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Wine hearts cheese: go local when pairing
Most people know which wine gives them a pleasant buzz but what gets the party really going is knowing which flavoured or artisanal cheese to choose from the array on the platter
Rough ride for cabbies
Lockdowns during the pandemic left Uber drivers battered. In their grim battle for survival, many are desperately looking for ways to beat the system and now resorting to protests to demand subsidised fuel from the government
Women achievers presented awards: Women’s day 2022
International Women’s Day was celebrated at the Imperial at a glittering function with a remarkable turnout of Delhi’s empowered women
They dare to be different: women in male-dominated professions
These city women have cut a trail-blazing path through professions usually dominated by men. And they’ve done it with panache
The Coquette and a ‘Murder in the bylanes’
Murder in the Bylanes, authored by Aloke Lal and Maanas Lal, is a gripping novel that revolves around the aftermath of the Babri Masjid demolition and describes the communal disharmony with the role of the police and bystanders tearing at the social fabric. The following is an excerpt from the novel. Laid-back evenings in Kanpur […]
Art to touch the soul: Usha Phenany Phatak’s solo exhibition
Lightning Portraitist Usha Phenany Phatak’s solo exhibition ‘Gold Mine’ brings out the raw essence of an artist’s accuracy and precision Connecting artists with art enthusiasts, Treasure Art Gallery presents ‘Gold Mine’, an exhibition by Usha Phenany Pathak. The show is curated by Georgina Maddox and will open on 19 February. As a traveller across the […]
What’s on in Delhi?
When kites can’t fly Two brothers provide care for birds of prey when the hospitals refuse to treat them, against a backdrop of Delhi’s infamous pollution and political protests Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes wins the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize at Sundance 2022. The Delhi-based filmmaker’s first feature-length documentary Cities of Sleep (2016), showcased […]
US award for Indian doctor who died of Covid
The second wave of Covid-19 in April 2021 had claimed the life of an outstanding doctor and educator, Dr Anil Chanda, who was Dean of King George’s Medical University (KGMU), Lucknow and Head of its Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics. To honour this doctor, who would have celebrated his birthday on 27 January, the American Association of Endodontics […]