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Of Boney M and the hotel aesthetic

India, May 2 -- Part art object and part literary magazine, Taste is entirely its own world. Lavishly produced and featuring original essays by some of India's finest writers, it includes Aatish Tasee... Read More


Aiming at a constantly moving target

India, May 2 -- India needs a multipolar Asia with a multipolar world. The challenge is how to secure this vital goal. India and the Rebalancing of Asia by C Raja Mohan, a leading scholar of Asian geo... Read More


'It is in the nature of art to be problematic'

India, May 2 -- 1Your novel, The Director (2025), is divided into three parts - Outside, Inside, and After - mimicking the process of movie-making: a film's inception, its production and its afterlife... Read More


The exquisite agony of yearning for the Beloved

India, May 2 -- "What you consider to be baits are ayats / They direct the mind to the beloved." So sang Shah Abdul Latif Bhittai (1689-1752), the Sufi poet-saint of Sindh. His baits, or verses, compo... Read More


Reel world and political realities

India, May 2 -- Cinema and politics have travelled together in Tamil Nadu for decades now. The Dravidian Movement saw in cinema an instrument to take its radical anti-caste message to the masses. Lead... Read More


War against British colonialism began long before 1857

India, May 2 -- May marks the 169th anniversary of the 1857 Revolt. As has become the norm, we will see speeches and functions commemorating the "First War of Independence". These tributes will inadve... Read More


Why small is beautiful in the Himalayan landscape

India, May 2 -- With the onset of a scorching summer - the heatwave last month saw temperatures shoot up sharply in just a few days - popular destinations in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are witne... Read More


Reimagining the legal frame for cantonments

India, May 2 -- The Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2026, passed recently by Parliament, marks a turning point in the legal history of India's cantonments. While the Act has a much wider ca... Read More


Are you kitten me?

India, May 2 -- There was a time when cats were, frankly, bad PR. Dogs were man's best friend. Cats were bad luck. Then the internet happened. In 2007, blogger Eric Nakagawa posted a photo of a glorio... Read More


Ganga E-way to be toll-free for 15 days, says UP Govt

LUCKNOW, May 2 -- The UP government on Friday announced that the Ganga Expressway will be toll-free for 15 days from its commercial operation date, a move aimed at allowing the public to experience th... Read More