Photo Essay Lesser gods: Theyyam performers among ST communities face discriminationThulasi KakkatThe ritual dance form is performed in northern Kerala and parts of southern Karnataka.
Photo Essay Langur Mela in Amritsar sees hundreds of children visit Bada Hanuman templeRaminder Pal Singh
What’s Brewing? New documentary shines light on Rajasthan’s heritage liquor traditionFrontline News Desk
CINEMA 'Mi Vasantrao' captures the making of maverick classical vocalist Vasantrao DeshpandeGouri DangeThe Marathi film Mi Vasantrao on famed classical singer Vasantrao Deshpande takes us into the very essence of his life.
Partition literature: Hope for a different tomorrowTakshi MehtaPartition literature helps us make sense of one of the most traumatising events in the country’s history so that we don’t repeat a similar catastrophe
Archaeology Iraq: An ancient city emerges from the water in archaeology sensation Deutsche WelleIraq’s extreme drought give German and Kurdish archaeologists a chance to examine a 3,400-year-old Bronze Age city.
Syncretic harmony in BidarVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA walk through a festival in Bidar commemorating a Bahmani Sultan venerated equally by Hindus and Muslims.
Spotlight Satyajit Ray wrote 52 letters to ‘Jana’ over 16 years. Who was she?Juhi SaklaniAn ongoing exhibition reveals yet another facet of Satyajit Ray, that of prolific letter writer, which opens a window into the uniquely vibrant mind o
Documentary This Oscar-nominated documentary delves into the art of darknessTabish KhairDanish film-maker Jonas Poher Rasmussen’s ‘Flee’ is a complex and moving story about refugees, with Afghanistan as its background.
Theatre Jana Natya Manch: 50 years of performing resistanceSudhanva DeshpandeThe street plays of Jana Natya Manch, the Delhi-based theatre group that turned 50 this year, remind us how a culture of open, free, and public perfor
Photo Essay Living on the edge: Assam's Mising tribeRitu Raj KonwarPhotographs by Ritu Raj KonwarThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
Short Story ‘My lame aunt’ by Razia Sajjad Zaheer: An Urdu short story in translationRazia Sajjad ZaheerTranslated by Syeda S. Hameed and Sughra Mehdi The sound of the band could be heard and the baraat was almost at the doorstep. The thirteen-year-old bride was crying her eyes out in a backr
Living on the edgeRitu Raj KonwarPhotographs by Ritu Raj KonwarThey are river people, whose lives ebb and flow with the waters of the Brahmaputra in a timeless rhythm. But now, hydroelectric projects and homogenis
Tribute The idea of MantoTakshi MehtaOn the 110th birth anniversary of Saadat Hasan Manto, a celebration of his writing, his ambiguous identity, and what he represents in a world torn apa
HISTORY Syncretic harmony: Walking through Ashtoor jatre in BidarVIKHAR AHMED SAYEEDA walk through a festival in Bidar commemorating a Bahmani Sultan venerated equally by Hindus and Muslims.
The Art vs Artist conundrum and the audience that is between them An effective way of taking revenge against artists is to consign them to oblivion.
SlideshowColours of desireA mother’s sari collection feels like an act of vengeance against a life that had deprived her of small joys in her youth.
