Pico Iyer, Mistry among Guggenheim fellows

Two noted Indian-American writers and three scientists were awarded the prestigious Guggenheim fellowship.Toronto-based novelist Rohinton Mistry has been selected in the fiction category, while......

Dance bars, yes. Books, no!

Mahesh Kumar would sit quietly, precariously, atop a small pile of books, watching Mumbai go by. I had known him for months by then, and he would recognise me from a distance. When I stopped by his......

When Amitav Ghosh issues a warning, it's time to listen

'We know many things are going to happen.'People should be preparing for sea level rise, for increased cyclonic activity, for drought.''One reason I wrote the book is to alert people to the......

Don't miss Kate Winslet this week!

Ross and Rachel end their super long break.Kate Winslet solves Easttown's grimmest mystery.Huma Qureshi gets political in Bihar.All this and more on OTT this week, notes Sukanya Verma.  ......

Jiah Khan's short-lived Bollywood journey

Many believed that the gorgeous Jiah Khan, who made quite an unconventional debut with Nishabd in 2007, was in Bollywood for the long haul. The starlet stood out among her contemporaries with......

Big B romances Munnar

I am in Kerala after a long time. And in Munnar for the first time. It is fantastic," says Amitabh Bachchan, who arrived in Lush green, hilly Munnar for the shooting of Ram Gopal Varma's......

My FAVOURITE Indian films of 2019

Sreehari Nair could not put up with turgid and self-serious ones like Super Deluxe and Gully Boy. His list of favourite Indian movies of 2019 contains just five names. Before you read any further,......