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Nirvana in stone with Buddhist art

A new exhibition showcasing artwork dating back to the 2nd Century puts Buddhist art on the international map

A public art project is stirring time in Bengaluru

As artistes reimagine the past and present of the city of Bengaluru, forgotten stories resurface

E-commerce: Jack Ma shows the way

Thousands of young Chinese are setting up online stores in the hope of making it big. The author finds that the trick lies in staying ahead of the game

App assault on lunchtime warriors

Mumbai's famous dabbawalas are reinventing themselves to meet the challenge posed by food delivery portals

Those Japanese bikes

Brijmohan Lall Munjal, who died last week, changed the dynamics of the motorcycle industry by introducing fuel-efficient, low-maintenance Japanese bikes in the early 1980s

Kolkata's 'Big Ben'

London's iconic clock tower now has a replica in the West Bengal capital

Many hues of home

The author tries out a new lighting system that promises to offer an ambience suited to your mood or the music you choose to play

One painting at a time

The author looks at how a teacher is transforming lives through art in a Delhi slum

Chess (1173)

The four player double round-robin produced somewhat strange results or rather, lack of results

The wishlist

The season of gifting is here. The author puts together a hamper for the connoisseur

The craft of revival

Kalamkari is a centrepiece of an ongoing textile show in London

Harvinder Kaur Chowdhury wants Sardar jokes banned

The rise of cuteness

Now, people feel free to indulge their fondness online, even in the company of strangers

Chronicling Avinash

The difficulty with documenting Avinash Chandra's work is that it is too widely dispersed

The right to choice of education

The High Court decreed that all officials whose salaries are paid by the exchequer must be forced to send their children to government schools

The anti-storyteller

One of Subimal Misra's cautions is valid: these stories carry the mark of a particular time, and as he had feared, some have

To quant or not to quant

Chanda Kochhar's remarks about women's quantitative abilities raised hackles

St. Regis marches into Mumbai

The New York luxury brand of hotels ties up with the Atul Ruia-Avinash Bhosale combine, launches with a room rate of Rs 12,000 a night

The power of the jingle

Amidst a growing regional focus, radio offers advertisers the cheapest ride into the heartland

Naturals gets its show on the road

The Chennai-based chain hopes to ride the wave in favour of herbal-organic products to build its brand