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Dipanjan Sinha

Articles by Dipanjan Sinha

Spar trek: A Wknd chat with Afghani-Iranian taekwondo champion Marzieh Hamidi

(Photo: Laura Sciacovelli)

Updated on Mar 7, 2026 11:29 IST

From college classes to Paris Fashion Week: Self-taught designer Kartik Kumra

Kumra in embroidered pants from Kartik Research’s Fauji collection, and a coat designed by his idol, the Japanese designer Yohji Yamamoto. (Abhishek Khedekar)

Updated on Nov 15, 2025 07:07 IST

Heart on the line: Wknd interviews Rahul Bhattacharya, author of Railsong

(HT Photo: Satish Bate)

Updated on Oct 24, 2025 09:25 IST

Zebras crossing: Why life-sized animal puppets are ‘stampeding’ around the world

The Herds at the Jostedal Glacier in Norway. (Image: The Walk Productions / Vegard Aasen)

Updated on Oct 18, 2025 13:30 IST

We scan and we will: A brief history of our efforts to listen for alien life

The planet factory in the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy film (2005). Assuming there is intelligent life out there (a reasonable assumption), what might it look like? Where would we sit on the scale of such intelligence? Our search for answers continues.

Updated on Oct 10, 2025 12:34 IST

The raw deal: Wknd interviews food safety researcher Sukhvinder Pal Singh

Singh works with farmers, packers and retailers to keep supply chains sanitised and ensure that produce such as rockmelons don’t spread disease. (Photo: Johnathon Davey / Melons Australia)

Updated on Sep 27, 2025 07:29 IST

‘We need to rethink how we govern our oceans’

Ranganathan’s interdisciplinary approach — which takes into account international law as well as history, political economy, indigenous community efforts, and lessons learnt from the ills of colonialism — recently won her the prestigious Max Planck-Humboldt Research Award, endowed with €1.5 million. (Maurice Weiss / Ostkreuz)

Updated on Sep 12, 2025 10:24 IST

Can AI ‘think’? In a few years, this won’t be a question, says Indian researcher

Updated on May 24, 2025 12:15 IST

The silent type: Take a peek inside the world of wordless books

Sunaina Coelho brings her experiences as a mother and an artist together to tell a story of excitement, fear, and a boy’s first day at school, in this 2021 title.

Updated on Mar 15, 2025 09:14 IST

You’re going where?: A look at where Earth ends and space begins

(Adobe Stock)

Updated on Jul 20, 2024 11:15 IST

Ion man: Meet Ankur Gupta, the math whiz redefining how energy is stored

‘I have always liked finding new ways to do something,’ Gupta says. (Photo by Sameer A Khan)

Updated on Jun 21, 2024 11:42 IST

On the banned wagon: An exhibition reimagines covers of forbidden books

Thirty book covers feature in Chawla’s exhibition, titled Banned. (Shaswat Kakkar)

Updated on Jun 15, 2024 09:23 IST

And so it began...: A new book offers insight into rich Indian creation legends

A historian, ethnographer and author, Maitra, 46, became interested in such lore while studying Ancient Indian history at Kolkata’s Presidency College. (HT Photo: Samir Jana)

Updated on Jun 14, 2024 07:50 IST

Not from around here, are you?: Decoding the signal from the furthest galaxy

The Giant Metrewave Radio Telescope in Pune is an array of 30 massive steerable antennae. It played a key role in helping the two physicists capture the signal. (Adobe Stock)

Updated on May 25, 2024 09:19 IST

Bunkers, fog showers: How countries are keeping their cool

Vienna became one of Europe’s first cities to combat urban heat, when it introduced fog showers in 2018. (Shutterstock)

Updated on May 24, 2024 08:40 IST

Bar scrawl: Can almost any word mean ‘drunk’?

(Adobe Stock)

Updated on Apr 27, 2024 09:39 IST

How we earned our stripes: The story of the hidden lines on human skin

Updated on Aug 12, 2023 12:35 IST

Shutter island:See how one studio is reviving the alchemy of photos without film

Vivek Muthuramalingam attended workshops at Studio Goppo and has since co-founded his own alternative-photography studio, Kanike, in Bengaluru.

Updated on Jul 22, 2023 12:05 IST

Paper view: Finally, clues to some of the mysteries of crumpling

(Adobe Stock)

Updated on Jul 15, 2023 08:53 IST

Flash drive: Meet Emil George, of the fastest solo car expedition across India

At the Namikala Pass in Ladakh. The 19,426 km across India involved arid deserts, icy roads and mountain sickness. All part of the fantasy, George says.

Updated on Jul 27, 2023 10:50 IST

Why don’t I remember that?: Unlocking the mysteries of taste memory

(Shutterstock)

Updated on Jul 28, 2023 07:32 IST

Four more shots, please: Indie directors share their paths to success

Four first-time indie filmmakers, whose films have made an international splash, discuss funding, fame, festivals, and being true to the stories of India.

Updated on Jul 19, 2023 14:13 IST

Listicle: Exercise gadgets that promised but did not deliver

The Kardashians love the waist trainer: Hooks, stretch-resistant fabric, boning and compression join forces, hoping you’ll keep it on all day, or at least long enough for the body to learn to keep it snatched in.

Updated on Jul 19, 2023 13:41 IST

Endless interview process?Appeal to a hire power

At the legendary Runway magazine from The Devil Wears Prada (2006), even hiring a second assistant to the editor calls for a pre-interview and a screening. By act three, it still goes alarmingly wrong. (FOX2000)

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 12:54 IST

Why do spouses cheat? New research holds some unexpected answers

(Pixabay)

Updated on Aug 4, 2023 11:29 IST

Hungry yet? 10 restaurants with long waitlists

Bookings at the 36-seater Masalawala & Sons in Brooklyn in the US sell out in minutes.

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 13:56 IST

Fantastic fungi and where to find them: Mycophiles in India

(Clockwise from left) Lion’s mane, pioppino, buna-shimeji, pink oyster, elm oyster, shiitake and king oyster grown at Green Apron.

Updated on Aug 18, 2023 08:22 IST

Field marshals: Meet the team behind the award-winning agro initiative Kheyti

Kaushik Kappagantulu, Saumya Sahay, Ayush Sharma and Sathya Raghu V Mokkapati of Kheyti. (HT Illustration: Mohit Suneja)

Updated on Aug 12, 2023 10:22 IST

Listicle: 10 kitchen tools for chefs and ambitious cooks

Cast-iron pans are heavy, less forgiving than Teflon or anodised surfaces, but spread heat evenly, are almost non-stick when seasoned well, retain heat better and don’t need effort during the washing up.

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 14:27 IST

Flash forward: Can screening for diseases make your life worse?

Chris Hemsworth learnt of his genetic predisposition to Alzheimer’s while filming Limitless, the series where he visits places like the Arctic, exploring ways to live longer and healthier. (DISNEY+)

Updated on Jul 24, 2023 14:19 IST

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