Raghu Rai’s ‘A Thousand Lives’:a40-year journey
“At no given time am I without a camera,” asserts Raghu Rai, one of India’s most important photograp...
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Kerala-based artist and sculptor John Baby turns palm leaves into toys
Fronds of coconut palm leaves come alive at John Baby’s nimble fingers. With a twist here, a snip th...
Column | This new audio adaptation of George Orwell’s 1984 is a great starting point for beginners
On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles (who would go on to write, direct and star in Citizen Kane, one of...
Column | This new audiobook of George Orwell’s 1984 is a great starting point for beginners
On October 30, 1938, Orson Welles (who would go on to write, direct and star in Citizen Kane, one of...
Quiz: Easy like Sunday morning
1. On this day in 1884, a new attraction called the “Switchback Railway” was opened in New York’s Co...
Tamil film ‘Tractor’ is an ode to Tamil Nadu’s farmers
A Facebook video of a farmer in Thanjavur refusing to let debt collectors seize his trusty tractor, ...
Pop culture and the Rubik’s Cube as a metaphor for love, life and everything in between
Sheldon Cooper from The Big Bang Theory (2007-2019) was perhaps the most recognisable geek archetype...
India’s cubing enthusiasts are slowly making their mark and nursing hopes of government support
Last month, on the 50th anniversary of the Rubik’s Cube, Mitsubishi Electric’s TOKUFASTbot set a new...
On a September afternoon in 1980, I boarded the Coromandel Express at Howrah station. The train arri...
Actor Aparna Gopinath’s new play debuts in Chennai
When Aparna Gopinath and her team of actors started working on their play Stop, Look, But Proceed, s...
Watch the therukoothu play ‘Panchali Sabatham’ in Coimbatore
The street play Panchali Sabatham originally lasts an entire night. “It is usually performed from 10...
Portrait of an artist in the rains | Indian artists on monsoon inspirations
Rains have always sparked artistic imagination. Vincent Van Gogh’s rain lashed over empty farmland i...
Watch the therukoothu play ‘Panchali Sabatham’ in Coimbatore
The street play Panchali Sabatham originally lasts an entire night. “It is usually performed from 10...
Column | The problem with David E. Kelley’s Presumed Innocent
Watching Presumed Innocent, David E. Kelley’s new legal drama for Apple TV+, has brought up complica...
Cyrus Broacha spills the beans on turning 53
I have scary news. See, I don’t think I should share this with you. Initially, this was supposed to ...
Chennai photographer documents Tamil Nadu’s tribal festivals
For two years now, Chennai photographer Naveenraj Gowthaman has been documenting tribal life across ...
