From celebrating Satyajit Ray to unique pandemic stories, this weekend's Sunday reads are worth your time
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An epidemic silencing Shundi, three bottles of Dettol, contaminated holy water and other stories of viruses in Ray's films, who would have turned 100 today
Any history of the elite President's Bodyguard, the oldest regiment of the Indian Army, would be incomplete without recalling the incredible exploits of the noble beast
The first pandemic in the age of social media has thrown up the challenge of a glut of unverified information about the virus and the disease
The Indian Express photographer Amit Chakravarty's montage on his father’s fight against COVID-19 has won him the second spot in the Picture of the Year-Asia 2021
The book Faces and Facets: Satyajit Ray in Colour, released last year, shows us the polymath and auteur through the eyes of his photo-biographer Nemai Ghosh, who died last year
Mynahs may be garrulous, but are always civilised, even while arguing
At a time of deep uncertainty, the milestones that mark the life of a young adult have gone missing
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Film producer Guneet Monga, awarded France’s second-highest civilian honour, on stories that choose her, the importance of supporting women-led projects and what it takes for a movie to get into the Oscars
Snake venom can stun, shock, kill, or even cure you
Inside India’s first blockchain-powered platform, solely dedicated to South Asian artists and art sales
How Hindi film director Neeraj Ghaywan, one of the few cinematic voices to weave in inclusivity and intersectionality in his work, brings in slices of marginalised lives from real to reel
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Is it a fashion statement or a faux pas? In a country like India, that has steep economic disparities, ripped clothes carry different implications for different people
From statues to murals and pillars, Buddhist imagery breathes life into the ceremonies here.
Since the liberalisation in 1991, the humble denim trouser or 'jeans' has become a marker for style, comfort, independence, class, freedom and choice for many women in India
Where we need the most mindful care, we can be quite mindless
Akshay Indikar's Marathi feature, which won two awards at the International Film Festival of Kerala 2021 and was screened at Berlinale 2020, is a delicate evocation of how childhood can be full of pain and pleasure
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Successful education crosses disciplinary boundaries and helps a student make connections between aspiration and reality
Bollywood’s favourite vamp, actor Shashikala, who passed away on April 4, had led a professional and personal life marked by dramatic ups and downs
Their inbuilt magnetic compass and remarkable olfactory memory help the fish to navigate freshwater upstream till they reach the place of their birth
Fashion designer Ruchika Sachdeva on everyday chic, her love for kantha, and why she believes in slow fashion