From Lawyer to Actor: How Risky Roles Took Mammootty to the Padma Bhushan
Long before the arc lights, Muhammad Kutty Panaparambil Ismail stood in a Manjeri courtroom, arguing criminal cases for a living. Born on 7 September 1951 in Chandiroor, Alappuzha, and raised in...
View ArticleLadakh's Latest Attraction Isn't a Lake or Monastery—It's an Art Biennale...
There is a familiar way of seeing Ladakh, with mountain passes, Buddhist monasteries perched on cliffs, turquoise lakes and long highways winding through the Himalayas. Every summer, thousands travel...
View ArticleFrom One Computer in a Garage to Eight Oscars, Now He Is the VFX Expert...
In 1995, an 18-year-old in Mumbai did something that made no obvious sense at the time. He mortgaged his family's house to fund an editing studio in his father's garage, built around a single computer....
View ArticleFrom a ‘Ghost House’ to a Museum: How a Family Revived Its 400-Year-Old Home...
Pedro Figueiredo de Albuquerque de Oliveira Novais. It’s the last day of my Goa trip, and I find myself sitting in front of the man with the fabled name. Pedro belongs to the nineteenth generation of...
View ArticleAssam Couple Gives Away Rs 1 Crore Life Savings To Help Students Research...
When Dr Pannalal Goswami and Dr Nandita Bhattacharya Goswami retired from Cotton College in 2009, few expected they were also quietly saving towards a single, enormous decision. This July, the...
View ArticleAbandoned & Overlooked, These Women Made Art That Went From a Delhi Shelter...
Guddu bent over the vase in front of her, her eyes fixed on its surface. Around her, the room moved with colour, sound and activity — brushes being passed around, clay being shaped, fabric being...
View ArticleIn Madanpura, a Women-Led Final Touch Makes Every Banarasi Saree Flawless
Shaheen held a nearly finished Banarasi saree up to the afternoon light. The fabric lay across her lap as she moved a small blade carefully along its underside, cutting away the fine threads left...
View ArticleMeet the 24-YO Singer Who Created ‘G-Pop’ to Take Gujarati Music Beyond Garba...
At three years old, Swara Oza walked into a professional recording studio in Rajkot and sang a lullaby called Hun Taaro Lalo. She has no memory of expecting it to travel anywhere. Two decades later,...
View ArticleWhat Every Tourist Should Know Before Visiting India's High-Risk Travel Spots
You're driving up toward a high pass in Ladakh, and the road ahead is blocked. No warning sign, no clear explanation at first glance — just a stretch of tarmac that's been cordoned off, and a small...
View ArticleThis Kerala Village Has Celebrated Onam With Christmas-Style Carols for 40...
As the evening light fades over a Kerala village, a familiar festive scene unfolds. People step out of their homes, children gather around, and the sound of singing and drums fills the streets. But...
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