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'RUG'GED TALES

After traversing the Silk Route through 'Bukhara'-an exhibition that turned the spotlight on textiles like Suzani, and carpets and techniques unique to Central Asia in the 19th-century founders of Shades of India, David and Mandeep Housego, have returned with a new showcase at Delhi's sprawling National Crafts Museum.

CONFIDENCE IN CONTINUITY

No one expected Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman to make big-ticket announcements in the interim budget for 2024-25 she presented on February 1, considering the general election is just three months away.

OLD IS GOLD

Winning the Australian Open at 43, Rohan Bopanna has become the oldest player ever to win a slam or to hold a No. 1 ranking

For ART FAIR

The 15th edition of the India Art Fair has many new exhibitors and even a collectible design section

PRISON DIARY

From Phansi Yard recounts Sudha Bharadwaj's time at Yerawada Jail and paints a poignant portrait of her fellow inmates

Great Snakes!

Herpetologist and conservationist Romulus Whitaker has penned the first volume of his autobiography-Snakes, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll: My Early Years-and it's a rambunctious read

WHY NITISH SWITCHED AGAIN

GIVING UP ON I.N.D.1.A., THE JD(U) CHIEF DOES A VOLTE FACE TO GET BACK WITH THE BJP. IS THIS ANOTHER WINNING MOVE OR HAS THE MASTER OF U-TURNS LOST HIS WAY?

Double-engine Juggernaut

The Eastern River Canal is now part of a more ambitious river-linking project between Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh

JUSTICE VERSUS JUSTICE

The Calcutta High Court was the site of recent judicial turbulence, forcing top judges of the Supreme Court to step in and restore some order.

Interstellar Story

Samit Basu's latest novel-The Jinn-Bot of Shantiport-is a sci-fi take on the Aladdin story

Arrested, But Not Cornered

Hemant Soren had seen the writing on the wall. Before the Enforcement Directorate (ED) arrested him on the night of January 31 for alleged money laundering related to the purported possession of a plot of land in Ranchi, the Jharkhand CM had finalized the course of post-crisis political action.

HOMEGROWN DYSTOPIA

Animator Ishan Shukla's 103-minute-long film Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust, which premiered at the International Film Festival Rotterdam, features an impressive global voice cast

A DOSE OF REALITY

NON-FICTION SHOWS ARE BEGINNING TO FIND AN AUDIENCE IN INDIA, ENCOURAGING STREAMING PLATFORMS TO BROADEN THEIR PROGRAMMING SLATE

REVANTH REDDY REVS AHEAD

Change and continuity were the two concerns the Congress had in Telangana as Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy took charge on December 7. The new CM faces three principal challenges—implementing the party’s pre-poll promises, getting the state back on the fast track economically and ensuring the party wins at least half of the state’s 17 Lok Sabha seats in the general election in May.

RETURN OF MILITANCY

In the Manipur of today, ethnically riven as it is between two warring communities—the Meiteis and the Kukis—facts have become stranger than fiction.

Infosys: A Love Story

AN INSPIRING BIOGRAPHY THAT CHARTS THE EARLY YEARS OF THE MURTHYS' RELATIONSHIP-AND OF INFOSYS

WHEN GREEN SEES RED

Ecologist Madhav Gadgil's seventh book, A Walk Up the Hill is a chronicle of his life and times in a nation at odds with its environment

I.N.D.I.A. FALLS APART

THE GRAND ALLIANCE OF 27 PARTIES COLLAPSES AS NITISH RETURNS TO THE BJP, MAMATA DECIDES TO GO SOLO IN BENGAL AND OTHER PARTIES REFUSE TO PLAY BALL WITH THE CONGRESS. HOW WILL IT IMPACT THE OUTCOME OF THE GENERAL ELECTION?

A STORM CALLED JARANGE-PATIL

The political arena in Maharashtra is witnessing a seismic shift, triggered by a catalyst called Manoj JarangePatil. The relatively obscure activist shot into the limelight in September 2023, during a lathicharge incident in Jalna district, where he was staging a fast unto death while advocating quotas for his community-the Marathas.

Bucket List Bounty

Soul-stirring, mind-altering travel is all about the journey, they say, and seldom focussed around the destination, but here is the Spice order of the travel universe that may just knock that theory out of water.

The German Chariot

The 2024 Mercedes GLS epitomises the ultimate combination of luxury and functionality

HELLO HEMINGWAY!

Cuba's vibrant Caribbean dream, from the rum soaked, fragrant leaf indulgence to its smoking hot cultural vibe.

Tech Talk

Personal, fashionable and immersive, gear up for technology that will change the way you live, sleep and eat.

ELIXIRS OF EXCLUSIVITY

Why are limited release spirits the new toast of the alco-bev world?

OLD CHEFS, NEW HATS

As innovation and imagination wrestle on the plate, seasoned culinary masters are stirring up a fiery revolution. Spice meets up with six Indian chefs to explore culinary trends that are all set to capture and captivate our palates this year.

Cadence of Our Times

POEMS, HYMNS AND DOHAS ADORN THESE SEMINAL BOOKS OF VERSE

Following One's Nose

Divrina Dhingra's The Perfume Project straddles genres-travelogue, history, science, memoir-all blending into an evocative whole

Art is Alive

Nature Morte art gallery opens in Mumbai with a solo show by Subodh Gupta

A Tender Thriller

Director Sriram Raghavan talks about his latest film, the romance thriller Merry Christmas

THE PURI Makeover

In another temple town, Puri in Odisha, the ancient Jagannath shrine complex undergoes a radiant revamp, widening the devotees' access to the deities