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Mitali Saran: Stet anniversary

And a good number of wishes to you

Across space and time

The Abu Dhabi Louvre is a reminder of space and its conversations with art

A return to light

There are very few Indian writers who make a living out of their writing

So long, the idealist

Pride in quality work, the spirit and energy of a newsroom and the sense of participation in big events made it worth being in journalism

Another wine country

Surprising as it may be, it happens that the largest importer of Spanish wines (in bulk) is France, where a lot is sold as vino di tavola (table wine), followed by Germany and Italy

Best scenes of 2017: Part I

The movie Brawl in Cell Block 99 has set a high benchmark for hand-to-hand combat fights

Hooked to books

One way to begin would be to access the material of our own culture, meaning the literature of India and these parts

For a current dialogue

L N Tallur's Unicode stands out for its ability to take a well-known Chola bronze (the familiar Nataraja) and transform it into a work of contemporary art

Two new seriously funny TV shows: American Vandal and SMILF

The series came out at a time when it became an open secret that influential men in the American entertainment industry just can't keep it zipped up

Something fishy about Brijgopal Loya's death

The sudden demise of the justice in a trial in which Amit Shah was accused must be probed in order to restore faith in our commitment to justice, integrity and independence

Singing for troubled times

The book is framed by two poems - 'Contract' and 'When I Was Still a Poet'

Visionary position: Design on top

Startups are very likely to have CEOs or CXOs to influence design decisions, and those businesses appear to quantifiably benefit from design, said survey

Power and abuse

Abuse of power is an eons-old occupational hazard and yet there are very few who do not fall prey to its wiles

The writings on the wall

All of us have things about our home that reveal something about us

Calling 'Mr Mona Lisa'

It would be fair to ask how much collectors would be willing to pay for owning a part of Indian history

Padmavati: A hard look at looking left

Padmavati may not have been real but there is no dearth of recorded history about jauhar among Rajput queens and princesses

Pollution smog-asbord

Maybe Delhi's air needs a brand manager

New wines in new bottles

'Here's to raising a toast for a good cause'

Reel view: The kids aren't all right

Felicite is about the eponymous lead character in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa

Let soldiers be soldiers

Soldiers don't mind getting their hands dirty, or their faces soiled