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‘Why do we take photos?’ Chennai’s 4th photo biennale is inspired by Dayanita Singh

Inaugurating the Biennale’s first exhibition, Tamil film director Pa Ranjith said that there is a growing gap between people and art, and spaces like the CPB are crucial for bridging it.

Ismat Chughtai scolded Naseeruddin Shah for not reading her work. Then he wrote a play on her

The India Habitat Centre’s auditorium was packed on the evening of 14 December for Ratna Pathak Shah. She talked about theatre in Indian languages beyond, Urdu, Hindi and English.

Vajpayee got a Ramayana tribute on his 100th birthday. And people were teary

Ex-Congress leader Karan Singh called Vajpayee’s birthday a triveni. ‘The first triveni is Ramayana, the second is Christmas, and the third is Atalji.’

Gurugram home chefs turned pecan into the new walnut—in halwa, chaat, thepla, and sushi

The home chefs' platform We The Chefs in collaboration with the American Pecan Council had 26 home chefs presenting pecan recipes.

‘All I Want for Christmas’ premiers in Delhi with hopes of resolving Ukraine crisis

Shooting the documentary in -18 degrees temperature was extremely challenging. But the pain of displacement experienced by the people inspired me to create it, says director.

The Satanic Verses is the hot new item at Bahrisons bookstore. Khan Market Consensus breaks

The Satanic Verses, published by RandomHouse in the US, is priced at Rs 1,999 because there’s no local edition available yet.

Artist Raja Ravi Varma and his quiet revolution

The ‘Prints of the Divine’ exhibition, on till 31 March 2025, brings together over a hundred rare oleographs, lithographic plates, and postcards by Raja Ravi Varma and his contemporary MV Dhurandhar.

India learned 2 lessons from Russia—moral squalor of communism & economic subservience to China

The aspirations of the Russian elite and the failure of the state machinery to meet their lofty goals define Moscow’s actions today, says Stanford professor Stephen Kotkin.

Meaningful art doesn’t have to be complex. Raihan Vadra-curated show defies the norm

The third edition of You Cannot Miss This, recently presented by Artize at Delhi’s Bikaner House, showcased an eclectic mix of contemporary art by artists such as Raihan Vadra & Ronan-Day Lewis.

Shivesh Bhatia’s cookbook launch was an ode to chocolate—brownies, cookie dough to mousse

Cookbooks are a passion project for 28-year old chef Shivesh Bhatia. And his new one is about a crowd pleaser.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?