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Lutyens Delhi meet to ‘save democracy’ becomes a gathering of old friends—’too little, too late’

Romila Thapar, Omar Abdullah, Salman Khurshid, Sitaram Yechury, and Kapil Sibal—the English-speaking elite whom Modi once mocked as 'Khan Market gang'—were the key speakers at IHC's Democracy Convention.

‘We write every word’—Daisy Rockwell busts illusion that translators don’t taint literary work

Should Kulfi become ice cream and Mozart ‘Indianised’ as Tan Sen? Booker-winner Daisy Rockwell and editor Rahul Soni brought the ever-elusive ‘translator’ into the forefront at Delhi's IIC.

Huma Qureshi wants to be Zeba—the ‘badass’ superhero in her debut novel who speaks her mind

The plotline of 'Zeba: An Accidental Superhero' may seem simplistic, but Huma Qureshi address issues like PTSD, immigration, and women’s empowerment.

IM Lall stood up to the British, shaped laws protecting civil servants. But it came at a cost

Judges Hima Kohli, Sanjay Karol, Justice Manmohan, Sanjay Kaul, and Amitabh Kant, joined Chander M. Lall at the launch of his new book at Delhi High Court’s new auditorium.

Kali and her avatars went beyond India – on Japanese matchboxes, German porcelain

Some 19th-century ‘Reverse Glass’ paintings from China show a blue-skinned Jagaddhatri, and a Mahisasurmardini holding the decapitated head of a distinctly East Asian Mahishasur.

Who patronised Hindu temple narrative panels? All we know is it’s not Guptas

One narrative panel at the Dashavatara Temple of Lalitpur shows Vishnu sits on Sheshnag with two attendants. It tells the temple-goer which deity is in the sanctum sanctorum before they enter.

Vrindavani Vastra—16th-century Assamese drape reviving sacred weaves. But devouts aren’t happy

Fragments of the 16th drape have been found at the museums in the UK and Paris. It has become a focal point of cultural reclamation for the Assamese community.

This Delhi art exhibit on throwaway culture is full of ‘trash’. The medium is the message

A set of new installations at the two-week Sustaina India art exhibition in Delhi forces the viewer to receive what they throw.

Raihan Vadra knows what it’s like to be watched. He’s turned it into art

Visual artist Raihan Vadra’s installation exhibition ‘Upamana’ at Delhi’s Bikaner House explores the feeling of being under constant surveillance.

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.

On Camera

BBC scandal: Britain’s elite establishment is rapidly sinking

The impact of all this upheaval is unmooring. We search for the BBC to confirm that Britain still exists and find it missing.

India’s factory data may get reality check in MoSPI’s new IIP plan, defunct factories to be dropped

MoSPI proposes to remove closed factories from IIP sample, aiming for truer picture of India’s industrial health in upcoming 2022–23 base series. Plan open to public feedback until 25 November.

‘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.