‘Cake’: Why we can’t get enough of this Pakistani slice-of-life movie

The Sanam Saeed-Aamina Sheikh starrer is worth the hype.

Vedica Kant

· Apr 24, 2018 · 08:15 am

Premchand’s 1934 essay on communalism and culture is eerily relevant in the India of 2017

‘I do not understand what is this culture that communalism is trying so desperately to preserve.’

Vedica Kant

· Sep 24, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Beyond the row over Erdogan’s honorary doctorate, a look at Jamia’s historic connection with Turkey

The university was the direct institutional outcome of the combined Khilafat-non-cooperation movement.

Vedica Kant

· May 06, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Howard Hodgkin (1932-2017): An artist who was preoccupied with India’s ‘colossal majesty’

The British artist’s collection comprises many of the main Indian court styles which flourished during the Mughal period.

Vedica Kant

· Apr 14, 2017 · 03:30 pm

Missing Fawad Khan on Zindagi? Here’s who else to crush on

Several Turkish actors have stepped in to fill the void created by the ban on Pakistani television shows on the Zee network channel.

Vedica Kant

· Jan 29, 2017 · 01:30 pm

Why the TV series ‘The Crown’ is less about politics and more about the family

The roots of the depoliticisation of the British monarchy lie in the very creation of the House of Windsor.

Vedica Kant

· Dec 22, 2016 · 09:00 pm

Padma Lakshmi’s memoir is about the end of Mrs Rushdie #4 and a restart of life

An honest and moving record of navigating the world of older men, mistakes, and food.

Vedica Kant

· Apr 16, 2016 · 11:30 am

Britain faces up to the days and the deeds of the Empire through an art exhibition

'Artist and Empire' looks at the British Empire through the prism of art, something not many other exhibitions have done.

Vedica Kant

· Mar 03, 2016 · 01:30 pm

Colonial to contemporary: The endangered Indian handloom industry is weaving tales in London

The Fabric of India exhibition at the the Victoria and Albert Museum charts the history of the country's textiles and their revival today.

Vedica Kant

· Nov 08, 2015 · 08:30 pm

London’s V&A tells the story of how Indian textiles conquered the world

The Fabric of India exhibition in London brings together more than 200 diverse exhibits, from a 17th-century Mughal tent to a Manish Arora gown.

Vedica Kant

· Nov 01, 2015 · 09:30 pm

The Turkish elections have produced a good result – but may still give us a bad outcome

The likeliest alliance, of the conservative Justice and Development Party and the ultra-nationalist Turkish Nationalist Action Party, may have security implications for the whole region.

Vedica Kant

· Jun 19, 2015 · 12:30 pm

Even Gandhi, apostle of peace, wanted Indians to fight in World War I

‘Home Rule without military power was useless, and this was the best opportunity to get it," the Mahatma said.

Vedica Kant

· Sep 28, 2014 · 04:30 am