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Is English dominating Indian translations? ‘It’s like alien invasion’

‘Why don't we translate directly from Telugu into Odia?’ This was one of the questions raised at the ‘Bhashavaad’ National Translation Conference hosted by Ashoka University at Delhi's IIC.

Ayurveda to Aurobindo, book launch uses ‘U-turn theory’ to critique Western appropriation

Author Rajiv Malhotra Western challenged Western ‘copy-pasting’ of Indian ideas at the Delhi launch of his latest book ‘The Battle for Consciousness Theory’.

Protest-hit Kolkata celebrates Habib Tanvir. He defied censors, shaped Indian theatre

‘Dekh Rahe Hain Nayan’, a three-day festival held in Kolkata on 30 August, celebrated Tanvir’s body of work. MK Raina, Naseeruddin Shah paid tribute to the theatre legend.

Saris, stories, memories — an Indian-American’s gaze at Ambala over five generations in art

In her paintings at the exhibition named ‘Those who walk before me’ at Vadehra Art Gallery, Joya Mukherjee shows her own understanding of Indian culture and heritage.

Manav Kaul is a powerhouse performer in Traasadi—it’s a solo act about mothers

Actor and writer Manav Kaul’s play ‘Traasadi’ digs deep into the grief, regret, and insight that a mother's death can bring. ‘The more exhausted my mother became, the more deeply I slept.’

Namita Gokhale is mystified by Paro’s appeal 4 decades on. She’s ‘written vastly better books’

If Paro was meant to be a revelation to shake up solemn society, she succeeded. Namita Gokhale's 1984 creation, which was labelled as 'pornographic' then, continues to stand the test of time.

India is world’s snakebite capital. More states should follow Karnataka model

Lack of awareness among the medical community, an outdated syllabus, and systemic neglect contribute to India’s snakebite crisis. And people from rural regions pay the cost.

Indian women missing from climate change action. $5 trillion goal is impossible without them

A panel discussion, ‘Women as Agents of Climate Action’, at the German Embassy was a plea and a battle cry to engage more women in government, boardrooms and at the grassroots level.

Before Mandal, there was no casteism. New think-tank report says no proof it’s 3,000 yrs old

The report, which took Durga Nath Jha two years to research and write, concludes that backwardness should be based on location and not caste.

Nargis was a partner in Raj Kapoor’s production company. She was never credited as an investor

At the launch of Swapnil Rai's book 'Networked Bollywood' in Delhi, journalists Kaveree Bamzai, Aseem Chhabra, and associate professor Vibodh Parthasarathi talked about star power and its global impact.

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Meghnad Desai was a man of many passions. Marxian economics, politics to Bollywood

Meghnad’s interest went much beyond economics and politics. This is reflected in his writing, particularly after his retirement as a full-time LSE professor in 2003.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.