Remembering Cholamandalam – The cultural legacy of the Cholas
The imperial Cholas patronised all manner of visual, literary, architectural and textile arts, in essence imprinting their larger-than-life personalities on every realm that they touched
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‘Urdu: Mohabbat aur Inquilab ki Zubaan’ by Javed Akhtar
As Indian as Hindi and as fraught as the history of post-Partition India, Urdu is one of the most misunderstood languages in the world explains the eminent poet
Sandman in the Desert
Now that rockstar sci-fi novelist and Twitter darling, Neil Gaiman, has confirmed his presence at next year’s Jaipur Literature Festival, it’s time to re-read his greatest hits. Also, we recommend this oldie-but-goodie: a 2013 lecture by the author on the importance of libraries, reading and daydreaming