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    The rise of ‘cli-fi’: How climate change is reshaping Indian fiction

    Amit Dixit
    24 Oct 2026 5:25 PM IST

    As climate disasters become daily reality, Indian writers are turning to cli-fi, using fiction to imagine futures shaped by heat, floods and ecological upheaval

    The rise of ‘cli-fi’: How climate change is reshaping Indian fiction
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    Seemas review of Saeed Naqvis memoir The World Was Not Their Story
    Features

    The World Was Not Their Story review: A reporter’s journey beyond ‘navel-gazing’ beat

    22 Oct 2026 3:26 PM IST
    The last of the moiras: Who will make tomorrows mishti?
    The Eighth Column

    The last of the moiras: Who will make tomorrow's mishti?

    21 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Hyderabads historic Mozamjahi Market under threat from 35-storey tower
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    Shadow of a tower: Hyderabad’s Mozamjahi Market fights for its skyline

    20 Oct 2026 5:40 PM IST
    Mysuru Dasara love story: Mahendra and Lakshmi, the Kumki pair, steal the show

    Mysuru Dasara love story: Mahendra and Lakshmi, the Kumki pair, steal the show

    19 Oct 2026 7:28 PM IST
    Fewer hands, bigger pandals: Durga Puja’s volunteer problem

    Fewer hands, bigger pandals: Durga Puja’s volunteer problem

    19 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    How protests and Jantar Mantar resulted in several legal reforms

    Jantar ka Mantar: The protest site that taught Delhi to listen

    18 Oct 2026 4:04 PM IST
    Bhoger khichuri

    How a simple plate of khichuri became a symbol of Bengal’s Durga Puja

    18 Oct 2026 12:37 PM IST
    Where the azaan meets the arati: Bengal’s shared Durga Puja traditions

    Where the azaan meets the arati: Bengal’s shared Durga Puja traditions

    18 Oct 2026 6:20 AM IST
    Imran Khan

    From reel to real: Why Imran Khan’s 'Matru Ki Bijlee Ka Mandola' feels relevant again

    17 Oct 2026 2:59 PM IST
    Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide: Must-see pandals, where to eat, tour plan, and more

    Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 guide: Must-see pandals, where to eat, tour plan, and more

    15 Oct 2026 5:57 PM IST
    How 2026 literature Nobel winner Anne Carson wears the cloak of erudition with the lightest of clasps

    How 2026 literature Nobel winner Anne Carson wears the cloak of erudition with the lightest of clasps

    15 Oct 2026 3:14 PM IST
    How Tagores of Pathuriaghata, Kolkata, replaced ritualistic worship of Durga with cultural festival

    How Tagores of Pathuriaghata, Kolkata, replaced ritualistic worship of Durga with cultural festival

    14 Oct 2026 6:32 PM IST
    Durga Puja 2026: 10 fascinating facts about Bengal’s biggest festival

    Durga Puja 2026: 10 fascinating facts about Bengal’s biggest festival

    13 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Why this former CEO & author feels people shouldn’t allow AI to make them ‘feel ordinary’

    Why this former CEO & author feels people shouldn’t allow AI to make them ‘feel ordinary’

    Yogesh Pawar
    11 Oct 2026 12:49 PM IST

    Former HCL Technologies CEO Vineet Nayar, whose new book Humans First, Machines Second insists the real AI threat is not machines replacing humans,...

    Durga Puja, Navaratri, Navratri, Bhatpara

    How Mahisasura-Mardini, AIR’s iconic Mahalaya show, effected a rare failure for superstar Uttam Kumar

    10 Oct 2026 7:10 AM IST
    Nana Patekar obit: How the actor showed us what Indian temper looks like when it has nowhere to go

    Nana Patekar obit: How the actor showed us what Indian temper looks like when it has nowhere to go

    8 Oct 2026 1:21 PM IST
    In death, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer leaves ‘biggest market’ India bereft

    In death, bestselling author Jeffrey Archer leaves ‘biggest market’ India bereft

    7 Oct 2026 9:28 AM IST
    Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 top 10 theme pandals: Lotus, SP Mookerjee, Partition and more

    Kolkata Durga Puja 2026 top 10 theme pandals: Lotus, SP Mookerjee, Partition and more

    7 Oct 2026 6:30 AM IST
    How a bouquet of recent & upcoming publications is drawing attention to Bengal’s terracotta temples

    How a bouquet of recent & upcoming publications is drawing attention to Bengal’s terracotta temples

    4 Oct 2026 10:30 AM IST
    World Coffee Day October 1: Why for Indian aficionados it’s time to look beyond traditional home brews

    World Coffee Day October 1: Why for Indian aficionados it’s time to look beyond traditional home brews

    1 Oct 2026 9:51 AM IST
    IN PHOTOS┃The Cauvery gorge that might vanish: A trip to Mekedatu

    IN PHOTOS┃The Cauvery gorge that might vanish: A trip to Mekedatu

    30 Sept 2026 9:17 AM IST
    Interview

    Why for these Indian drag performers the loss of Dolly Parton feels so personal

    27 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Why question mark hangs over screenings as curtains rise on Keralams docu and short film festival

    Why question mark hangs over screenings as curtains rise on Keralam's docu and short film festival

    25 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Shakuntalabai Nagarkar obit: Why death of award-winning Lavani artiste marks end of an era

    Shakuntalabai Nagarkar obit: Why death of award-winning Lavani artiste marks end of an era

    23 Sept 2026 11:54 AM IST
    Why opinions divided on whether Gujarat playing National Film Awards host can benefit home industry

    Why opinion's divided on whether Gujarat playing National Film Awards host can benefit home industry

    20 Sept 2026 5:11 PM IST
    How the sandwich is seeing a ‘main-character moment’ in India

    How the sandwich is seeing a ‘main-character moment’ in India

    20 Sept 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Why current times resonate with the paradox of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, Audens anxious years

    Why current times resonate with the paradox of Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities, Auden's anxious years

    15 Sept 2026 7:55 PM IST
    Why questions of memory, honesty are central to the art of writing a memoir

    Why questions of memory, honesty are central to the art of writing a memoir

    13 Sept 2026 3:47 PM IST
    How a Tamil folk performer is taking the art form beyond epics, highlighting climate change, health

    How a Tamil folk performer is taking the art form beyond epics, highlighting climate change, health

    13 Sept 2026 11:53 AM IST
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