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    Hijacking Himachaliyat: How Hindutva pop is reshaping the idea of Himachal

    Nirmanyu Chouhan, Vishal Sharma
    26 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST

    A regulatory change combined with cultural appropriation creates the perfect alchemy to promote exclusionary politics under the veil of identity

    Himachal Pradesh-Hindutva
    Features
    How comedian Sunil Grover has built a multiverse of alter egos, perfected the art of imitation
    Entertainment

    How comedian Sunil Grover has built a multiverse of alter egos, perfected the art of imitation

    25 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    The Kerala Story
    Films

    How The Kerala Story franchise turns manufactured numbers into manufactured rage

    22 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Bharathesh GD-artist-art
    Features

    How Bharathesh GD draws on democracy, dissent in his show ‘Pain Corporation of India’

    21 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    A still from My Lord, a Sasikumar film

    My Lord Review: Strong politics, but middling execution

    13 Feb 2026 4:49 PM IST
    Kohrra Season 2

    Kohrra Season 2 review: Mona Singh, Barun Sobti anchor an emotionally rich but meek mystery

    11 Feb 2026 1:40 PM IST
    Manoj Naravane

    As MM Naravane’s memoir sparks interest, his thriller makes it to Amazon bestseller lists

    10 Feb 2026 3:21 PM IST
    Mayilaa, Tamil Film

    Semmalar Annam on how Mayilaa, her Tamil film, depicts the travails of a rural woman

    10 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Japanese fiction

    Healing fiction, café tales: How Japanese literature became a trend among young readers

    8 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    tiger national reserve-cellphone ban

    No selfies with the tigers: Why national parks are banning cellphones on safari

    7 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Ghooskhor Pandat

    Ghooskhor Pandat: Why row over Neeraj Pandey-backed Manoj Bajpayee cop drama is a non-issue

    6 Feb 2026 12:53 PM IST
    Critics fault the show for glossing over the issues of racism and colonialism which defined the Regency Era, in the show

    How Bridgerton sidelines its Indian characters despite its dark skin representation

    5 Feb 2026 6:41 PM IST
    Dalai Lama’s Grammy-winning spoken-word album ‘Meditations’ is an urgent call for oneness

    Dalai Lama’s Grammy-winning spoken-word album ‘Meditations’ is an urgent call for oneness

    2 Feb 2026 4:25 PM IST
    Grammys 2026

    Grammys 2026: The Dalai Lama wins first award, Kendrick Lamar makes history

    2 Feb 2026 1:30 PM IST
    Parasol, veil, jellyfish: How Naomi Osaka turned Australian Open into a high fashion event

    Parasol, veil, jellyfish: How Naomi Osaka turned Australian Open into a high fashion event

    Ektaa Malik
    2 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST

    Even as injury cut her run short, Japanese player Naomi Osaka’s Robert Wun-designed, jellyfish-themed Nike ensemble stole the spotlight, reaffirming...

    Banu Mushtaq

    Deepa Bhasthi interview: ‘AI can never capture silence between words, produce literary work’

    2 Feb 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Melania

    How Amazon’s $75 million documentary on Melania Trump became a colossal disaster

    31 Jan 2026 7:53 PM IST
    Arijit Singh

    Why Arijit Singh has quit playback singing at the peak of his Bollywood career

    30 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Jimmy Wales

    Wikipedia at 25: Jimmy Wales on AI Hallucination and why he trusts humans over algorithms

    28 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Sanjay Leela Bhansali

    Why Sanjay Leela Bhansali has been roped in for cinema’s first Republic Day tableau

    25 Jan 2026 8:35 PM IST
    Transparency, fair practices gig economy

    14-hour workday in oppressive conditions: Expert shares dark truths of gig work

    25 Jan 2026 12:53 PM IST
    Satish Gujral

    Satish Gujral on meeting Frida Kahlo, art, illness, Marxism, and a shared language of pain

    25 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    AR Rahman

    Why the backlash against AR Rahman is unfair and an act of cultural illiteracy

    21 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Legendary Mysore Mylari Dosa Hotel to open in Bengaluru

    Legendary Mysore Mylari Dosa Hotel to open in Bengaluru

    20 Jan 2026 8:59 PM IST
    wellbeing through water

    How big lifestyle brands are tapping the idea of wellbeing through water

    19 Jan 2026 1:40 PM IST
    Buddhist extremism

    The Robe and the Sword review: How Asia's non-violent Buddhist monks became extremists

    18 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    The Dig review: Why Keeladi findings matter to India’s present as much as its past

    The Dig review: Why Keeladi findings matter to India’s present as much as its past

    13 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Karnakata wooden puppets

    Strings attached: Why Karnataka’s centuries-old wooden puppets still command the stage

    11 Jan 2026 10:20 AM IST
    Madhav Gadgil

    How Madhav Gadgil put people at the heart of Western Ghats’ conservation

    10 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
    Madanapalle’s Besant Theosophical College

    How a college in Andhra Pradesh’s Madanapalle became the first to sing Jana Gana Mana

    9 Jan 2026 6:30 AM IST
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