Living a life of forbidden pleasures in Lucknow
I grew up on Hindi cinema and Awadhi food, despite both being prohibited
By Ramendrra Vasishth August 20, 2023
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Spinoza Prize winner Joyeeta Gupta tries to do things differently
When Gupta told Pranay Sanklecha her story
By Pranay Sanklecha October 01, 2023
Did Mahatma Gandhi miss Nobel Prize because of an air crash?
A diplomat had nearly swung the honour for Gandhi in 1961
By Ramu Damodaran September 24, 2023
The more Dubai reveals, the more it conceals
If you have money, Dubai’s the place to flaunt it—minus embarrassment
By Shobhaa De September 17, 2023
Karnataka: Tale of a seven-decade-old blood feud between two criminal clans
It may have hit pause, but it seems unlikely to end anytime soon
By Prathima Nandakumar September 03, 2023-
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From Bengal to Gujarat to Kerala to Tamil Nadu, what makes us really unique?
Life within Indian communities is full of quirks and contradictions
By Anjuly Mathai August 20, 2023 -
The Gujju guide to being economical and ecological
How Gujaratis are masters of recycling and at fetching discounts
By Jay Vasavada August 20, 2023 -
Here is what happens when a Malayali Man meets the bottle
In movies, the preferred poison was Old Monk, and it was chugged down in one go
By Anjuly Mathai August 20, 2023 -
The Bengali love for all kinds of sound and food
How Rabindranath Tagore played Cupid and fuelled amorous ideas
By Sanchari Mookherjee August 20, 2023 -
Your inner Punjabi-ness lies deep within you, hardcoded in your DNA
It shows up in your comfort food, in your inappropriate jokes, in your 'gut feel'
By Vikramjit Singh August 20, 2023 -
How the sights and sounds of Chennai gradually stole my heart
Auto drivers had a quirky sense of humour and shopkeepers were helpful
By Subhashini Dinesh August 20, 2023 -
What it means to grow up in the Pune bubble
Punekars are infamously known for their ignorance about the rest of the world
By Sarang Sathaye August 20, 2023 -
THE WEEK-Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund seminar: About yoga and financial planning
The much-awaited second half of the programme was all yoga
By Mathew T George August 20, 2023 -
THE WEEK's breast cancer initiative: Healthy life practices to beat the disease
Technology is bridging the gap in ensuring cancer testing goes on unhindered
By Reya Mehrotra August 20, 2023
