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    How the good, old Indian winter picnics have upgraded to fancy farm walks and catered events

    Poulomi Banerjee
    5 Jan 2026 9:40 AM IST

    Till the ‘90s and even part of the first decade of the 2000s, winter weekends meant picnics with family and friends. Today, the neighbourhood park or lakeside has given way to farms and resorts,...

    How the good, old Indian winter picnics have upgraded to fancy farm walks and catered events
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    How a film in a ‘nearly extinct’ tongue turns the focus on Kerala’s ‘vulnerable’ Cholanaikkan tribe
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    How a film in a ‘nearly extinct’ tongue turns the focus on Kerala’s ‘vulnerable’ Cholanaikkan tribe

    2 Jan 2026 10:43 AM IST
    Consolidation of ongoing political process or new twists and turns — what 2026 could hold for India
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    Consolidation of ongoing political process or new twists and turns — what 2026 could hold for India

    1 Jan 2026 7:23 AM IST
    What the world would look like in 2026 if moulded by Trump’s efforts to make America great
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    What the world would look like in 2026 if moulded by Trump’s efforts to make America great

    31 Dec 2025 9:24 AM IST
    Why, in 2025, centenarian RSS is having to weather the belief that it has been diminished by Modi

    Why, in 2025, centenarian RSS is having to weather the belief that it has been diminished by Modi

    30 Dec 2025 9:23 AM IST
    AI, Trump and the desi tech job meltdown of 2025

    AI, Trump and the desi tech job meltdown of 2025

    29 Dec 2025 10:25 AM IST
    Akshaye Khanna’s jig to Saiyaara’s heartbreak appeal — how 2025 brought in ‘meme era’ to Bollywood

    Akshaye Khanna’s jig to Saiyaara’s heartbreak appeal — how 2025 brought in ‘meme era’ to Bollywood

    28 Dec 2025 12:44 PM IST
    Politically vocal but electorally outfoxed — what 2025 has been like for Indias Opposition parties

    Politically vocal but electorally outfoxed — what 2025 has been like for India's Opposition parties

    27 Dec 2025 12:07 PM IST
    GDP growth rebounds, but average Indian’s living standard dips — How Indian economy fared in 2025

    GDP growth rebounds, but average Indian’s living standard dips — How Indian economy fared in 2025

    26 Dec 2025 11:18 AM IST
    How fresh finds, research progress made 2025 a significant year for science and technology

    How fresh finds, research progress made 2025 a significant year for science and technology

    25 Dec 2025 9:36 AM IST
    How churches across India have decked up for Christmas

    How churches across India have decked up for Christmas

    24 Dec 2025 1:12 PM IST
    How the centuries-old tradition of Tamil Nadu’s Athangudi tiles is finding a place in modern homes

    How the centuries-old tradition of Tamil Nadu’s Athangudi tiles is finding a place in modern homes

    23 Dec 2025 12:04 PM IST
    What alleged deaths by suicide of school kids say of our awareness of mental health issues in young

    What alleged deaths by suicide of school kids say of our awareness of mental health issues in young

    22 Dec 2025 11:49 AM IST
    What Telangana’s Mudumal Menhirs say about India’s past astronomical prowess

    What Telangana’s Mudumal Menhirs say about India’s past astronomical prowess

    19 Dec 2025 12:39 PM IST
    In dating app era, why Indian professionals continue to fall for the charm of a workplace romance

    In dating app era, why Indian professionals continue to fall for the charm of a workplace romance

    18 Dec 2025 12:39 PM IST
    How India’s trailblazing skier Aanchal Thakur is preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics

    How India’s trailblazing skier Aanchal Thakur is preparing for the 2026 Winter Olympics

    17 Dec 2025 1:26 PM IST
    250 years after Jane Austen’s birth, why her theme of marriage is no longer central to the lives of Indian women

    250 years after Jane Austen’s birth, why her theme of marriage is no longer central to the lives of Indian women

    Poulomi Banerjee
    16 Dec 2025 2:13 PM IST

    Matrimony was central to Austen’s works, but to perceive her as a proponent of marriage — especially a 'marriage of convenience' — would be to miss...

    Why the flight of India’s low-cost carriers may have hit turbulence

    Why the flight of India’s low-cost carriers may have hit turbulence

    15 Dec 2025 9:34 AM IST
    Why restoring Kannada classic Samskara would help preserve a landmark in Indian cinema

    Why restoring Kannada classic Samskara would help preserve a landmark in Indian cinema

    12 Dec 2025 11:00 AM IST
    Why Delhi moms across economic and social groups are losing out to a common fear

    Why Delhi moms across economic and social groups are losing out to a common fear

    11 Dec 2025 9:51 AM IST
    How residents of Udhampur’s Tirshi village have lived since losing homes in September landslide

    How residents of Udhampur’s Tirshi village have lived since losing homes in September landslide

    10 Dec 2025 1:05 PM IST
    50 years of BMVSS: How the Jaipur Limb parent company rehabilitated 2.3 million since inception

    50 years of BMVSS: How the Jaipur Limb parent company rehabilitated 2.3 million since inception

    9 Dec 2025 12:22 PM IST
    How Kerala’s empowerment programmes are ensuring womens participation in grassroots politics

    How Kerala’s empowerment programmes are ensuring women's participation in grassroots politics

    8 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    How in Haryana villages, dreams of a foreign job are landing young men at Russian battlefields

    How in Haryana villages, dreams of a foreign job are landing young men at Russian battlefields

    5 Dec 2025 9:17 AM IST
    Why December 4 supermoon will be 7% bigger in diameter, 16% brighter than average full moon

    Why December 4 supermoon will be 7% bigger in diameter, 16% brighter than average full moon

    4 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Why India still lacks inclusive public spaces

    International Day of Persons with Disabilities: Why India still lacks inclusive public spaces

    3 Dec 2025 9:40 AM IST
    Why law banning commercial surrogacy has landed women who rented their wombs in greater misery

    Why law banning commercial surrogacy has landed women who rented their wombs in greater misery

    2 Dec 2025 11:18 AM IST
    How a chain of community-led libraries is reimagining public reading spaces in Delhi-NCR

    How a chain of community-led libraries is reimagining public reading spaces in Delhi-NCR

    1 Dec 2025 6:30 AM IST
    Living on the Zero Line: Why life is a daily struggle for residents of Bengals Hakimpur village

    Living on the Zero Line: Why life is a daily struggle for residents of Bengal's Hakimpur village

    28 Nov 2025 1:18 PM IST
    Why the death of a bird in his rehearsal space made theatre personality Prasanna give up direction

    Why the death of a bird in his rehearsal space made theatre personality Prasanna give up direction

    27 Nov 2025 9:45 AM IST
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