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‘The Last Courtesan’ is a saga of guns, gangs, ghazals. Author didn’t want it to be a movie

Manish Gaekwad brought a lot of Hindi-Urdu words into the text. 'That’s how she spoke, and that’s the language of her story–why change it? Why interrupt a woman while she is talking?'

Translating Tagore’s ‘Char Adhyay’ with caste & religious politics of the 21st century

Tagore’s ‘Char Adhyay’, the love story of two revolutionaries, invited a fair bit of backlash in 1934 for its critique of exclusivist hypernationalism.

There’s no perfect judge out there. Not even DY Chandrachud

‘The Great Cases of CJI DY Chandrachud’, organised by the Vidhi Centre for Legal Policy, explored the many facets of the retiring CJI’s legacy and personality.

New Sri Lankan cookbook unites the island’s food cultures—Tamil, Sinhala, Arab, European

Tasha Marikkar observed that since 1950, Sri Lankan cookbooks have focused on a single ethnic cuisine. That’s when she got the idea of uniting the entire island’s food culture in one book.

300 letters on the walls of a Delhi exhibition. All written to art critic Keshav Malik

An exhibition called ‘The Written Canvas’ displays letters that reflect the reverence, friendship, and collaboration between critic-poet Keshav Malik and artists such as MF Hussain and FN Souza.

What brings Indian diplomats together on Nepal, Partition, Durand Line? Empathy

The South Asian University's two-day festival provided a platform for intellectual exchange and dialogue, reinforcing how cultural discussions can bridge dividesacross borders.

Bhandarkar Inst is documenting India’s epic history—Ellora caves to Mahabharata battlefield

The IIC hosted the inauguration of The Future of the Past: Bhandarkar Oriental Research Institute, an exhibition showcasing the history and cultural records preserved by the institute.

Kashmir to Uttarakhand, women farmers are on the frontlines of India’s climate change war

Farmers from across India shared their sustainability stories at a day-long event in Delhi, ‘The Unjust Climate – A Focus on India’, organised by the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

OTT is connecting India & Australia like never before—immigrants, racism, mental health

On 23 October, the IFFI announced Australia as its Country of Focus for the 55th edition in Goa. Last year, the two countries entered into an audio-visual co-production agreement.

13 years after MF Husain’s death, his truth is out and his art safe to be celebrated

An exhibition at Delhi’s DAG World revisits MF Husain’s paintings a decade after his death in 2011 in London. He left India in 2006 amid hundreds of legal cases, virulent abuse, hate speech, assault, and a climate of fear.

On Camera

How Saba Azad became the accidental voice of Bengal’s language protests

Bengalis are hurt over a statement by the Delhi police calling Bangla a ‘Bangladeshi language’ and the lines Azad sang have unwittingly become protest music in Kolkata now.

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.

President awards 1st set of Sarvottam Yudh Seva medals since Kargil, 7 honoured for leading Op Sindoor

This year, the Indian Air Force received four of the seven awards, followed by the Indian Army with two medals, and the Indian Navy with one. 

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.