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Aparna Alluri

Aparna Alluri

Aparna Alluri was part of Hindustan Times’ nationwide network of correspondents that brings news, analysis and information to its readers. She no longer works with the Hindustan Times.

Articles by Aparna Alluri

Thinking out of the bowl: The movement for germ-free public toilet seats

One of Delhi homemaker Neena Narayan’s Sit Free toilet seat covers, which come in little pouches you can slip into your purse.

Updated on Jul 9, 2017 03:07 IST

Murakami Monologues brings surrealism to the stage

Japanese author Haruki Murakami is known for his works like A Wild Sheep Chase, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle and 1Q84.

Updated on Jun 3, 2017 02:51 IST

What stands in the way of a revolutionary male contraceptive? Men

A research assistant prepares a syringe at the research laboratory for a new male contraceptive at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. The drug could prove revolutionary because it’s the first reversible birth control for men.

Updated on May 28, 2017 03:07 IST

Hitchcock and Capra: A film festival of classic noir and comedy

Alfred Hitchcock

Updated on May 27, 2017 11:44 IST

The eight films you must watch at the Habitat Film Festival

A poster of Konkona Sen Sharma’s directorial debut, A Death in the Gunj, which features an ensemble cast, including Kalki Koechlin, Ranvir Shorey and Tillotama Shome.

Updated on May 20, 2017 03:25 IST

The legacy of Khwaja Ahmad Abbas

A still from the song ‘Pyar Hua Ikrar Hua’ in Shree 420. Written by Khwaja Ahmad Abbas, the film feature a famously Chaplin-esque Raj Kapoor who plays a poor orphan in big, bad and rich Bombay.

Updated on May 20, 2017 02:39 IST

A Dastango who spins tales for the modern age

Fouzia Dastangois among the few women practitioners of Dastangoi, a centuries-old oral storytelling style.

Updated on Apr 29, 2017 02:32 IST

The Indian wedding photograph, then and now

This is what a wedding portrait looks like in 2016. A newly married couple en route to the reception venue in downtown Philadelphia. “We wanted her to lead,” says the photographer, Shivali Chopra. “Why should he lead always?”

Updated on Apr 26, 2017 05:00 IST

In Pics: The World Press Photo awards 2016

Brent Stirton’s award-winning series for National Geographic on the illegal ivory trade in Chad, Africa, on view at a gallery in Delhi. The series is part of the World Press Photo Foundation’s award-winning photojournalism being exhibited in the capital.

Updated on Apr 3, 2017 07:44 IST

Kitsch to realism: Emerging global art in a snapshot

Indonesian artist Budi Ubrux’s striking oil paintings are recognisable by the faceless figures wrapped in newspapers. The unusual portrayal is a satirical comment on the “untruthful nature of news coverage”.

Updated on Mar 25, 2017 02:23 IST

A weekend with spooks at the Crime Writers Festival

Updated on Feb 8, 2017 13:03 IST

How the salwar went south (of Delhi)

A woman in 1940s Punjab in the traditional version of a salwar kameez (L) A woman models a salwar kameez-inspired chic ensemble in 2017 (R)

Updated on Jan 16, 2017 04:14 IST

From Vietnam with love

An exhibition to commemorate 45 years of the Indo-Vietnam relationship. Till January 11.

Updated on Jan 7, 2017 03:36 IST

A one-man show from Ghalib to a Greek tragedy

The “Major” Actor’s Assorted Monologues, a one-man monologue by Shah, will be performed in Delhi for the first time.

Updated on Dec 25, 2016 05:30 IST

When music takes center-stage in your living room

Singer Christabel Menezes performs at a home in Hauz Khas earlier this year. The evening was organised by House Concert Delhi, a group of young people who want to create intimate spaces for an attentive audience.

Updated on Dec 17, 2016 12:34 IST

Trump’s Air Force One jibe: No frills to luxury, here’s how world leaders fly

United States president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle in New Delhi next to Air Force One, the US presidential aircraft.

Updated on Dec 7, 2016 09:20 IST

The films of Isao Takahata

Japanese anime film, The Tale of the Princess of Kaguya was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature in 2015

Updated on Nov 5, 2016 04:43 IST

Pinjra Tod: Delhi girls fight back to reclaim public spaces for women

Devangana Kalita at a protest to reclaim public spaces in Delhi’s South Campus on Monday.

Updated on Oct 9, 2016 06:33 IST

Baby boomers: India’s old school rockers for whom music was about rebellion

A 73-year-old Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones performs on the first day of the Desert Trip festival on October 7, 2016 in California.

Updated on Oct 9, 2016 05:56 IST

Mark his words: Why Boris Johnson is no stranger to controversies

Boris Johnson, when he was the London Mayor, boxes with a trainer during his visit to Fight for Peace Academy in North Woolwich, London in October 2014.

Updated on Jul 14, 2016 18:57 IST

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