who pioneered fiber optics and missed winning the Nobel remains an unsung hero
Narinder Singh Kapany managed to transmit images over a bundle of optic fibers as early as 1953.
Ramakrishnan M
-
Remembering Baby Naaz, Sridevi’s voice in her early Hindi films
Despite achieving acclaim early on as a child actress, Salma Baig spent her later years lending her voice to the cinematic dreams of others.
Soumya Rao
-
Why the Hashimpura massacre of 42 Muslim men in 1987 is relevant in the polarised UP of today
Vibhuti Narain Rai’s account of India's deadliest extrajudicial killings is a reminder that minorities face the same hatred they did then.
Harsh Mander
The Reel
-
‘Santosh’ review: A thoughtful study of power and powerlessness
-
Is Anirban Bhattacharya Bengali cinema’s white knight?
-
Start the week with a film: Why Farah Khan’s ‘Main Hoon Na’ endures
-
‘Chandu Champion’ trailer: Kartik Aaryan in biopic of Paralympic gold medalist Murlikant Petkar
-
‘It Ends With Us’ trailer: Blake Lively stars in drama about an abusive relationship