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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.

Nehru model slowed India’s economic growth. Licence Raj made it worse, says Amitabh Kant

At the launch of his new book 'The Nehru Development Model', Arvind Panagariya dispassionately dissected the PM's economic thought process.

A leopard’s gaze, a tiger’s stripes: Brigadier Bikram Singh’s pandemic hobby turns into art

Indian Army officer's wildlife photography is part of a seven-day exhibition titled Bioscope at New Delhi's IIC.

Danish Husain’s Habibnama more than a tribute to Habib Tanvir. It resurrects his voice, truth

Actor Danish Husain’s portrayal of Habib Tanvir in the play Habibnama was so powerful that it brought the late playwright’s friends to tears during a performance at Delhi’s Jawahar Bhawan.

Music, markets, Manipur – a Northeast festival brought all eight states to Delhi

As women musicians from Assam to Meghalaya combined folk music with Mississippi Delta blues, ‘pray for Manipur’ messages echoed through Delhi’s Pragati Maidan.

Witch hunts have a new victim—married women

A survey on witch hunts in Bihar found that almost half the women they spoke to were accused or attacked due to jealousy over their financial status.

Justice Ahmadi inherited more than 1 lakh cases. Brought it down to 28,000 when he retired

Challenging the govt’s takeover of disputed land in Ayodhya to rejecting the collegium system in the Second Judges case, Ahmadi stood by his principles.

Ancestor worship, ghosts & nature—new book celebrates Kerala’s dying folk dance, Theyyam

KK Gopalakrishnan's book was launched by IGNCA chairman Sachinanand Joshi, Amita Prasad Sarbhai, Arshiya Sethi and KE Priyamvada from Delhi's IIC.

No baithaks, tehzeeb, shrinking vocabulary—the romance of Old Delhi is coming to an end

Veteran architect Ashok Lal attributed the now irrevocable change in Old Delhi to the influx of trade. First demographic change came with Partition, and the second with the railway station.

Ghazni’s Somnath Temple loot is absent in Sanskrit texts. House of Commons started the debate

Githa Hariharan's 'This Too is India' is the Indian Cultural Forum’s last hurrah. The website was set up to highlight the importance of India’s rich and plural heritage.

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.