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The timeless appeal of S H Raza: 'Tapovan' painting sets auction record

What is it about Raza that has constantly captured collectors' attentions and ensured that he has a queue of buyers?

Death is a philosopher god, burdened with task of delivering unhappy truth

Death is inevitable, however unpalatable and grievous it may be, the myths tell us

The saffron spread: For now, the BJP remains the side to beat in 2019

Bypoll losses of BJP, such as the recent ones in MP mean little when the larger picture is one of rising influence

The 8,000-year-old history of wine is replete with instances of fraud

The Phylloxera epidemic devasted vineyards in Europe in the second half of the 19th century such that wine production in France fell from 8.45 bn litres in 1875 to only 2.34 bn litres in 1889

'Historians of Redundant Moments' review: Two sisters and their ghosts

The book, a winner of the 2016 Numinous Orisons Luminous Origin Literary Award, recreates the Left-ruled Calcutta of the eighties and nineties of the last century

Do anti-depressants really work? Studies show mostly modest effects

Many, many studies of antidepressants can be found in the peer-reviewed literature

Decoding silence in love via Shape of Water, Mukkabaaz, Phantom Thread

Mute heroines in Shape of Water and Mukkabaaz lend a delicious heft to both the movies

Fly away Lenin: Parallels between Berlin's and Tripura's adieu to Communism

The transition from communism to democracy in a unified Germany was largely seamless. The violence in Tripura seems to tell another story

Art of resistance: Mithu Sen is the dark horse of the art world

How does one eliminate the very space one inhabits? This is Sen's dilemma

Idle bodies, idle minds: Creativity comes from engaging with physical world

I find that Wozniak's point about the active pursuit by ordinary people of the creative arts and sports not being common among upper class Indians is absolutely true for me, says the author

TDP pulling out of Modi govt harks back to permafrost problem of coalitions

The core of coalitions, the single largest party, requires the shield that the smaller partners provide

Manjhi's HAM quits NDA: Does it affect Bihar's political, caste equations?

Manjhi has begun talking about contesting 50 seats in the assembly elections

These two Telugu movies affirm Sridevi's status as a cine goddess

Barring Isabelle Huppert, I can't think of any other actor in the world who can stake claim to such a rich body of work under her belt, writes J Jagannath

What are principal wine regions of France, and what do they produce?

French wines rarely give the name of their grapes on the label

'New Delhi Love Songs' review: How Creighton writes poems on city's streets

In Michael's book, some of his fellow residents make appearances

Vision 2018: Is this Kalyug that I see or is my eyesight failing?

Where are the farmer suicides and special investigations? All we see is Sridevi

Understanding your city

All of us would benefit from exploring our surroundings in greater depth than just figuring out the location of landmarks and establishments

The art of buying: How has market fared over the past year?

Auction houses and art dealers point to the rising buying power of a younger generation who are beginning to collect for the first time

'Modi'fied banking rules, a Rs 140-bn scandal and a mortified common man

Will the upright citizen now start thinking that paying taxes and servicing loans honestly is for fools?

The Post: Steven Spielberg's hammy ode to journalism is a hack job

Spielberg is expert at peddling sanctimonious pap, which is being eagerly lapped up, making it the third most successful movie at box office