What’s it to you?: How idioms morph around the world

One of the things I love collecting, as I trawl through the languages of the world…

Breaking the sound barrier: A Wknd interview with RRR’s MM Keeravani

His name may be unfamiliar, but name his songs and eyes light up with recognition. The…

Criminals can be victims too: An interview with victimologist Sanjeev P Sahni

The word “victim” used to be synonymous with “avenger”. In ancient societies, the wronged person could…

Millennial apology fantasy: A forgiving twist in the tale

It’s being called millennial apology fantasy. In film after film, over the past two years —…

How to pick a good stainless steel pan: Tips from Swetha Sivakumar

Stainless steel is typically labelled with tags such as SS304, SS316, SS431 etc. The numbers are…

The play’s the thing…: A Wknd interview with Tom Stoppard

Tom Stoppard sits in his parlour and waits patiently for his wife, Sabrina Stoppard, a television…

Baiju Bawra deserves an encore, says Poonam Saxena

Why does Sanjay Leela Bhansali want to remake a film that turned 70 this month (it…

See where your city has been: An interactive graphic maps Earth’s ancient past

At first glance, Ancient Earth Globe (dinosaurpictures.org/ancient-earth) seems like a nerdy little trick. Earth, our blue-green…

Glazing at the future: Inside India’s studio glass movement

It’s performative, captivating, mesmeric; perfect for the age of social media. But it’s not the amateurs…

Suryakumar Yadav and the T20 World Cup: The attack of the late bloomer

We love precocious talent; the wunderkind who burst onto the scene as teenagers, trailing fireworks and…

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