Indians spend a lot on ‘tamashas’: A British female traveller offers a glimpse into colonial life

Jemima Kindersley’s letters depicted life in an uncertain mid-18th century, when things were chaotic and complex.

Anu Kumar

· Jan 31, 2019 · 11:30 am

Floyd Cardoz on the joys of Indian food: ‘So much to discover, so much to acknowledge’

An excerpt from the celebrated chef’s foreword to ‘Tiffin: 500 Authentic Recipes Celebrating India's Regional Cuisine’. He died on Wednesday of Covid-19.

Floyd Cardoz

· Mar 26, 2020 · 08:30 am

The story of my mother, the actress who was almost cast as Anarkali in ‘Mughal-e-Azam’

There were movie premieres with film stars like Dilip Kumar, but the glamorous mirage masked a terrible reality.

Sophia Naz

· May 20, 2018 · 11:30 am

A life in song: Namita Devidayal on losing the melody – and finding it again

I started faltering. I could not keep up the rigour that this art form requires of its practitioners. I was too scared to carry on.

Namita Devidayal

· Jan 28, 2020 · 11:30 am

Music on the move: The best portable speakers that are sturdy and sound great

These picks can survive a few knocks and are pleasant on the ear.

Brent Butterworth

· Nov 02, 2019 · 11:30 am

Dye another day: Why more and more Indian women are embracing their grey hair

Women from different backgrounds explain why they shunned hair colour in defiance of social expectations.

Meera Ganapathi

· Feb 20, 2019 · 11:30 am

The Quest for Cruzo: Remembering a Bombay artist who painted the rich but identified with the poor

Antonio Piedade da Cruz, a widely admired 20th century painter, has been relegated to amnesia by the fickle art world.

Ranjit Hoskote

· Jun 24, 2016 · 11:30 am

Meet Mohini Dey, the bass guitar wizard whose fans include AR Rahman and Zakir Hussain

Hailed as a prodigy from the age of 10, Dey has collaborated with some of the biggest names in India and the West.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Apr 04, 2018 · 11:30 am

The All India Radio broadcaster from Burma who watched history unfold in front of her

Ma Than E donned many hats in her lifetime – singer, wartime volunteer, UN bureaucrat, even artist’s model.

Anu Kumar

· Mar 13, 2019 · 11:30 am

From vadas to chole bhature: An artist’s clay miniatures of Indian food find fans worldwide

Shilpa Mitha wants to prove that Indian cuisine is much more than the curry.

Sruthi Ganapathy Raman

· Mar 31, 2018 · 11:30 am

An artist looks at Grimms’ fairy tales and finds sexist stereotypes that are common in India

Akshita Chandra’s project ‘Grimm Reality’ uses illustrations and paper craft to draw parallels across centuries and societies.

Rohini Kejriwal

· Jun 07, 2019 · 11:30 am

Peter Cat Recording Co. talk about their new album – and that video with Modi’s note ban speech

One of India’s top independent acts clears the air.

Devarsi Ghosh

· Jul 06, 2019 · 11:30 am