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Verse than a heartbreak

India, Nov. 7 -- Everyone's got a breakup playlist - something with self-pity, regret, a diss track and eventually closure. But what do musicians listen to when their own hearts shatter? We asked six ... Read More


Of appearance and reality

India, Nov. 7 -- The relationship between private experience and social position is the central concern of Moms by Shivani Sibal. Set within Delhi's affluent circles, the novel follows Radhika Khanna,... Read More


Drape it like it's hot

India, Nov. 7 -- The sari is cosplaying as a mini dress, it's had a lightweight denim drop, and has reappeared as a micro-pleated wrap. One sari looks so much like an evening gown, even Tagore would b... Read More


alibi by mindy gill

India, Nov. 7 -- There's no metaphor for suffering. The world's gone to hell.I live my peaceful life, make coffee and eat good bread.The world's gone to hell / but the war's over there. I make coffee ... Read More


Stories of death as spiritual liberation

India, Nov. 7 -- Vaddaradhane (literally, the veneration of ritual death), the first extant prose work in Kannada, is a 10th-century collection of Jain stories about 19 warrior saints who embrace deat... Read More


Portrait of a nation

India, Nov. 7 -- Between March and December 1971, the Pakistani army committed atrocities on an unprecedented scale in the country's eastern wing. From that brutal violence, Bangladesh emerged. But th... Read More


Stay in the present

India, Nov. 7 -- Last year, I was hit by gifting fatigue. Every time a birthday or festival came around, it felt like a noose had slunk around my neck, tightening under threats of tradition and budget... Read More


Dining in Zen mode

India, Nov. 7 -- Masaharu Morimoto is the most famous Japanese chef in Mumbai. His fame derives from the success of Wasabi, the Japanese restaurant he opened at the Taj Mahal Hotel in Mumbai two decad... Read More


Keep politics out of UGC equity rules

India, Nov. 7 -- The Union government's admission that it is contemplating setting up a committee to reconsider the University Grants Commission's (UGC) 2026 equity regulations will have significant s... Read More


A celebration of Sita in the world of Urdu literature

India, Nov. 7 -- Diwali celebrates the return of Lord Ram, the God-king, to his kingdom, Ayodhya, after years of exile and war. It follows Dussehra, which, across much of northern and western India, c... Read More