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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.

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.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.