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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.
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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.
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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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Fact-checking five days of Narendra Modi’s speeches: A catalogue of lies
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Banana republic in the making?: A South Asian perspective on India from Kathmandu
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Karnataka forms SIT to probe ‘obscene videos’ case allegedly involving JD(S) MP Prajwal Revanna
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Uttarakhand restricts sale of land for agriculture as locals protest tourism infrastructure boom
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By mixing Carnatic and Hindustani, Mysore’s kings helped create a unique body of music
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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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Video: Listen to this acapella version of Shankar Mahadevan’s ‘Breathless’ by four singers
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Watch: Argentinian woman is crowned Miss Universe Buenos Aires at 60
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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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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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Aditi Rao Hydari on playing diverse characters: ‘I want the audience to take me home with them’
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The story of India’s unique ‘Milk Revolution’ is going to the Cannes Film Festival
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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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‘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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Athletics, Asian U20 C’ships: Laxita, Ekta clinch silver as India finish second in tournament
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Archery, World Cup Shanghai: Men’s recurve team win gold; Deepika Kumari clinches silver
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Badminton, Uber Cup 2024: Indian women’s team beat Singapore to inch closer to quarter-finals
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India tour of Bangladesh: Focus on T20 World Cup preparation after moving on from last year’s drama
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IPL 2024: Sanju Samson and Dhruv Jurel earn Rajasthan Royals easy win over Lucknow Super Giants