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As quick with a quip as with a Glock

Timothy Olyphant as Raylan Givens in Justified (Prime Video)
Published on Nov 3, 2023 12:21 IST

Report: Stumbling upon gems at MAMI 2023

“Rahat Mahajan’s The Cloud Messenger is a dreamy philosophical tale of lovers connected across lifetimes infused with Kutiyattam, Theyyam and Kathakali. Apart from classical art forms, it draws on mythology, literature and philosophy to spin a lyrical narrative about human longing and desire, the fear of death, and the quest for transcendence.”
Published on Nov 1, 2023 10:40 IST

Essay: Missing mothers in recent fiction

Mother and child in an idyllic picture. (Shutterstock)
Updated on Oct 30, 2023 12:34 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

This week’s pick of interesting reads includes a book on the West’s love affair with Indian spirituality, a biography of the forgotten revolutionary, Rash Behari Bose, and the memoir of an activist and educator. (HT Team)
Published on Oct 28, 2023 02:25 IST

Page to screen: Under the Skin

Scarlett Johannson in Under the Skin. (Film still)
Published on Oct 26, 2023 12:16 IST

HT Picks; New Reads

On the reading list this week is a book on India’s cultural universe, a tome on Buddhist art as seen in its practice and traditions, and an account of how a dreaded UP gangster was nabbed. (HT Team)
Updated on Oct 21, 2023 24:42 IST

Qawwali music: From dargahs to reels

Rishi Kapoor and Neetu Singh in Amar Akbar Anthony. (Film still)
Published on Oct 19, 2023 15:28 IST

Review: A Walk up the Hill by Madhav Gadgil

A view of the Western Ghats near Kolhapur. (Anil Velhal/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Oct 18, 2023 12:36 IST