culture

The Hindu Quotient

Sandeep Balakrishna

Modi has brought the Hindu narrative back where it belongs—in the hands of the community. His new charter is premised on civilisational strength, which was allowed to decay for seven decades

What’s in a Song?

Suvir Saran

A family inheritance that defies time and distance

There are some who say ‘Jana Gana Mana' is sung in the raga Alhaiya Bilaval; there are others who believe it is in raga Gaud Sarang. It is neither but has some of their characteristics. This is the kind of freedom I have taken as a given

Soul Strings

Suhel Seth

Why India needs more cultural festivals like Malhar

Under the sunlit skies, in the city of Copernicus

Sabin Iqbal

Toruń, a city in northern Poland, offers a journey through history and science. It was here, centuries ago, a Renaissance polymath declared that the Sun, not the Earth, was at the centre of our universe