A Requiem for the Year of God and Fear

Mourning Raga

Come war or tsunami, the Chennai Music Season has never been cancelled since its inception. But by not making an exception for the city’s devastating floods, it has proved itself to be an anaesthetic bubble impervious to the world around

Kabul Calling

Ravaged by war, terror and bad politics, Afghanistan is waiting for a new life after the withdrawal of American troops

Bajirao: Reel Flavour

On Bajirao and why biopics are never the whole truth of a person

Best of 2015 Books: Editor’s Choice

The Hidden Treasure of Delhi

The dilapidated Bikaner House is being restored to its original glory as a centre of culture and leisure. Conservationists are at work

The Lady Doth Delay Too Much

A Lyrical Sabbatical • The Perils of Passion Projects

Wedding Woes

Why should an institution of consent involve coercion?

2015: The Partition of the Indian Mind

Can Modi be the Great Reconciler of India?

Breathe Hard

Go ahead. It is alright to choose your car over the environment