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Plagues, disasters and heroes

Why turn to a hero, not a god? Joseph Campbell has said a hero scores over a god when it comes to resolving the problems of the here and now because "a hero's sphere of action is not the transcendent"

Maoism: A Global History is a milestone in describing a harrowing legacy

Julia Lovell's book on Maoism is concerned with understanding the phenomenon of Maoism when it swept the globe, in some places politically and in most places ideologically and intellectually.

A unique fundraiser offers quality photographic prints for a steal

The fundraising initiative was created in solidarity with a nation that has fired the imagination of the global photography community for decades

Ale Madrid: Why the Spanish capital should be on every beer lover's list

Madrid, until a few years ago, wasn't really known for its beer.

Let it flow: If fresh beer is what you crave, how about brewing it at home?

In case you don't see yourself in long, snaking queues outside overwhelmed wine shops for craft beer that you might not find there, the only option is to brew your own. And no, it's not called hooch.

Wine online

It's high time that all state excise authorities considered permitting home delivery of (at least) wines.

Making an unloved car cool again with death-defying driving skill

Stunt driver Ken Block's rabid following might take a cue from his next automotive muse, Ford's Fox-Body Mustang, writes Hannah Elliot

Fitness brands struggle to find right pitch to keep their flock together

As the business of fitness crumbles over a prolonged lockdown, a once thriving set of brands is struggling to stay in the race

Emerging patterns: Businesses that will suffer, or survive, after Covid-19

Which sectors will bounce back fast? Which will lag? Has the consumer changed forever? Some answers

Film industry caught in a tug of war between exhibitors and OTT platforms

With many big budget movies stuck in the cans, the film industry is caught in a tug of war between exhibitors and OTT platforms

Dabur looks to sharpen its herbal edge as ayurvedic products get a push

As ayurvedic formulations get a renewed push in the fight against Covid-19, can one of the oldest players in the segment step up its game?

Little-known brands nudge their way into the mainstream amid lockdown

Once regarded as cheap me-too products, the lockdown has changed how customers engage with private labels. Will the trend outlast the pandemic?

Voltas Beko betting on product development to tide over Covid-19 lockdown

A 50:50 joint venture between the Tata-group-owned Voltas and Arcelik, a Turkey-based home appliances company, Voltas Beko offers refrigerators, washing machines, dishwashers and microwave ovens

Online storytelling that will have kids entertained and adults nostalgic

Complicated times can be helped by simple measures.

Star struck

A candid admission about Milind Soman's enrolment with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) as a young boy has generated tremendous curiosity in this book, which might have otherwise gone unnoticed.

Amazon: How numbers lie at the centre of Jeff Bezos' management ethos

In 1994, Bezos had just discovered that web activity had increased by a factor of roughly 2,300% in the past year. Later, he quit the lucrative Wall Street job and began his own business.

In an age of rage, Rishi Kapoor was Hindi cinema's enduring safety valve

Saibal Chatterjee on the endearing actor who lit up the screen

Cricket 'superfans' who share their hoard of old footage and photographs

Many of us are fans. A few of us record every ball of every single match played in international cricket. Dhruv Munjal on the custodians of archival treasures

CHESS #1399

The semi-finals lineup in the Magnus Invitational is Ding Liren vs Magnus Carlsen, and Hikaru Nakamura vs Fabiano Caruana.

The largest retrospective of Raja Ravi Varma's ubiquitous works goes online

2020 marks 150 years of Raja Ravi Varma's first commissioned painting, a family portrait of Krishna Menon, a sub-judge of the Calicut Court.