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Needling into conceptual heft

Historically regarded as secondary, embroidery—like women’s roles—has been considered decorative. Surface, an ongoing exhibition by the...

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Shweta Shiware

Govt must compensate those wrongfully arrested

This is also one of the reasons why there is a trust deficit between the public and the police. People simply do not trust the police to keep their...

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The Editorial

The surgical changing room

From gossip to jokes to memories—the changing room at the hospital has seen and heard it all Representational image. Pic/iStock Hey, Mazda!” an...

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Dr Mazda Turel

Top 10 films to watch out for in 2025

Beloved Bhanita Das, of Village Rockstars, must cope with harsh realities, before rediscovering the profound harmonies between music and life....

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Meenakshi Shedde

Be proactive but rational during emergencies

Be proactive but rational during emergencies

Some of the Pushpak Express passengers who ran for safety on its tracks were crushed under the moving Karnataka Express, while others sustained...

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The Editorial

Tales of Aryan horses

The earliest images of riding stirrups in the world come from Stupa art of Sanchi in Madhya Pradesh dated to 2200 years ago Illustration/Devdutt...

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Devdutt Pattanaik

Nats and the Coldplay concert

“Whateves, dude, I’m gonna bounce, I’m off to prepare for a Coldplay watch party tonight! I’m hosting” Illustration/Uday Mohite As Coldplay...

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Rahul Da Cunha

Bollywood lives

These are the very tales of outsiders and underdogs Bollywood once excelled in telling. In a society as hierarchical as ours, this pain is one many...

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Paromita Vohra

The value of short attention spans

The value of short attention spans

One nice thing about being constantly nonchalant is how we can always move on quickly from every news story It’s great that we aren’t interested...

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Lindsay Pereira

The ultimate act of surrender

The ultimate act of surrender

By embracing spontaneity as part of my creative process, I found out that I relish my writing most when it is truly metabolic, emerging from a...

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Rosalyn Dmello

Delays only reflect the authorities’ gross inefficiency

Delays only reflect the authorities’ gross inefficiency

As a result, commuters at railway stations have no way to know how long it will take for a train to arrive Representation pic The ‘Expected in...

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The Editorial

From Cosmic Rays to Nuclear Power: Dr. Homi Bhabha’s Lasting Legacy

From Cosmic Rays to Nuclear Power: Dr. Homi Bhabha’s Lasting Legacy

Dr. Homi Bhabha was not just a physicist but an architect of India’s scientific destiny Dr. Homi J. Bhabha and J.R.D Tata. Pic/TIFR archive What...

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Nishant Sahdev

Crackdown on fort encroachments a welcome move

Crackdown on fort encroachments a welcome move

The district collectors have been asked to prepare fort-wise lists of encroachments by January 31. Representational Image. Pic/Pixabay In what is...

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The Editorial

Ploughing deeper into Paatal Lok

How this Hathi Ram Chaudhary (Jaideep Ahlawat) heartbreaker wholly defies the ‘curse of the (crappy) second season’! Jaideep Ahlawat as Hathi...

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Mayank Shekhar

Don’t dump the West Indies

Don’t dump the West Indies

Talk of introduction of a two-tier Test system will prevent the former kings of cricket from competing at the top and their legends like Clive...

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Clayton Murzello