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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicMarathi poet

Topic: Marathi poet

With reading rooms in gardens & beaches, there’s a ‘Village of Poems’ in the works in Maharashtra

Ubhadanda village has identified spaces inside private residences where it can set up libraries filled with poetry books. Maharashtra govt has set aside Rs 1.94 cr for project.

Narayan Surve was a poet of the masses—an uncommon man with a common touch

When a thief realised he had stolen a TV from the Marathi poet’s house—14 years after his death on 16 August 2010—he returned it with an apology note.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.