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Archiving family history: These platforms are building a community of memory keepers

New Delhi, July 12 -- There is an evocative story, titled My Nani's pajeb, shared by Samriddhi Roy on the website of The Museum of Material Memory. The post from June 2020 delves into the memories ass... Read More


Exploring identity and adventure: Stephen Alter's take on Kipling's 'Kim'

New Delhi, July 12 -- I was first introduced to Rudyard Kipling's Kim in middle school, where an abridged version of the novel served as our English reader. I had at the time read Ruskin Bond's Advent... Read More


Are films finally getting the depiction of neurodivergence right?

New Delhi, July 6 -- For far too long now, global cinema has depicted neurodiverse people either as tragic sufferers or as super talents. Take, for instance, The Good Doctor, in which Dr Shaun Murphy,... Read More


Views of heritage architecture all tangled up in Darjeeling

New Delhi, June 22 -- "Did you know that the older name for Darjeeling was Dorje-ling, or the land of thunder? When the British arrived, they couldn't pronounce the original name and called it Darjeel... Read More


Pride Month 2025: Stories of gender identity for kids

New Delhi, June 15 -- There are many layers to Rain Must Fall. This graphic novel-a gripping ghost story-is about Rumi and an apparition called Rain. Rendered in black-and-white, this poignant book by... Read More


Why it's important to give the kids a glimpse of your younger selves

New Delhi, May 29 -- I was visiting my daughter's school for a parent-teacher meeting, when I caught a glimpse of students practising adavus or fundamental Bharatanatyam steps, in one of the classroom... Read More


Why it's important to give the kids a glimpse of your younger self

New Delhi, May 29 -- I was visiting my daughter's school for a parent-teacher meeting, when I caught a glimpse of students practising adavus or fundamental Bharatanatyam steps, in one of the classroom... Read More


10 years of Serendipity: The art festival hosts a mini edition in Birmingham

New Delhi, May 25 -- At the Bradshaw Hall-Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, you can see black-and-white photographs of Ustad Zakir Hussain lining the exhibition space. These hail from Dayanita Singh's Z... Read More


10 years of Serendipity: The arts festival hosts a mini edition in Birmingham

New Delhi, May 25 -- At the Bradshaw Hall-Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, you can see black-and-white photographs of Ustad Zakir Hussain lining the exhibition space. These hail from Dayanita Singh's Z... Read More


How this Gujarat village adopted and adapted the Art Deco style

New Delhi, May 23 -- Art Deco is known as one of the most impactful movements based on principles of sleek design and rhythmic geometry. Originally namedArts decoratifs,this style came into popular us... Read More