Craft Collective launches Kolkata chapter with exhibitions, talk, workshops
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International Kolkata Book Fair 2026 begins with Argentina as theme country
This Muhurto watch draws inspiration from the symbolism of Azad Hind
A new non-alcoholic cocktail menu lands at Burma Burma
Poor governance has become the hallmark of Modi’s era, not the aberration. Policy is too often driven by optics, centralisation, and an urge to shock rather than steady, iterative improvement
SUSHANT SINGH
The metamorphosis of the multi-ethnic tea tribes into a single social group in Assam has given them an identity different from their counterparts elsewhere in India
CHIRANJIB HALDAR
The weaponisation of Bengali asmita
SWAPAN DASGUPTA
The fact that the Samiti is chaired by the head of a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh affiliate whose academic qualifications have not been made public seems perfectly appropriate
THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Within China, it suggests tensions between Mr Xi and his political allies on the one hand and a large section of the military leadership — that he had himself appointed — on the other
THE EDITORIAL BOARD

The latest instalment of the popular Netflix period drama, starring Luke Thompson and Yerin Ha, raises several important questions, including whether Lady Danbury is going to leave Queen Charlotte