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Salman Rushdie to Orwell—banned books just found new life in art

Curated by Alka Pande, Rohit Chawla's 'Banned' installation is a whirlwind tour of censorship, changing ideals of morality and government control.

Launch of book on fact-checking BJP propaganda drips with liberal snobbery, contempt

The launch of Love Jihad and Other Fictions, was attended by Shashi Tharoor, Asaduddin Owaisi, Vrinda Grover, Jean Dreze, Romila Thapar, Prannoy Roy, Nidhi Razdan and others.

Chikankari workers stood up to maulvis during Shah Bano protests—art gave them courage

The 89th session of ‘Art Matters’, a platform by the Raza Foundation, explored the intersection of literature, politics, social justice poetry, and the arts.

‘Momo never stopped evolving’—new cookbook traces dish’s origin from China, Tibet to Nepal

Momos dominated the launch of Rohini Rana’s new collection of recipes, The Nepal Cookbook, on the grounds of the Embassy of Nepal.

The lethal ladies of Bengal in 1800s—poison, power, serial killing

Historian and author Sumita Banerjea unearthed some of the most chilling crimes committed by women in 18th- and 19th-century Bengal at a talk in Delhi’s IIC.

Chennai’s Museum of Possibilities turns Universal Design into a show-and-tell

The museum's exhibits centre around the themes of live, work & play. There’s even a cafe—soon to be features on MasterChef Tamil—that provides training to people with disabilities.

Much-awaited Modi Gallery at PM Museum is a glowing tribute. All triumphs, no trials

The gizmo-laden Modi Gallery at Delhi’s PM Museum opened last week and has already become a popular selfie spot for students, families, and fans.

Ukrainian pianist mixes music, Putin and history at Delhi jazz club. His mission political

For Taras Filenko, music has always been a tool for Ukrainians to resist cultural subjugation—under Imperial Russia, USSR, and now, Putin’s 'special military operation' that began in 2022.

IISF was a celebration of homegrown science–ISRO’s cosmic exhibit to CSIR’s purple revolution

ISRO's stall displayed information on Chandrayaan-3 and Aditya-L1, whereas another exhibit displayed a ‘cost-effective’ method to reduce carbon dioxide emissions.

A Tamilian and a Malayali want to make Urdu accessible using Delhi’s poets

The narrator of the mehfil highlighted how Urdu, disdainfully labelled rekhta or "assorted dialect", clashed with the refined Persian monopolisation of poetry.

On Camera

The Bengal Files has made sure Kolkata dusts history books to find out real Gopal Mukherjee

Whether it is due to the alleged unofficial ban on The Bengal Files or allegations by Gopal Mukherjee’s family against Agnihotri, everyone in the state wants to know more about Mukherjee.

As floods ravage orchards & highway closures choke trade, Kashmir apple growers fear Rs 200 cr loss

New Delhi: On 4 September morning, apple growers in south Kashmir’s Pulwama woke up to knee-deep water in their orchards, ripe apples scattered all over,...

Army chief weighs in on theaterisation, says it is inevitable and need of the hour

New Delhi: Army chief General Upendra Dwivedi has strongly backed the idea of theaterisation, saying it is inevitable and the need of the hour. Speaking...

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?