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Love In The Times Of Short Stories

I never cared much for Delhi until I read Ravish Kumar’s short Hindi love stories. My old bias — perhaps from too much Premchand, and not enough ChetanBhagat &mdas...

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Cli-Fi - The Hottest New Literary Genre

Apocalypse used to seem like a dubious future outcome, the stuff of Revelation or cheesy sci-fi movies. But if you are even grudgingly willing to acknowledge scientific eviden...

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Iris Grace: Beautiful Paintings On New Book About Autism

In 2014 a five-year-old girl called Iris Grace began receiving widespread acclaim for some rather astonishing paintings.They were sold to private art collectors for thousands ...

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Abhishek 28 Of Poetry's Most Powerful Lines Ever Written

The rhythm of the tongue brings wordless music into the air; it is in poetry that the human essence is refined to such ritualistic purity. It's in the steady beats, the sonoro...

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Amazing Mud Paintings On School Walls In Bihar

Every year, in the remote village of Sujata in one of India’s poorest states Bihar, the Niranjana Public Welfare School organizes the Wall Art festival. Artists from Ind...

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Ranaut Let There Be Art: Petition Seeks Freedom To Sketch India's Monuments

Early last year, a group of around 20 people gathered at the ancient monolithic temples of Mammallapuram just outside Chennai. Armed with drawing pads, pencils and little else...

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Google Refuses Demand That It Take Down Gay Music Video

The Kenya Films Classification Board (KFCB) has been unsuccessful in getting a music video pulled that shows the plight of many gay people in the country.The cover of Macklemo...

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How Female Artistes Are Turbocharging Their Live Shows

Record an album. Take it on tour, faithfully performing singles and favourites interspersed with old hits. Sell records. Repeat. That’s the basic formula.But, increasing...

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Chennai And All That Jazz

In the midst of a stage crammed with the usual musical paraphernalia, singers and instruments, aspiring musician and student ManickVennimalai is something of a lone wolf. The ...

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Moving Image

It is not easy to categories people like Aradhana Seth. Try confining them within boundaries; they will slip out of there before you even know it. Aradhana is a photographer, ...

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PRESERVING JAMSHEDPUR'S LIVING LEGACY

The Parsis of Jamshedpur: Prof. Dr. Avinash Kolhe explores the rich legacy of Jamshedpur...

June 22 2026

THERE IS ALWAYS ROOM AT THE TABLE

As debates around immigration, citizenship and belonging intensify worldwide, Vinta Nand...

June 21 2026

AI, CREATIVITY AND PURPOSE UNITE

From AI-powered filmmaking education and innovative talent recruitment to empathy-driven...

June 20 2026