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Bhanuj Kappal

Bhanuj Kappal

Articles by Bhanuj Kappal

Hear, there, everywhere: How Miles Davis left his mark on the Global South

Davis at the Zenith Jazz Festival in Paris in 1989. (Getty Images)

Updated on May 22, 2026 13:39 IST

The quiet dread you’re feeling has a name: hyper-normalisation

Anti-war protests in LA; Disaster Girl memes; starvation in Gaza; US-Israel missiles exploding in Tehran. (Images: Shutterstock, AP)

Updated on Apr 18, 2026 09:14 IST

When you cannot march, you… sing?: What punk has meant to Asia

The Chinese band Brain Failure.

Updated on Apr 10, 2026 14:30 IST

Easy as abc: See how friendslop is changing the world of gaming

In Roadside Research, aliens posing as humans must man a gas station.

Updated on Apr 4, 2026 07:03 IST

Mic to mandate: Hip-hop roots of Nepal’s new PM-elect Balen Shah

Balendra Shah greets supporters in Damak, Nepal, after his election as Nepal’s next prime minister.

Updated on Mar 12, 2026 02:47 IST

Live aid: What happens to a concert when fans track the setlist?

With just a few clicks on Setlist.fm, one can see what Taylor Swift’s Eras songlists have looked like, over the course of that juggernaut of a tour. For each artist, there’s also analysis: set length, oft-performed songs and average concert start time. (Getty Images)

Updated on Feb 21, 2026 10:30 IST

‘There has to be a better way to make sense of India’s monuments’

‘Unlike books or documentaries, monuments allow one to experience history directly. Yet, over and over, thin, outdated and misleading information damages this relationship,’ Sinha says. (Reyan Sinha)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 07:09 IST

Ready? Start again: Inside an archive of gaming magazines

Archived issues of the magazines Game Pro and PC Gamer, and a promotional flyer for Nintendo’s Donkey Kong.

Updated on Dec 13, 2025 12:57 IST

Click on all links: A look at the latest version of the Tree of Life

The tree, as of 2016. It still contains just a fraction of 1% of species estimated to be alive today. (Jill Banfield / UC Berkeley, Laura Hug / University of Waterloo et al)

Updated on Oct 25, 2025 08:25 IST

Big bang theory: The intriguing history of fireworks

A depiction of early experiments in China. First it was discovered that air pockets in the bamboo stalk explode with heat. When gunpowder was invented, the two were then combined. Paper wrapping came much later. (Adobe Stock)

Updated on Oct 17, 2025 17:17 IST

Wind of change: How India is making gigs safer and smoother

India is in the middle of an unprecedented concert boom. Are we ready for it? (SHUTTERSTOCK)

Updated on Aug 29, 2025 12:14 IST

Get the drift?: A look at the supercontinents of the future

(HT Imaging)

Updated on Aug 23, 2025 11:26 IST

Speaking in Morris code: Where the designs on our phone covers, mugs came from

Strawberry Thief, one of Morris’s most popular designs. (William Morris Gallery)

Updated on Aug 23, 2025 08:33 IST

Whale said: How far have we come in our quest to eavesdrop on animals?

MAMA?: Research has shown that elephants respond to the unique calls family groups use for specific individuals. (Adobe stock)

Updated on Aug 16, 2025 09:46 IST

The ‘nepo babies’ who are making a mark on stage away from the paparazzi buzz

Mumbai, India - July 19, 2025: Zahan Kapoor & Aditya Rawal pose for the photos at Juhu in Mumbai, India, on Friday, July 18, 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Jul 27, 2025 02:54 IST

Crisper effect: Fruits, vegetables of future could heal, kill, aid in defence

Above, a representation of how AI views the future of produce. The real evolution is, in some ways, stranger. Already, labs are turning out bananas that pack a vaccine punch and cabbages imbued with a scorpion’s sting.

Updated on Jul 18, 2025 11:35 IST

Word on the street: A delightful collection of poems celebrates Indian cities

(Shutterstock)

Updated on Jun 20, 2025 08:48 IST

New details are emerging of Indian WW1 troops amid the Christmas Truce of 1914

Troops in the trenches, during World War 1. (Getty Images)

Updated on Jun 14, 2025 11:02 IST

Rapper Emiway Bantai receives ₹1 cr ransom call from ‘Goldy Brar’

Rapper Emiway Bantai receives <span class='webrupee'>₹</span>1 cr ransom call from ‘Goldy Brar’

Updated on May 28, 2025 01:36 IST

Mosh definitely: India’s metal scene is lit

Metal band Bloodywood has put Indian metal on the global map.

Updated on May 23, 2025 11:46 IST

India’s Renaissance woman: Chandrima Shaha, a biologist, cricketer, photographer

Shaha resets a camera lens, during her years as a photographer, in the 1970s. (Courtesy Chandrima Shaha: A Lifelong Journey of Scientific Inquiry)

Updated on May 16, 2025 12:05 IST

Lather, rinse, record: A new book traces the ancient history of dhobis of Delhi

A dhobi at work in Jangpura, Delhi. (HT Archives)

Updated on Apr 19, 2025 11:27 IST

Feather report: Wknd interviews award-winning birder Aasheesh Pittie

‘Be patient, be mindful. Pause the chase for posts and Likes; leave some of that expensive camera equipment behind. It isn’t about the perfect picture… not at all,’ Pittie says. (HT Photo: Abhinandita Mathur)

Updated on Apr 18, 2025 07:43 IST

Cirrus business: Why do we still know so little about clouds?

Where are they going? They just won’t say: Cumulus clouds race across the sky. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Apr 12, 2025 14:16 IST

First word problems: A new book explores the ancient history of the spoken word

Markings in a cave at Lascaux, France. For aeons before the written word, splotches and scratchings like the ones above were likely used to communicate information. What were the sounds that likely accompanied them? (Hartlepool Museums)

Updated on Mar 14, 2025 10:53 IST

Crystal gazing: Could we essentially preserve our species forever?

(Adobe Stock)

Updated on Dec 21, 2024 13:36 IST

Treble in the village: See what sets the Big Bang! Festival of Love apart

Japanese trombonist Chie Nishikori at the festival. (Image:Nilotpal Kalita)

Updated on Dec 14, 2024 11:09 IST

Bone of contention: How anthropologist Irawati Karve took on race theory

Karve at work in Gujarat, in 1944. (Images courtesy Iru: The Remarkable Life of Irawati Karve)

Updated on Nov 29, 2024 08:25 IST

How MuSo helps kids learn outside classrooms

Mumbai, India - Nov. 14, 2024: Tanvi Jindal Shete Founder Leap Gymnastics Academy and Founder Museum of Solutions in Mumbai, India, on Thursday, November 14, 2024. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)

Updated on Nov 17, 2024 01:42 IST

Hit and myths: Poems of love, tales of anger from Meghalaya

The writer’s new book, The Distaste of the Earth, uses a Khasi legend about star-crossed lovers to explore themes of religion, justice and communal conflict. It has been longlisted for the JCB Prize for Literature.

Updated on Oct 18, 2024 14:17 IST

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