Known Turf

Less going out of the house (which I do reluctantly at the best of times) means more reading. Over the last few weeks, between deadlines, a...

As a child, I had thrilled to the story of a powerful, warrior woman on the throne of Delhi but had never wondered about who her ancestors ...

Tradition and ritual, especially unthinking ritual, hold little appeal for me. Those of us who grew up celebrating almost every religious f...

Odisha was in the news for a good reason recently. It was named best state for promotion of sports at the Sportstar Aces Awards, on account...

Some of the braids draw inspiration from nature: crabs, flowers, rain that comes cascading down over the ears. But many styles also docum...

I stopped to stare at another of Tiepolo's paintings, “The Finding of Moses”. The story is that Moses was a foundling. He was rescued ...