The Jallianwala Bagh Journals review: The small voices of history

The Jallianwala Bagh Journals review: The small voices of history

Sarmistha Dutta Gupta’s powerful new book, ‘The Jallianwala Bagh Journals’, grapples with the question of erecting memorials versus memory On this day, exactly 105 years ago, a peaceful crowd gathered at Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh during the annual Vaisakhi fair to protest against the draconian Rowlatt Act. Formally known as the …

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A note on the issue: Box-office exit poll

A note on the issue: Box-office exit poll

Films have always been a vehicle for parties to get their agenda across to existing and potential supporters Little else has dominated conversations as have the elections over the past few weeks. By next weekend, we’ll be in the thick of it with the first of the states going to …

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The Jallianwala Bagh Journals review: The small voices of history

Bollywood votes: Cinema in the shadow of elections

Real world politics has been spilling into Bollywood over the past few months. With elections about to begin, Hindi cinema is also poll-bound Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come, except when everyone has the same idea. Over a five-week stretch starting 25 January, I saw …

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Grand National 2024 style: Outfits at the Aintree races

Grand National 2024 style: Outfits at the Aintree races

Today is Ladies Day at the 176th annual running of the Grand National horse race, where it is tradition for women to dress up to the nines in the most fabulous way. Here, we take a look at the outfits – and the fascinators – starring in this year’s Aintree …

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Sanjay Sharma of Orkla India: Convenience Creator

Sanjay Sharma of Orkla India: Convenience Creator

On a balmy Saturday morning in March, a team of 75 chefs and students of the MS Ramaiah College of Hotel Management stood in front of a customised induction stove at MTR Foods’ factory in Bommasandra, Bengaluru. As chef Regi Mathew, head of MTR’s Centre of Excellence (an in-house set-up …

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Google Podcasts gets ready to hit the stop button

Google Podcasts gets ready to hit the stop button

Google Podcasts has been shut down in the US – with users asked to move their subscriptions to YouTube Music – and it may not be long before India follows suit Google Podcasts is hitting the stop button. The announcement on the winding up of the podcast app came in …

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