Page 2 - Weekend Reads

The illiberal liberals

Feminism is an offshoot of liberal values. Sadly, in the new climate of hyper wokeness, it is beginning to seem as rigid and intolerant as the illiberal social instincts it rose up against

Chess #1392

As of now, the Grenke Open, scheduled for mid-April in Germany is on. But Germany has issued advisories against large public gatherings and Grenke is massive

Brimming with cultural gems, Lisbon in spring is a thing of beauty

With architectural gems, colourful nightlife and laidback vibe, Lisbon in February is a thing of beauty, says Dhruv Munjal

The world's best fondues

The dish, at its most basic just cheese and wine, gained international prominence in Switzerland in the 1930s when the Swiss Cheese Union promoted it from obscurity

Chess #1391

The Third Grand Prix tournament for women is in play at Lausanne, Switzerland

Hilary Mantel's new novel brings Thomas Cromwell across the finish line

The Mirror and the Light is the triumphant capstone to Mantel's trilogy on Thomas Cromwell

Review: Bahawalpur tells the history of a kingdom that acceded to Pakistan

An account of a kingdom that acceded to Pakistan offers a useful way to understand tensions within Pakistani society in shaping its history

Ballet instructor Yehuda Maor is getting Mumbai's youths on to their toes

Maor, an Israeli-American ballet teacher, is helping popularise the classical dance among the young and restless of Mumbai

Why it's still possible to get misty-eyed and wonderstruck in Munnar

Renu Bahal Wadhwa and TCA Srinivasa Raghavan explore the gems of a time gone by in Kerala's breathtakingly beautiful hill retreat

Female TV comics brandish fantastic weapons: bravery, wit, self-deprecation

McEnany and Bamford, slowed by bad periods, have earned their big moments

Chess #1390

There's controversy brewing around Regium Chess, a new "chess-tech" company

The Netflix series Yeh Ballet examines kindness beneath sordid everydayness

Despite numerous scenes set in Mumbai's slums, the film doesn't stray anywhere near poverty porn

In Bengaluru, amateur women footballers dole out lessons in life and sport

Sisters in Sweat is all about women building each other up, echo members of the community

The fantastic, multi-layered and sometimes political world of comics

It's an intriguing peek into the fantastic, energy-packed kingdom of comics teeming with finely etched, timeless characters

Suryakant Sawhney makes essential music for today's woke youngster

Hindi lyrics are no bar to the global appeal of LIFAFA's kind of electronica

A festival that wants to make us laugh in these easily outraged times

The fable serves to illustrate how the founding guru of the Sikh faith questioned unexamined rituals

Fashion designers from the Northeast weave their heritage into modern forms

A clutch of designers from the Northeast is giving a contemporary twist to traditional wear from back home

As oblivion looms over weavers, a group is speaking for their survival

The group's chief believes that reviving the handicraft and handloom sector could be a critical step in developing a more robust economy

Maria Sharapova wants to be clear: She is retiring, not quitting

A 6-foot-2 Russian who punctuated her flat groundstrokes with piercing shrieks, Sharapova made one of the most extraordinary journeys in sports

Undercover wine tasters

It's a pity that good imported wines are so expensive in India