Deepika Rai

A Timeless Artist for a Restless Generation In a fast-scrolling world filled with filters and perfection, one 19th-century painter...

A Quiet Force in Literature Natalie Babbitt, born on July 28, 1932, remains one of the most thoughtful voices...

Fading Ink on Rusted Tin: A Story in Disappearance In the corners of old Indian towns, on shuttered shops...

It All Started with a Crackling Signal On July 23, 1927, India heard its very first radio broadcast. It...

The Discipline of Endurance Ernest Hemingway, born on July 21, 1899, wasn’t a man who romanticized writing. He saw...

In Focus: Photography, Presence, and a Quiet Eye In contemporary times, the importance of art is more urgent than...

Nelson Mandela Beyond the Icon Nelson Mandela is often remembered as the face of resistance and reconciliation in South...

Resistance Begins in One’s Own Tongue History often honors warriors and rulers, but it forgets poets who fought back...

Remembering Iris Murdoch on Her Birth Anniversary Today, on her birth anniversary, we remember Iris Murdoch, the towering figure...

A Tale That Grew with Me As a child, Charles Dickens’ stories opened up a world of candlelit streets,...