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Like a train hurtling towards a cliff: Amitav Ghosh
After the historically potent Ibis trilogy, Amitav Ghosh surprised everyone by shifting gears in his very next — this time to address a geographical reality.
24 Jul 2016 10:24 PM
Parents come of age
In one of the most memorable scenes in the recently released Kapoor & Sons, a grizzly and ailing Rishi Kapoor is shown sharing a drag of what is presumably hash, with his two grandsons played by Sidha
04 Jun 2016 10:26 PM
Making of a maestro
When Bakhtiar K. Dadabhoy set out to write a biography on Zubin Mehta, he knew he had a formidable task at hand.
24 Apr 2016 12:07 AM
If it’s a truthful book, it has to portray everything: Zubin Mehta
Zubin Mehta: A Musical Journey is one biography that almost didn’t get written. At the launch of the book, the Mumbai-born music maestro, who is in the city for his 80th birthday celebrations, kept everyone enthralled with his unbridled energy as he spoke of his childhood, his music, the cultural explosion in China, the politics of Israel and more...
16 Apr 2016 11:00 PM
Love in the time of Sakura
His domain may be quintessential Bollywood, but there is more to photographer Rohan Shrestha than meets the eye.
07 Feb 2016 6:17 AM
A fine stop for sushi
In Japanese, ‘ruka’ means a bright blue flower. The latest swish Japanese eatery in the city has nothing bright or blue going on in its interiors whatsoever.
11 Jan 2016 10:16 PM
Music without barriers
He has worked on a plethora of diverse musical genres, yet he dislikes the term world music. Over to Nitin Sawhney...
28 Dec 2015 10:52 PM
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Christie’s returns with a classical twist
For the first time the art auction house has dedicated a section to classical Indian art that comprises paintings from the ancestral collections of the Maharajas of Bikaner, a 10th century sandstone Ganesha sourced from a family in Mumbai and more...
12 Dec 2015 10:08 PM
Changing face of villains
The clear demarcation between hero and villain in Hindi movies is blurring as protagonists now have negative shades, and the villains mostly reside within — inner demons (Piku), prejudices (Bajrangi Bhaijaan), low-self esteem (Queen) or wrong choices (Titli)
06 Dec 2015 6:40 AM
The stage is set
Centrestage, NCPA’s annual theatre festival is ready and raring to go with its sixth edition that kicks off next week.
18 Nov 2015 9:19 PM
I don’t think I’m more special than any other musician: Wouter Kellerman
Wouter Kellerman’s love affair with India began about twelve years ago when he was dating a girl from Kerala.
09 Nov 2015 5:45 AM
Who agrees with Germaine Greer
Prominent British feminist leaves Mumbai agape by rationalising female foeticide with another social evil — dowry
03 Nov 2015 8:59 PM
Chronicles of fort fusion
Jodhpur’s Mehrangarh fort echoed with some unorthodox musical mixes at the ninth edition of the Rajasthan International Folk Festival
02 Nov 2015 10:17 PM
From hijabs to hackers
It was a controversial breakfast and lunch session for those who fought the Sunday slumber and made their way to attend the last day of the Tata Literature Live!
01 Nov 2015 10:07 PM
Absolutely nothing
For those looking for a coherent lesson on abstract art, Nothing Is Absolute, at the Jehangir Nicholson Gallery, Mumbai, is an eye-opener. The exhibition, which has been curated by artist Mehlli Gobhai and poet and cultural theorist Ranjit Hoskote, proposes an unorthodox account of the diverse strands that form the history of abstract art. The collection of artworks has evolved from an ongoing conversation, over two decades, between Mehlli and Ranjit.
20 Mar 2013 10:28 PM
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