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  • For the love of Urdu

    Known for her prolific writing, Rakshanda Jalil is a litterateur of eminence. As a critic and literary historian, her body….

  • The terracotta army

    Xi’an, one of the oldest surviving cities, is not just home to clay warriors but a melting pot of past….

  • The world in a teacup

    This Kochi-based, globetrotting tea vendor has a powerful message for one and all—‘It’s possible’, writes K P Pushparaj   K….

  • Chasing cherry blossoms

    Canopies of pink perk up the Japanese skyline during the short-lived sakura season   Tokyo. Day 1: I was trying….

  • The life of aai!

    Padmaja Parulkar-Kesnur salutes her mother’s innate, environment-nurturing artistic sensibility   Aai is an ‘artist’ with a capital A. No, she….

  • Her stories

    A prolific writer, Kusum Ansal is a chronicler of women’s lives. Her vast repertoire comprises short stories, poems, teleplays, travelogues….