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House of history

The Birla haveli in Pilani offers a glimpse into the beginnings of India's premier business family

Stay brain fit

Use your brain or else you could lose it, caution doctors. The author finds out what it takes to keep the mind healthy and the memory strong

Movie Review: Aligarh resounds with the power of silence

With Aligarh, Bollywood seems to have matured a great deal

Rajasthan rhapsody

The author revisits Jaipur, Jodhpur and Udaipur and finds them to be a medley of the old and new

'Enemies' of the state?

An anthropologist's account of life with the Durwa people of Bastar highlights the chasm that exists between the modern nation-state and ancient tribal societies

Passage to Europe

Over 2,000 Goans, bureaucrats and politicians included, gave up their Indian passports for Portuguese citizenship in 2015

The universe of space apps

The app features photos and videos, news about current missions, NASA tweets and more

Aparajitha Raja is in the eye of a 'patriotic' storm

'The sad part is that now people know who my father is,' says the 25- year-old president of the JNU unit of AISF and daughter of CPI leader D Raja

The Banarsi brocade and a monument of weaves

A new exhibition traces the long history of the Banarasi brocade weave back to the late 19th century

Movie Review: Rising against the odds with The Revenant

A wondrous tale of despair and triumph, The Revenant is cinema at its best

Water that heals

Sulabh is changing the way the arsenic belt of India consumes drinking water

Chess (#1189)

Anand plays for Baden Baden while Harikrishna represents Solingen

The dawn of a new soundscape

India's first multisensory and interactive music museum will give you reasons to revisit the place

Art on a Budget

Dilli Haat brings art closer to the aam aadmi

The many shades of Valluvar

Playing it the Baz way

McCullum was always a rare specimen, the kind that enraptured and astounded in equal measure. The announcement of his retirement was a mere assertion of the same

Why Hollywood is looking at pre-US releases in India

Studios are increasingly releasing marquee movies before the US in overseas territories to avoid clashes with local films, events and festivals

HBO moves from niche to mass

The movie channel rebrands itself to appeal to a wider audience, beyond the metros

Keventers milks its retro legacy

The promoters of the nonagenarian brand of milkshakes are leveraging its heritage to attract young consumers

A Carnival for the masses

What does it take for a regional movie exhibitor to grow into a national multiplex chain and a mass market brand? The newest kid on the block is looking for answers