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    Why in India, the monsoon is as much music as season

    Yogesh Pawar
    19 July 2026 5:28 PM IST

    Long before classical ragas acquired elaborate grammars or cinema discovered the romance of rain, the monsoon belonged to ordinary people. Across India, rain songs emerged not from composition desks,...

    Why in India, the monsoon is as much music as season
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    Why Kanupriya Dhingra’s The Sunday Book Bazaar is a bibliophiles ode to this iconic Delhi market
    Features

    Why Kanupriya Dhingra’s The Sunday Book Bazaar is a bibliophile's ode to this iconic Delhi market

    18 July 2026 3:53 PM IST
    Why contemporary Hindi cinema seems to have little new to say about Partition
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    Why contemporary Hindi cinema seems to have little new to say about Partition

    14 July 2026 4:04 PM IST
    Freedom vs aesthetics: What artists, curators, gallerists say about self-censorship, morality in art
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    Freedom vs aesthetics: What artists, curators, gallerists say about self-censorship, morality in art

    11 July 2026 3:26 PM IST
    World Chocolate Day: Masala Chai to gulkand, are desi chocolate flavours here to stay?

    World Chocolate Day: Masala Chai to gulkand, are desi chocolate flavours here to stay?

    7 July 2026 2:45 PM IST
    Teejan Bai obituary: Pandavani legend didn’t just narrate Mahabharata, changed who could claim it

    Teejan Bai obituary: Pandavani legend didn’t just narrate Mahabharata, changed who could claim it

    6 July 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Who was Gopal ‘Pantha’ — ‘saviour of Hindus’ during 1946 riots, whose name is now on a Kolkata street

    Who was Gopal ‘Pantha’ — ‘saviour of Hindus’ during 1946 riots, whose name is now on a Kolkata street

    5 July 2026 1:48 PM IST
    How Subramanian Swamy came to meet and receive guidance from Mahaperiyava

    How Subramanian Swamy came to meet and receive guidance from Mahaperiyava

    4 July 2026 11:48 AM IST
    Vijaya Mehta obit: How the stage veteran reshaped modern Indian theatre, mentored generations of actors

    Vijaya Mehta obit: How the stage veteran reshaped modern Indian theatre, mentored generations of actors

    2 July 2026 11:42 AM IST
    57 years after Stonewall, why equality, inclusivity still a battle for Indias queer community

    57 years after Stonewall, why equality, inclusivity still a battle for India's queer community

    28 Jun 2026 1:44 PM IST
    Dedication, discipline, consistency — what it takes to become an Ironman

    Dedication, discipline, consistency — what it takes to become an 'Ironman'

    27 Jun 2026 7:28 PM IST
    Why motivational books continue to see market demand

    Why motivational books continue to see market demand

    17 Jun 2026 8:32 AM IST
    JRD Tata Xerxes Desai

    How Titan Story director Robbie Grewal recreated JRD Tata's ultimate startup story for the screen

    15 Jun 2026 7:11 PM IST
    Where is Honnavar, Mahindra’s ‘hidden gem’? All about this lesser-known tourist spot

    Where is Honnavar, Mahindra’s ‘hidden gem’? All about this lesser-known tourist spot

    14 Jun 2026 6:56 PM IST
    ​Why debate surrounding Kerala’s planned menstrual leave for school students reflects age-old bias

    ​Why debate surrounding Kerala’s planned menstrual leave for school students reflects age-old bias

    Noushaba Nas
    14 Jun 2026 3:47 PM IST

    The issue of menstrual leave continues to be often written off by some as a special treatment for women or something not really needed. Some even...

    Why, despite criticism, Bashir Badr remains one of Urdu poetry’s most beloved voices

    Why, despite criticism, Bashir Badr remains one of Urdu poetry’s most beloved voices

    9 Jun 2026 6:50 PM IST
    Romila_Thapar

    Why historian Romila Thapar’s memoir, Just Being, offers the possibility of a way of living life

    8 Jun 2026 7:06 PM IST
    Perumal Murugan honoured with Man Bahadur Singh Lahak Samman.

    Perumal Murugan conferred with Man Bahadur Singh Lahak Samman

    7 Jun 2026 7:36 PM IST
    IPL 2026, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, RCB

    Why new book on IPL rags-to-riches stories has at its core a flawed social assumption

    4 Jun 2026 9:18 AM IST
    Veteran translators discuss literary bridges

    Why literary translators feel their work is finally getting its due in India

    2 Jun 2026 3:39 PM IST
    Bongmade founders discuss viral collection

    Why e-Commerce brand known for Bengali-themed T-shirts chose the cockroach for its new collection

    1 Jun 2026 11:31 AM IST
    How the all-women team of Khabar Lahariya journalists survived risks, jibes and misogyny

    How the all-women team of Khabar Lahariya journalists survived risks, jibes and misogyny

    31 May 2026 1:18 PM IST
    How an artist-filmmaker’s desire to tell stories from Assam birthed an independent comic movement

    How an artist-filmmaker’s desire to tell stories from Assam birthed an independent comic movement

    28 May 2026 1:22 PM IST
    Why Bhooter Bhabishyat maker Anik Dutta will remain ‘immortal’, ‘undefeated’

    Why Bhooter Bhabishyat maker Anik Dutta will remain ‘immortal’, ‘undefeated’

    27 May 2026 9:32 PM IST
    How senior advocate and activist Indira Jaising talks of her home, the Indian Constitution, in new book

    How senior advocate and activist Indira Jaising talks of her 'home', the Indian Constitution, in new book

    25 May 2026 5:58 PM IST
    How the saree, the star of Indian weddings and Cannes red carpets, survived the centuries

    How the saree, the star of Indian weddings and Cannes red carpets, survived the centuries

    24 May 2026 1:53 PM IST
    Meetings in PJs and hunched over laptops in bed? What not to do in WFH mode

    Meetings in PJs and hunched over laptops in bed? What not to do in WFH mode

    20 May 2026 7:27 AM IST
    Vijay’s appointment of Radhan Pandit tells stars were always over Dravidam

    Vijay’s appointment of Radhan Pandit tells stars were always over Dravidam

    12 May 2026 9:24 PM IST
    Perumal Murugan

    The Land and the Shadows review: Perumal Murugan’s loving, unsparing history of Tamil cinema

    9 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Sir David Attenborough and the limits of his witness statement

    Attenborough sees the wound but misses who wielded the knife

    8 May 2026 6:30 AM IST
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