FASHION SHAHNAZ HUSAIN

Pamper your body

When winter comes, the skin on the body can become dry and rough. This is more so with the exposed areas, like the arms.  If the skin is normally dry, the problem becomes worse in winter. The lack of humidity in the air robs the skin of moisture. The use of hot water can cause […]Read More

BOOKS

Food is the fulcrum of our lives: Devang and Varud

Saurabh Tankha The rice beer bellies of a Christian village in Meghalaya; food fed to departed Zoroastrian souls; a Kolkata-based Jewish community in decline; Tibetan monks who first serve Preta, the hungry ghost; and 56-course feasts of the Jagannath Temple — these are the stories in Bhagwan Ke Pakwaan (or food of the gods), a cookbook-cum-travelogue exploring the connection between […]Read More

ARTS

Hip hop scene in India is set to explode with

Saurabh Tankha Considered among the most talented rappers in the country and a pioneer in the rap scene in India, Delhi-NCR-based rapper KR$NA is now featuring in Zoya Akhtar directed Gully Boy which is all set for release tomorrow. We had a chat with the young rapper… How did you land up with the song in Gully Boy? I […]Read More

BOOKS REVIEWS

Ramayana relevant in today’s times too

Rajkumari Sharma Tankha Ramayana is the saga of Lord Rama’s life. It is one of the greatest Indian epics offering not just lessons on statecraft and administration that transcend time and space but also on life and relationships. These are as relevant today as they were back then. My naani (maternal grandmother) often turned to […]Read More

ARTS

With loss of old architecture, we have lost way of

Team L&M The good old days of community living, totally absent today, makes her deeply nostalgic. An utter absence of colourful and unique indigenous architecture bothers her no end. And because she couldn’t do anything about creating old architecture, artist Kavita Chopra Dikshit did the next best thing she could — create artworks that depict […]Read More

L&M SPECIAL

The role of art and craft in cognitive development of

Dr Amrita Vohra In today’s academic scenario, creative arts have all but entirely disappeared from the Indian education system. There was a time when creative classes were compulsory for students and were given their due importance by parents, teachers and kids. However, the current mounting academic pressure, coupled with the insurmountable curriculum goals, has completely […]Read More

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