K.T. Jaleel, Minister in the LDF government in Kerala, resigns after the State Lok Ayukta finds him guilty of ‘abuse of power’ and ‘nepotism’
Andhra Pradesh government order makes Chief Minister the final authority on performance appraisals of All India Services Officers posted in the State
Election Commission bars Mamata from campaigning for 24 hours, cites violations of model code, the IPC and the RPA; Mamata to sit in dharna in Kolkata
BMC launches a project to restore Khotachiwadi, Mumbai’s 200-year-old heritage enclave with colonial and Portuguese legacies
Faced with rapidly rising number of COVID-19 infections, Telangana government sends SOS to Centre for 30 lakh doses of vaccine
Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy cancels visit to Tirupati for Lok Sabha byelection campaign as COVID cases increase
A pot of treasure unearthed in a Telangana village most likely from the 1940s and not the Kakatiya era (12-14th century) as earlier believed
BJP’s Dilip Ghosh warns of more ‘Sitalkuchi cases’ while Amit Shah and Mamata continue to exchange barbs as political discourse in West Bengal hits a new low
Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy’s daughter Sharmila announces her political entry in Telangana, to launch her party in July
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Review of Malayalam movie Drishyam 2: The other side of truth C.S. Venkiteswaran The sequel to Drishyam in many ways encapsulates the post-truth world we live in, where ...
LEPAKSHI TEMPLE The grandeur of the Vijayanagar era temple at Lepakshi, Andhra Pradesh SUDHA MAHALINGAM Photographs by Sudha Mahalingam Built in the 16th century, the golden age of the Vijayanagar empire, the Lepakshi temple ...
‘The lies my mother told me’ by Ashita: A Malayalam short story in translation MY mother told me more lies than anyone else in this world. The realisation burns through ...
Film Review Film review: 'The Great Indian Kitchen' discusses gender issues and patriarchal values in relationships C.S. Venkiteswaran The Malayalam movie 'The Great Indian Kitchen' addresses the gender issue by bringing into ...
Architecture Rediscovering Jharkhand’s legacy of colonial buildings Text by Hem Borker Sketches by Gopal Chandra Naskar The thanas, dak bungalows, jails, railway lines and many other such structures dating back ...
Co-publishing venture opens up new vistas for Tamil literature in translation Abhirami Girija Sriram The literature-in-translation programme supported by the Tamil Nadu Textbook and ...
‘Ma reads’ by S.R. Harnot: A Hindi short story in translation Creative explorations helped to put ageing on the literary map. By being in touch with ...
Shamsur Rahman Faruqi obituary Shamsur Rahman Faruqi: An illuminating life Ziya Us Salam Shamsur Rahman Faruqi (1935-2020) married Western perception to Urdu sensibilities, ...
"Seemantha" by H. Nagaveni: A Kannada short story in translation The piercing quality of a child’s perspective is juxtaposed with the power of money in ...
Short Story "Water play" by Perumal Murugan: A Tamil short story in translation This short story was first published in Tamil as “Neer Vilayattu” in Kalachavudu, January ...
Translation Flavourful translation of Chandrashekhar Kambar's plays "Rishyasringa" and "Mahmoud Gawan" A.J. Thomas The two translations of Chandrashekhar Kambar’s plays retain the lyrical imagination and ...
Book Review: In Vishwanath Suvarna's "Golden Views of Karnataka Forts", forts that were citadels once now lie in ruins Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed Photographs by Vishwanath Suvarna Vishwanath Suvarna’s coffee-table book, which photo-documents over 100 major and minor ...
"Serious Men" Review Movie Review: ‘Serious Men’ and the myth of merit Prannv Dhawan Surbhi Karwa Serious Men attempts to address the contentious issue of “merit” that is bandied about as ...
Asokan edicts T.M. Krishna: On rediscovering Asoka through his edicts Ziya Us Salam A musical rendition of Asokan edicts rekindles interest in the ethical values ingrained in ...
Interview: T.M. Krishna T.M. Krishna: ‘To bring Asoka back in public discourse was important’ Ziya Us Salam Interview with T.M. Krishna, singer, writer and activist.
Trace it! A short story translated from Telugu An unusual story about the dappu and the legendary skills of the one who plays it—the ...
Mahabodhi Mahavihar in Bodh Gaya: Temple of enlightenment Shashank Shekhar Sinha Photographs by Shashank Shekhar Sinha The Mahabodhi temple complex in Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha is said to have attained ...
Pattanam excavation First-ever human image at Pattanam P.J. Cherian Giulia Rocco A Graeco-Roman head of a miniature statue from the same trench that produced the Sphinx ...
Pattanam excavation Excavations in Kerala’s Pattanam reaffirm its trade links with Rome P.J. Cherian Giulia Rocco The Pattanam 2020 findings, along with the 2006-16 excavation and post-excavation studies ...
Review: Mee Raqsam Mee Raqsam review: Dancing together, separately Prannv Dhawan Surbhi Karwa The fault lines of India’s “shared culture” are at the core of Mee Raqsam, a film that ...
INTERVIEW: DAVID REICH David Reich: Harappan ancestry is the single largest source population for almost all people in India today G.N. Devy Interview with David Reich, Professor at the School of Medicine, Harvard University.
Ranakpur temple: Magic in marble Sudha Mahalingam Photographs by Sudha Mahalingam The Ranakpur temple, a three-storied structure built in 1436, stands out from other ...
Film review Malayalam film "Run Kalyani": Patriarchy in perspective Sankar Varma The Malayalam film Run Kalyani is making waves with its realistic depiction of the romance ...
