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Writing from the Solitary: An exclusive excerpt from an anthology on loneliness

Updated on Feb 7, 2026 10:17 IST

The anthology has been edited by Priyanka Sarkar and Semeen Ali.

Turn it up to 11: Sanjoy Narayan writes on the living legends of rock and jazz

Joni Mitchell, 82, Paul McCartney, 83, Debbie Harry, 80, and Dionne Warwick, 85, all continue to perform. (Wikimedia, Getty, PaulMcCartney.com)

Updated on Feb 6, 2026 14:13 IST

Writer’s retreat: Poonam Saxena takes a trip to Premchand’s village

A toe pokes out of one of the author’s shoes, in the famous photograph with his wife Shivrani Devi that came to be known as Premchand ke Phate Joote, and came to be seen as a sign of the neglect of our great artists.

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 14:40 IST

A fond adieu: Swetha Sivakumar writes on her column, Sound Bites

Eat well. Be kind to yourself. And remember, sambar served the next day is just as nutritious and flavourful. Not everything we’ve always done needs to be done the same way. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 14:38 IST

Claws for applause: See how birds are helping us improve cameras, drones, dyes

Apparel design researchers at Cornell University have created the world’s blackest black fabric, inspired by the striking plume of the riflebird. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 14:36 IST

Eyes on the sky: Studying birds? We must also study the sky

Built structures such as skyscrapers and wind farms are eating into new areas and new altitudes, posing risks to birds, bats and insects. (Pixabay)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 10:27 IST

Deja brew: How matcha made the leap onto menus, and then everywhere

We’ve had activated-charcoal burger buns, blueberry shampoo, boba in every flavour, and matcha in cosmetics. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Feb 1, 2026 10:27 IST

How to survive an asteroid: A look at how birds made it this far

Ancient ancestors to the brilliant array of birds we know today: (From left) Illustrations of Anchiornis huxleyi, Archaeopteryx. An avian from the enantiornithine group and the Asteriornis maastrichtensis, nicknamed the wonderchicken. It lived just over 66 million years ago, and survived the Chicxulub impactor. Spot the vibrant toucan, common hoopoe, paradise tanager, hummingbird, Hawaiian honeycreeper, sandhill crane and mandarin duck. (Wikimedia; Michael Rothman / Field Museum of Natural History; Natural History Museum; Shutterstock; Adobe Stock)

Updated on Jan 31, 2026 07:14 IST

Scout’s honour: Decoding the subtle art of selection in cricket

(Above left) Ananya Upendran and (right) Shree Charani, a key player in India’s women’s World Cup win, whom Upendran spotted on the Under-23 domestic circuit in 2024. (AFP)

Updated on Jan 30, 2026 15:07 IST

‘A life of discovery, what more can one want?’: Astronomer Shrinivas Kulkarni

(Photo courtesy Caltech)

Updated on Jan 30, 2026 14:49 IST

Taking the scenic route inwards: Life Hacks by Charles Assisi

(Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 12:25 IST

Read receipts: K Narayanan writes on growing up with Christie

A collection of Christie titles. ’The books were a window into middle-class England through the 20th century, as the old certainties of Empire gave way to the pessimism and paranoia of war,’ Narayanan says.

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 09:14 IST

Murder, she wrote: Agatha Christie celebrations around the world

In Torquay, Devon, on the Agatha Christie Walking Trail. (englishriviera.co.uk)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 09:13 IST

How Agatha Christie inspired thrillers in cultures around the world

The 1987 Soviet-era film Desyat Negrityat (10 Little Negroes) uses the bleak, original ending of And Then There Were None (1939), a tale set on an island where people are being picked off one by one.

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 09:10 IST

And then there were more: The long arc of Agatha Christie remakes

Daniel Craig is Benoit Blanc (2025) in Glass Onion, the second film in the Knives Out franchise inspired by Christie’s work.

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 09:07 IST

How to get away with murder: A look at the magic of Agatha Christie

A still from Kenneth Branagh’s retelling of Murder on the Orient Express (2017). (,)

Updated on Jan 24, 2026 09:03 IST

Light, likeable, forgettable: Deepanjana Pal on Vir Das’s Happy Patel

Vir Das with Mithila Palkar in Happy Patel. Das is sweet and goofy, but doesn’t offer enough edginess or intensity to leave a mark.

Updated on Jan 23, 2026 13:30 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

I wanted to follow the facts: Sriram Raghavan discusses his war film Ikkis

(Photo: Yogen Shah)

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 11:31 IST

Here’s to us: Simran Mangharam, on the bond we build with ourselves

Pause, breathe, make room for yourself. We could all learn from the Japanese philosophy of ma, or intentional emptiness. It shows up over and over in Studio Ghibli films, in quiet, still moments such as this one from Kiki’s Delivery Service (1989).

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 11:15 IST

Long time no sea: Tamil Nadu is rescuing its drowning islands

Frames of seagrass are planted on the seabed around the island of Kariyachalli, to stem erosion and help it retain landmass. (Photo: Tamil Nadu Forest Department)

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 11:14 IST

Fright club: Check out an archive that untangles India’s vibrant ghost stories

In Jharkhand, there are tales told of a dowry ghost, a woman who died by suicide after running away from her wedding and her demanding groom-to-be. She now haunts wedding processions, seeking out grooms who behave as hers did. (HT illustration: Malay Karmakar)

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 10:59 IST

Swish set: Swetha Sivakumar brushes up on nail polish

(Adobe Stock)

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 10:30 IST

New at the crease: Rudraneil Sengupta on 16-yr-old cricket wonder Deeya Yadav

Is she nervous, given that her only experience has been with her Under-16 and Under-19 Haryana state teams? “No…,” Yadav says, as if that’s an odd question.

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 10:28 IST

Soul survivors: Sanjoy Narayan on the magic of a retro music movement

The retro-soul movement is being led by bands such as Thee Sacred Souls, which emerged from the garage scene of San Diego.

Updated on Jan 17, 2026 03:49 IST

Burn rate: Can we pass a global law against ecocide, and would it help?

Retreating Iraqi forces set fire to over 600 Kuwaiti oil wells during the 1991 Gulf War. (Shutterstock)

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 13:55 IST

Shadows on the bedroom wall: At home with Satyajit Ray

Ray with Ravi Shankar at a recording session for the music of his debut film, Pather Panchali (1955). (Wikimedia)

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 13:22 IST

Mastering the swirl: Celebrating the graphic art of Satyajit Ray

Early indications of Ray’s evocative use of light and shadow are visible in a print ad for Jabakusum, an Ayurvedic oil to treat hair fall.

Updated on Jan 16, 2026 13:05 IST

You gotta have fate: Charles Assisi on the invisible hand that shapes our lives

Manoj Bajpayee as the angel Dev works on his wings, in the film Jugnuma (2024).

Updated on Jan 10, 2026 15:49 IST

How the order half lives: Can micro-efficiencies improve your life?

(Imaging: HT; Images via Adobe Stock)

Updated on Jan 10, 2026 15:23 IST

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