Book Excerpt
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What children can learn from the stunning animal carvings on the rocks of Mamallapuram, Tamil Nadu
An excerpt from ‘Sculpted Stones: Mysteries of Mamallapuram’, by Ashwin Prabhu.
Ashwin Prabhu
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
An excerpt from a new book on how Indian filmmakers have responded to the Partition down the decades.
John W Hood
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
A psychoanalyst, novelist and writer in the fields of cultural psychology and the psychology of religion, Sudhir Kakar died on 22 April at the age of 86.
Manasi Kumar
Trending
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‘Supporter of BJP met me’: Surat candidates on the various reasons they withdrew from the election
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CAA is a letdown, but Bengali Hindus in Assam are unlikely to ditch BJP
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What Sudhir Kakar (1938-2024) had to say on violence, secularism, and religion in India
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Over 17,400 citizens write to EC seeking action against PM Narendra Modi for hate speech
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Fiction: Mahmud and Ayaz travel from Somnath to Kashmir as questions of citizenship arise
An excerpt from ‘Mahmud and Ayaz’, by R Raj Rao.
R Raj Rao
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An online content creator explains in her book why it’s better to learn from peers than to compete
An excerpt from ‘She’ll Never Make It: From Doubt to Dominance’, by Masoom Minawala and Aditi Shah Bhimjyani.
Masoom Minawala & Aditi Shah Bhimjyani
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Business history: How Jaypee Infratech’s stalled construction projects left homebuyers in the lurch
An excerpt from ‘The Dirty Dozen: India’s Twelve Biggest Corporate Defaulters’, by N Sundaresha Subramanian.
N Sundaresha Subramanian
Video
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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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Watch: Spice Girls sing ‘Stop’ as bandmates reunite to celebrate Victoria Beckham’s 50th birthday
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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‘We can remake this world’: This book of poems travels through places where people rise in protest
An excerpt from ‘Yes, There Will Be Singing: Poems’, by Hamraaz.
Hamraaz
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A new book shows how high Emotional Quotient and empathy makes women natural leaders
An excerpt from ‘The Glass Cliff: Why Women in Power Are Undermined – and How to Fight’, by Sophie Williams.
Sophie Williams
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What were Rabindranath Tagore’s views on the proposal of a memorial at the Jallianwala Bagh?
An excerpt from ‘The Jallianwala Bagh Journals’, by Sarmistha Dutta Gupta.
Sarmistha Dutta Gupta
The Reel
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In ‘Tahader Katha’, the many partitions endured by a freedom fighter
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Watch: Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman in ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ trailer
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Start the week with a film: A legend returns in ‘Bob Marley: One Love’
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In Cannes-bound ‘In Retreat’, a Ladakh that has rarely been seen before
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‘Trap’ trailer: M Night Shyamalan’s thriller stars Josh Hartnett as a serial killer
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Speculative short fiction: Grounded airships, storms, and a love that could have been
An excerpt from ‘Whirlwind’ in ‘Biopeculiar: Stories of an Uncertain World’, by Gigi Ganguly.
Gigi Ganguly
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This banker’s memoir recounts his journey from a junior officer to executive director
An excerpt from ‘Banker by Chance, Leader by Choice’, by Shiv B Singh.
Shiv B Singh
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A Bharat Jodo participant recalls what went into organising the mammoth journey on foot
An excerpt from ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra: Reclaiming India’s Soul’, edited by Pushparaj Deshpande and Ruchira Chaturvedi.
Utkarsha Rupwate
The Field
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Odisha FC beat Mohun Bagan Super Giant in first leg of semi-final
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Indian men’s and women’s compound teams through to finals
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ISL 2023-24: How first-time head coach Petr Kratky helped Mumbai City FC pick up the pieces
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IPL 2024: Marcus Stoinis helps Lucknow breach the Chennai fortress with unbeaten century
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Archery, World Cup Stage I: Jyothi Surekha Vennam finishes second in women’s compound qualification