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Bharati Chaturvedi
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Adeela Suleman’s book ‘Not Everyone’s Heaven’ shows how she is intertwined with Karachi
Conflating the mortal and the eternal, the sculptor has laid out the South Asian woman’s everyday unspoken war.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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With their powerful ideas, KK Aggarwal, Dinesh Mohan and Sunder Lal Bahuguna inspired me from afar
People don’t have to be our buddies or be on messaging terms with us to shine a light in our lives.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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In Subodh Gupta’s paintings of forest fires, our ecological fears and fates get conflated
The global artist’s ‘Lonely City’ series calls attention to the burning of Earth’s lungs.
Bharati Chaturvedi
Trending
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This holiday season, who’s ‘Uninvited’ from Goa?
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Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English Translation: Read the two winning poems
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A new book re-examines Bill Gates and Melinda Gates’s philanthropic work
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Latest Manipur killings confirm long-dormant Meitei insurgency is seeing a revival
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Watch: Teacher and students join viral ‘Gulabi Sharara’ social media dance trend
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Anjum Singh (1967-2020): The artist who laid bare the circuits of colonised land and materials
Aggressive cancer didn’t stop her from working hard and living generously.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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It’s time India started a department for the Forgotten Resident Indians who build and run our cities
The country’s shadow citizens – domestic workers, waste pickers, labourers, construction workers, dhobis and many more – must finally be given their due.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Wetland in Gurugram is a perfect example of what is wrong with India’s urban planning
India’s urban planners and citizens seem wedded to the notion that land not used for a tangible purpose is ‘wasted space’.
Bharati Chaturvedi
Video
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Watch: Teacher and students join viral ‘Gulabi Sharara’ social media dance trend
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Watch: Boulders rolling down hillside halt traffic movement on Jammu and Kashmir National Highway
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Watch: Iranian guests at Nobel Prize ceremony sing to celebrate Narges Mohammadi’s Peace Prize
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Watch: Actor Bradley Cooper makes sandwiches and serves them from a food truck in New York
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Watch: Meet Captain Fatima Wasim, the first woman medical officer to be deployed at Siachen Glacier
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Going vegan is a healthy option, but it won’t work for much of middle-class India
In the real world, vegan is rarely pitched as home food with minor modifications.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Why eating mock meat is a moral cop-out for any vegetarian
The idea of faux meat eclipses the very premise of vegetarianism.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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Delhi tree felling: Should bureaucrats or citizens plan the future of their cities?
By protesting against the cutting of trees in the national capital, its residents finally staked their claim over the city.
Bharati Chaturvedi
The Reel
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The Yemenese film about abortion that grabbing attention – and its Indian connections
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Start the week with a film: ‘Somewhere’ is a sensitive look at an actor’s empty life
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Mining town-set film ‘Whispers of Fire and Water’ is an immersive experience
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In Ken Loach’s ‘The Old Oak’, a solidarity that transcends differences
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In animated film ‘The Siren’, a reminder that ‘democracy and peace are never eternal’
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Plastic waste is causing a sea of trouble by poisoning and slowly killing marine life
Can you imagine toxic styrene from the disposable plate at someone’s birthday party in the blood of a tiny sea creature?
Bharati Chaturvedi
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As bioplastics get popular in India, a more genuine green choice is to boot out plastic altogether
For many types of plastic, the only valid alternative is a lifestyle shift.
Bharati Chaturvedi
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India’s waste crisis: Clean-up drives are not the solution – they only address visual pollution
There is a lot that goes wrong even after we securely place our trash in the bin.
Bharati Chaturvedi
The Field
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ICC Men’s U19 World Cup 2024: India to open campaign against Bangladesh – Complete Schedule
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England tour of India: Visitors name three uncapped players in Test squad
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WPL 2024: Vrinda Dinesh – Once a benchwarmer, now one of the most expensive players from the auction
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup: Netherlands beat Argentina on penalties to win fifth title
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Pro Kabaddi League: Bengal Warriors pick up comprehensive win; Haryana Steelers pip Dabang Delhi