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Vikram Zutshi
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Zelma Lazarus (1936-2022): Creator of the Lifeline Express hospital train touched a million lives
The project has treated close to a million disabled people and inspired similar initiatives in other parts of the world.
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What the Charles Sobhraj series ‘The Serpent’ gets right about the dark side of the hippie dream
The BBC mini-series on the career criminal, played by Tahar Rahim, is being streamed in India on Netflix.
Vikram Zutshi
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How the origins of Persian and Kashmiri new year rituals may be found in the Vedas
While the events coincide with Spring Equinox, the form of celebration may be traced back to ancient texts.
Vikram Zutshi
Trending
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Scroll Ideas: How the BJP 'pappufied' Rahul Gandhi
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Arundhati Roy: The dismantling of democracy in India will affect the whole world
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ review: An entertaining comedy laced with welcome tartness
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High cholesterol: Supplements alone do little but a healthy diet can make a difference
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Months after controversy, IIT-Bombay sets aside tables for those eating vegetarian food
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How to destroy enemies and walk on water, according to old Indian magic texts
The Uḍḍ-corpus texts of sorcery and magic are of endless interest to some academics, for they represent the heterodox nature of Hinduism.
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Here lies one who spared neither man nor god: Discovering Khushwant Singh during the pandemic
Singh’s was the kind of authentic writing that readers want now.
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What growing up with two abusive men taught me about the #MeToo movement in India
Witnessing my father and grandfather’s acts of violence filled me with an inchoate rage and internal chaos that have never completely left me.
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Video
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Watch: Meta and Ray Ban launch smart glasses with which to search, translate, livestream, and more
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Michael Gambon (1940-2023): Scenes from some of the actor’s memorable roles, including Dumbledore
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Pakistan: TV panellists get into physical altercation after an argument during live debate
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Caught on CCTV: Masked thieves hold staff and customers at gunpoint, rob jewellery store in Delhi
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Watch: Shrek moss-covered movie home recreated for real in the Scottish highlands
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How the ancient Indian tradition of Tantra became all about sex and orgasms in the US
What is practised today as Neotantra is a bastardised version of an ancient spiritual practice.
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The dark and comical side of Americans’ fascination with Indian spiritualism
The New Age community’s disenchantment with the mainstream can have funny and, at times, grim consequences.
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‘Admonish me if I call myself Hindu or Muslim’: SH Raza’s art was an exploration of spirituality
A major retrospective traces the evolution of one of India’s finest modernist artists.
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The Reel
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‘Choona’ review: An impish caper with memorable characters
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‘Mumbai Diaries’ season 2 trailer: Bombay General Hospital staff deal with a deluge
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‘Tumse Na Ho Payega’ review: A spirited cast enlivens a predictable plot
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Watch: Ranbir Kapoor in ‘Animal’ teaser
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‘Kumari Srimathi’ review: An entertaining comedy laced with welcome tartness
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In cinema and life, surrealist filmmaker Luis Bunuel defied expectations till the very end
Rebellion marked the entire career of the Spanish-born director who is known as the father of cinematic surrealism.
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‘If you want to catch the big fish, you’ve got to go deeper’: David Lynch revisited
Film, music, art, literature, photography and architecture – is there anything the American artist cannot do?
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Yes, we should celebrate yoga – but not for the reason Modi and his admirers want us to
Yoga didn’t emerge from a homogenous Hindu culture, nor did it ever have fixed metaphysical goals.
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The Field
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India at Asian Games, Sept 30 schedule: Mirabai in action; gold medals available in tennis, squash
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Paris Paralympics 2024: Russian athletes allowed to compete under neutral flag after vote
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Asian Games, Tennis: Saketh Myneni and Ramkumar Ramanathan win doubles silver under tough conditions
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Asian Games, Shooting: Palak shines in air pistol events as shooters clinch five medals
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IPL 2024: Royal Challengers appoint England Cricket Board’s Mo Bobat as Director of Cricket