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In a new book, portraits of India's arts community by the scion of an iconic Delhi photo studio
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (271+ words) Hindusthan Records: How the shepherd boy playing a flute brought music into Indian homes Fraternity and caste society: The prospects and risks of a Madras High Court order Five rejoinders: What Ramachandra Guha gets wrong about Rahul Gandhi Ramachandra Guha:…...
Colours of Home: This graphic biography of artist Ganesh Haloi for children is a treat for adults
1+ week, 2+ day ago (465+ words) Why many villages oppose a programme that rewards companies that plant trees India's foreign exchange reserves fall by $8. 9 billion to $688. 8 billion "A very rare human being who treated editorial work as art': Remembering publisher Krishan Chopra ASI circular on tourist…...
In photos: Nemai Ghosh captures Satyajit Ray in colour, and in the autumn of his career
4+ week, 1+ day ago (551+ words) How the hard "na" insists on Marathi"s caste hierarchy Behind saffron sweep in Assam: Hindu consolidation, welfare and Himanta Incentives, penalties, pay loss keep delivery workers on the job through hot days How three Indian soldiers escaped from Singapore…...
The grunge behind the glamour: What photographer Ketaki Sheth saw when she landed on a film set
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (823+ words) The life of Puja: How a young woman from rural Bengal became an internet star How should India redistribute seats in an expanded Lok Sabha? In London, an exhibition reveals the fascinating lives of the Duleep Singh princesses How the…...
A new book of photographs captures contemporary Indian artists at work in their studios
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (363+ words) The delimitation trap: Is India moving towards the Chinese model of domesticating debate? How Indian cities are becoming deadly heat traps as summer temperatures soar In 2000, Kashmir family lost son to militants. 26 years later, another son to Army "encounter" Military…...
Why Kishor Parekh's photojournalism is especially relevant in the era of controlled, curated images
4+ mon, 1+ day ago (143+ words) Counterview: Guru-shishya tradition did not kill critical thinking " we just forgot how it worked Son declared Indian, but father, uncle and aunt pushed into Bangladesh Uttarakhand: FIR filed against Hindu men who objected to Muslim shopkeeper's harassment A tale of…...
How George Orwell's "Nineteen Eighty-Four' predicted the global power shifts now underway
4+ mon, 2+ day ago (1078+ words) Why UGC guidelines cannot be caste-neutral, lawyer who fought for them explains "What is going on in India and the US got me interested in writing about nationalism: Kiran Desai When Sanskrit and Malayalam came together: Manipravalam resists the exorcism…...
How cow urine became an unlikely ingredient in art and photography
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (152+ words) Goan bhaji-p'o, samosa, alsande tonak: How a practising Jain discovered a "vegetarian Goa" Liquid notes: How water flows through Indian music Review: "Border 2" is "Border" too, the whole package better packaged "Vacant" land to biodiversity hotspot: How the grassland hills…...
Clashing leopards, flying cormorants and other winners at the Sanctuary Wildlife Photography Awards
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (134+ words) What Election Commission data says about "vote chori" in the Bihar elections Reliant on British-era infrastructure, the Indian Railways is strained beyond capacity True Story: How we investigated Tata Group"s donation to the BJP Fiction: The lives of five…...
Poet Walt Whitman used photography to curate his image " but ended up more lost than found
11+ mon, 4+ week ago (580+ words) How Delhi's rich are escaping air pollution Fiction: The lives of five Indian doctors intersect in an American hospital as each tries to belong Always near extinction, the rudra veena accidentally found a lifeline in a young sculptor In a…...