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Feast outsourced
Who has the time to conjure up five-course feasts for festivals these days? From Onam and Eid to Navroze and Navratras, the traditional spread is…
POSTERITY ISSUE
The sisterhood on stage
They were in danger of being molested, had no proper bathrooms, and were denied a full training. And yet women actors in Kerala persisted and fought…
CLAY PLAY
Pot on, VV
TH Vikku Vinayakram, 71, took the humble pot drum to the global stage, firmed up its place on the classical stage, and broke the gender barrier in…
Culture
Shorter, but still sublime
In old days, Ravana took 20 mins to survey Kailash. That won't work today.
Culture
Whiplash of humour
Bitchy ballads
Many folks songs of UP, Rajasthan, Bihar and Punjab also have powerful lyrics that help women vent their angst against the saas, sasur, devar,…
THE NEW F WORD
Jhola and a joke
Could fun feminism - some humour, self deprecation, and healthy doses of mockery - be the way out?
CREATIVE GAMBLE
Ghore, after years of baire
Sitartist Nishat Khan is composing a live background score for the screening of the silent gem 'A Throw of Dice'.
Culture
Bollywood is my gharana
Biopics on classical musicians and dancers have been the preserve of art house filmmakers.
By The Book
Very well, sir, if you insist
The Wodehouse estate has asked British writer Sebastian Faulks to pen a new Bertie and Jeeves novel. Fans are dismayed. Even with several vitalising…
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Grand Design
Raise a glass to art
Indian vintners are going all out to woo customers with elegant packaging.
Building Block
The slum of all parts
Dharavi once had a flourishing sub-economy but its old businesses are fast disappearing.
New Lessons
Hands-on training earns hard cash
Vocational courses are slowly earning respect in a degree-hungry nation.
SCREEN SAVER
Till cinema do us part
Films are a great binding factor, or so the late film critic Roger Ebert would have us believe.
SMART EATING
Making the best of bad food
If you are forced to eat out a lot, make some wise decisions about what you're going to pick.

