by Charu Thakur | Dec 8, 2024
(December 8, 2024) What happens when a childhood tale from Karnataka finds its way to Hollywood’s biggest stage? For filmmaker Chidananda S Naik, it turns into an Oscar selection. His short film, Sunflowers Were the First Ones to Know, has not only created a...
by Charu Thakur | Dec 6, 2024
(December 6, 2024) In the remote Amazon rainforest, a researcher examines a moth’s wings through a microscope, uncovering colours that shift like a kaleidoscope. Thousands of miles away in Hyderabad, a ninth-grader uses the same tool to study his cheek cells....
by Bindu Gopal Rao | Dec 2, 2024
(December 2, 2024) Chef Manuel Olveira, the creative force behind Mumbai’s acclaimed restaurants La Loca Maria and La Panthera, has redefined how Spanish and European cuisines are experienced in India. After graduating from Universidad Laboral Toledo, he gained...
by Minal Nirmala Khona | Dec 1, 2024
(December 1, 2024) Fort-palaces and other dilapidated ruins of historical importance, which had long been neglected, now have a new lease of life led the efforts of historian and author Aman Nath. Imagine acquiring a 560-year-old medieval fort-palace in 1986,...
by Charu Thakur | Nov 30, 2024
(November 30, 2024) When Mitu Bhowmick Lange first arrived in Melbourne in 2002, she found herself in a city that couldn’t have been more different from Mumbai, where she had built a thriving career in television and film. Melbourne, despite the multicultural vibe,...
