Baradwaj Rangan’s book is proof that there is space for intelligent questions in Indian cinema

The funeral and the spectacle

The first empire in India was founded here, but Rajgir has little to show for it

Boria Majumdar is no masterchef, but for someone new to the kitchen, his recipes are effective and unintimidating

And the tiny village of Pisdura in Maharashtra where this unusual research is being done

What the Twitter feeds of Bollywood personalities say about them

Aamir Khan has his audience just right in Satyamev Jayate, but there are some inconvenient truths about the show.

It is the legacy of Baba Amte. Everyone in this family—the third generation does it now—works for the weakest and most disabled in Indian society

Where a houseboat is not a houseboat and everything else is not always what it seems

Akbar Padamsee, whose paintings are suddenly finding huge valuations in the art market, talks about why numbers matter, the process of art and an obscenity case with amusing moments