Personal Essay
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‘Raavan & Eddie’: Remembering Kiran Nagarkar’s funny, incisive novel of how Bombay became Mumbai
Writer Jerry Pinto reflects on reading the novel for the first time nearly two decades ago, and then again after Kiran Nagarkar’s death in 2019.
Jerry Pinto
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A writer’s memories: When Indira Gandhi’s son rescued and looked after Mridula Garg’s pet dog
‘The Prime Minister’s son and the dog met on the road to Safdarjung, only the dog had no way of knowing who he was.’
Mridula Garg
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Prayers for his return: A friend from across the border waits for Indian mountaineer to be rescued
Climber Anurag Maloo went missing while descending from Nepal’s Mount Annapurna on April 17.
Sehyr Mirza
Trending
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What did Vinayak Damodar Savarkar think about Dalits praying in temples and eating with Brahmins?
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‘No educated person will vote for the BJP. What is the point of studying if we do not get jobs?’
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‘We are living in perpetual fear’: Prajwal Revanna video leaks spark panic among women in Hassan
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West Bengal governor threatening his staff not to speak up in sexual harassment probe: Complainant
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‘One of the greatest statesmen’: When Canada celebrated an Indian prime minister’s visit
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A wicket, a catch and a ‘miracle’ match: How cricket helped me find my feet
Being a Malay Muslim woman who wears a headscarf should not stop you from doing whatever you reasonably want, including cricket, says Nadiah Thanthawi-Jauhari.
Nadiah Thanthawi-Jauhari
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‘The pall of death still surrounds me’: Artist Ganesh Haloi recounts growing up during the Partition
Ganesh Haloi’s essay ‘Death’s Procession, Life’s Awakening’, translated from the Bengali by Rituparna Roy.
Ganesh Haloi
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As the Taliban took over, my family tore up our photo album – and sent me a picture of them doing so
The rise, fall and resurgence of the Taliban are woven into our history.
Jalal Hussaini
Video
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Met Gala 2024: From Alia Bhatt to Isha Ambani, what Indians in attendance wore
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Watch: South Korean band performs Rabindra Sangeet accompanied by traditional Korean instruments
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Watch: This man fused hip-hop with Bharatnatyam to dance to Shakira’s ‘Hips Don’t Lie’
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Watch: Comedian hilariously mimics different types of announcements at railway stations
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Eco India: A new buzzword for a protein rich animal feed: Insect farming
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Personal essay: Death is everywhere in Bollywood, but why is grief so rare?
What I discovered when I turned to Hindi films for solace.
Bijal Vachharajani
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The way of the open palm: Writer and artist Shakti Maira’s wife Swati Chopra recounts his final year
Shakti Maira (1947-2021) died in New Delhi on May 9.
Swati Chopra
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A novelist gets Covid-19 up in a Himalayan town. This is what her life turns into
Writer Anuradha Roy on her encounter with coronavirus in Ranikhet, Uttarakhand, where she lives.
Anuradha Roy
The Reel
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee’s hundredth movie ‘Bhaiyya Ji’ is a revenge drama
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Start the week with a film: Why ‘Manjummel Boys’ was a blockbuster
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How actor Shahana Goswami flies under the radar and above the competition
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‘Presumed Innocent’ trailer: Jake Gyllenhaal plays a lawyer accused of murdering his lover
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‘Lampan’ trailer: Marathi series is based on Prakash Narayan Sant’s stories
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First person: Cycling in Calcutta gifted me freedom, adventures and a very special friendship
From the vantage of my bike saddle, I have watched liberalisation change the shape of India.
Benjamin Zachariah
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What a kite’s nest near my home told me about the state of Indian democracy
The renewal of a lost nest has filled me with a sense of hope.
Namita Bhandare
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‘A life of principle, integrity and dignity’: A son’s tribute to his policeman father PG Halarnkar
The former Bengaluru city police commissioner and Director General of the Central Reserve Police Force passed away on January 2.
Samar Halarnkar
The Field
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Football: Odisha FC to compete in the inaugural AFC Women’s Champions League
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IPL 2024: Suryakumar Yadav’s unbeaten ton helps Mumbai secure much-needed win over Hyderabad
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India tour of Bangladesh: Visitors register commanding win in rain-affected fourth T20I
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Table Tennis, Saudi Smash: Manika Batra stuns world No 2 Wang Manyu; Desai-Ghorpade beat fifth seeds
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Boxing, Asian U22 & Youth C’ships: Brijesh Tamta, Aryan Hooda shine as India bag five gold medals