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Rajnesh Kumar on Bikash Bhattacharjee's haunting works

India, June 26 -- Even if you've only glanced at a work by Bikash Bhattacharjee, who passed away in 2006, you'll probably find it hard to get it out of your head. The works are often creepy, unpleasan... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Get off the waitlist

India, June 26 -- In the West (and especially in America) a restaurant reservation can be the social equivalent of a gold brick. To be able to get a table at a top restaurant is a mark of status. Peop... Read More


Come again: Why TV and movies are saying Yes Yes Yes to romance and yearning

India, June 26 -- Garrett Graham sits across from Hannah Wells, separated by a few feet of highly charged air. Their eyes remain locked as they - ahem - take matters into their own hands. Together. Se... Read More


Girl's girl: Anjali Sivaraman's journey from Selfie Girl to Amrita Sher-Gil

India, June 26 -- Anjali Sivaraman dreams of playing Catwoman, starring in a One Piece movie, even acting as the unhinged main character in a psychological thriller. But so far, the 31-year-old actor ... Read More


Weekend Drive by Hormazd Sorabjee: Ready to tee off

India, June 19 -- The Volkswagen Golf GTI needs little introduction. It is one of the most storied names in motoring history, the car that essentially invented the hot hatch genre in 1976. Half a cent... Read More


Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: Across the milky way

India, June 19 -- It's either a tribute to the power of social media or an example of how limited social media's reach really is. Last week, most newspapers carried the news that the Kwality Wall's b... Read More


Costume drama: Here's how celebs are power-dressing now

India, June 19 -- In March, English singer-songwriter Lily Allen opened the tour for her album, West End Girl, in an unusual gown created by designer Anna Fleischle. Printed on her flowy green fabric ... Read More


Rainbow filter: Queer romance novels are giving us all hope

India, June 19 -- The moment you attach the tag "queer" to a romance novel, readers expect two things. "That it will be a coming out story, and a tale of going through an identity crisis," says Rahul ... Read More


On the line: Why hating on queues is a Boomer move

India, June 19 -- When is a surprise not really a surprise? Answer: When Indians look at Reels of GenZs queuing up to try out a new cafe, a viral dosa restaurant, a beauty pop-up on the weekend, a sn... Read More


Despair, then hope: Making sense of A Ramachandran's sumptuous art

India, June 12 -- A Ramachandran, who passed away in 2024 at age 89, passionately encouraged artists to "develop a visual language and grammar of their own" when he was alive. Anyone who struggles to ... Read More