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One Nellore family, three generations of women and the India story

Shanta Sinha’s Delhi talk was an intergenerational narrative on the social transformation of women across a century, constructed from the memories of women in her family.

No more hot air talk—Delhi women want a say on climate change, use art to exhibit struggles

As part of the public art project, Hawa Mein Baat, the women—domestic workers, waste pickers, and others in the informal sector—have come together to be heard and seen.

Don’t be a reel-recording bystander—trauma doctors show how to administer first aid

The doctors did not limit their conversation at Delhi event to emergency care. A part of the session was devoted to navigating police and law—a huge deterrent to people stepping forward to help.

BN Goswamy left IAS to be an art critic. And he put Indian art on the global map

Goswamy was a maker of modern India. 'The history of post-colonial Indian art, art history, and art criticism cannot be understood without his career,' said writer Ananya Vajpeyi.

Tagore of psychoanalysis, Sudhir Kakar straddled dreams & drama, East & West

It was an emotional farewell to India’s foremost psychoanalyst whom the French magazine Le Nouvel Observateur once described as one of the 25 major thinkers of the world.

Deepa Mehta is back with a film on transwoman Sirat Taneja. ‘All good art is political’

Deepa Mehta and Sirat Taneja’s ‘I Am Sirat’ premiered at Delhi’s IIC. It had the audience laughing and humming with the protagonist.

Noida is winning NCR beauty contest — Madhubani murals, fountains, Vedic park, sculptures

The Noida’s theme-based beautification is giving residents a sense of association with the city, a feeling reserved for citizens of older cities.

A metro coach is now Noida’s buzziest restaurant. And it’s not about quick, cheap snacks

It’s a fine dining experience that celebrates ‘fusion cuisine’ with dishes like chilli glazed lotus root chips, prawn sukke and sepu wadi.

India losing its status as a conservation leader. Our laws aren’t stopping march to decline

Environmental concerns are often neglected, if not entirely absent, from the national agenda. They’re rarely a talking point in election campaigns, says conservationist Prerna Singh Bindra.

Dara Shikoh criticised Akbar’s Din-i-Ilahi, gave a combination of Vedanta & Tasawwuf instead

Akbar wanted to create one religion for all the communities of India, while Dara Shikoh did not want to create a religion, he wanted to unite religious communities.

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.