Telling Stories
-
Illustrations: In the Dakhni romantic tale ‘Phulban’, love meets conspiracy and adventure
The verse was composed in 1656 by the court poet Muhammad Mazharuddin Ibn Nishati.
Sunil Sharma
-
From the library shelves: The curious tale of Prophet Solomon and the Phoenix
A profusely illustrated manuscript whose style traces its origin to 18th-century Deccan, it has surprisingly eluded scholarly attention.
Saqib Baburi
-
Manto created characters with great empathy, but how do you encapsulate his life story?
Setting out to make a film on the great Urdu writer, Nandita Das looks at his irrepressibility and his work.
Nandita Das
Trending
-
When an emperor came calling on a newly independent India to learn from its early successes
-
How the high demand for coaching classes reflects India’s employment and economic distress
-
Bharti group’s Rs 150 crore bond donation to BJP coincided with Modi government’s telecom U-turn
-
‘Crew’ review: A sexy, funny and honest airline heist movie
-
Kotak firm’s Rs 60 crore donation to BJP coincided with crucial RBI decisions on Kotak Mahindra Bank