Watch: How the mobile phone, the smartwatch and Uber were inspired by works of fiction
Some of the coolest technological inventions in history had their roots in pop culture.
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1Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
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2How the attacks on Kunal Kamra undermine the freedoms of all Indians
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3In the injustice of Bhutan’s ‘mindfulness city’, a plea to King Jigme Khesar
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4How Indian artists transformed Western ‘Cubism’
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5Police issue notices to audience members who attended Kunal Kamra’s show: Report
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6A woman’s place is in the kitchen – except if she’s a chef in the male-dominated culinary world
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7A film on Meena Kumari hopes to discover the ‘truly multifaceted being’ beyond the screen
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8A new book recounts how Lal Bahadur Shastri improved third-class train travel as railway minister
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9From the memoir: A longtime Indian Railways employee remembers her first posting at a remote station
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10Pakistani troops cross LoC, violate ceasefire in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch
