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The idea, according to Telangana CM, is to keep people informed about the possible impact of El Nino on a regular basis rather than wait until shortages become acute
Arts & Culture · The Hindu · Entertainment ·
Seo Kangjun and Ahn Eun-jin open up about ‘A Love Other Than Yours’, the K-Drama exploring the messy realities of a decade-long relationship, emotional conflict, and complicated love
Arts & Culture · The Hindu · Entertainment ·
Designed as a large-scale international festival with world-class production, the inaugural edition will unfold across multiple stages on March 20, 2027
Arts & Culture · The Hindu · Entertainment ·
Time flies, empires crumble, theatres vanish, and love wanes: these are eternal truths. But when Albert and Baby Albert turned deathly quiet amid a Rajini film release, it marked a shift in the celluloid history of Madras
Arts & Culture · The Hindu · Entertainment ·
With ‘Sacrifice’, Romain Gavras finds himself replicating a self-deprecating genre that Hollywood has found itself quite obsessed with lately, but doesn’t quite deliver a satisfying product
Arts & Culture · The Hindu · Entertainment ·
Fashion can absolutely be political, when it shapes identities and questions the balance of power. With his label Maxhosa Africa, South Africa's Laduma Ngxokolo is determined to put the continent in the spotlight.
Arts & Culture · France 24 · Culture ·
For its 15th anniversary, Forbes Africa has unveiled its first Icons list, a group of 15 individuals the magazine says have shaped Africa’s past, present, and future. The list is presented in no particular order and mostly leans toward business, politics, sport, and entertainment.
Arts & Culture · Brittle Paper · Latest ·
This poem has been previously published in German and translated into English by Literatur und Kritik Nr. 607/608, September 2026, Otto Müller Verlag Salzburg I walked the earth so you could feel its stomach rumble, witness the collapse of dead stars at sea.
Arts & Culture · Brittle Paper · Latest ·
To train artificial intelligence models, millions of physical books are being digitised and destroyed. Our colleagues at France 2 investigate this controversial practice and the risk of seeing many rare second-hand books disappear forever.
Arts & Culture · France 24 · Culture ·
The Center for Fiction in Brooklyn is hosting an in-person reading group on West African literature, “West African Literature: Secrets, the Surreal, and the Sea,” led by writer and artist Magenta Naaku.
Arts & Culture · Brittle Paper · Latest ·
Dorothy places a trans woman’s desire, identity, and capacity for love at the centre of a romance, challenging decades of stereotypical representation of transgender persons in Tamil cinema.
Arts & Culture · Frontline · Arts & Culture ·
Neera Chandhoke reads Faiz Ahmed Faiz, Sahir Ludhianvi and Bimal Roy as political thinkers, finding in their poetry and cinema a view of freedom as a horizon that we must continuously fight to reimagine.
Arts & Culture · Frontline · Arts & Culture ·
Amit Chaudhuri’s new novel set in an alternative Paris, Ramachandra Guha’s exploration of the complex relationship between Mahatma Gandhi and B.R. Ambedkar, and much more ...
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The multicrore development projects in Varanasi have changed its character, triggering an identity crisis among its citizens.
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Patekar created a distinctive screen presence by turning ordinary men’s flaws, anger, frustrations and vulnerabilities into an alternative to Bollywood’s idealised hero. His performances were shaped by the social and political tensions of their time.
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In Digger, Alejandro González Iñárritu makes a fragile, unlikeable climate change satire, then we find it’s a satire of that satire. But can we also make satire rooted in hope?
Arts & Culture · Frontline · Arts & Culture ·
Raghavan Srinivasan posits the Bhakti movement in Tamilakam as an early instance of resistance to power structures, yet his study leaves several important issues untouched or only briefly mentioned.
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The puja converted Durga Puja from a private display of wealth into a public celebration of communities. Its history reflects Bengal’s changing society and a lasting, unfinished aspiration: to make the festival, and the nation, open to everyone.
Arts & Culture · Frontline · Arts & Culture ·
TV critic Dheepthika Laurent takes us through this month's TV highlights, starting with the long-awaited return of "Lupin", Netflix's most-watched French series. Omar Sy is back as the gentleman thief, but this time someone appears to be stealing in his name.
Arts & Culture · France 24 · Culture ·
The writer and translator discusses Kashmiri literature, language loss and cultural memory, and how younger Kashmiris are reclaiming their language through digital culture.
Arts & Culture · Frontline · Arts & Culture ·
At Muse Music’s Jaipur retreat, Hindustani masters stayed steadfast to their genre while Carnatic experimenters and practitioners of Sufi pop embraced the non-conformist and entertained the nouveau patron.
Arts & Culture · Frontline · Arts & Culture ·
Cricket made Sobers a Caribbean icon, but it cannot contain the region’s history. Through film, Horace Ové, Michelle Mohabeer, and Rupert Roopnaraine studied indentureship, exile, and colonial rule, portraying the struggles behind the postcard image.
Arts & Culture · Frontline · Arts & Culture ·
From Assam’s rhino to the Himalayan red panda, India’s wildlife stamps showcased biodiversity and the growing case for conservation. They also recognised regional identity, projected national strength, and carried a subtle message about sovereignty.
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The collection of 10 essays on Shrilal Shukla’s magnum opus expertly makes a case for reading the novel as a window to our lived reality.
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