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Food Friday | Discovering the best of Lucknow’s non-vegetarian culinary delights

Heavily influenced by the stately food served in the courts of the Nawabs of Awadh, Lucknow’s modern-day non-vegetarian cuisine has a cult following around the country and the world.

The new book on Dilip Kumar’s first death anniversary will leave you teary-eyed

Faisal Farooqui’s book Dilip Kumar: The Shadow of a Legend is best approached not as a biography of a celebrity but as an intimate portrait of a man that he loves and looks up to. The book focuses on what was impressive about Kumar but it does not resort to deification.

Scars of 1947: Real Partition Stories throws light on Gauri Khan’s pre-partition heritage

BCCI Vice President Rajeev Shukla’s new book, Scars of 1947: Real Partition Stories, has a chapter titled “Gauri Khan’s Grandmother from Lyallpur”. The protagonist here is the late Champa Tiwari, SRK’s maternal grandmother-in-law, who was born in Lyallpur.

Moving beyond geographies, states and strata, the growing world of beauty queens

As Sini Shetty from Karnataka wins the Femina Miss India World 2022, Firstpost looks at what goes behind the making of a beauty queen.

Book review: ‘India’s Vaccine Growth Story’ celebrates nation’s vaccine supremacy

A large part of the book is dedicated to vaccine leadership, innovation, nationalism and diplomacy in an Indian perspective. It generally covers all the major milestones achieved by India in becoming a ‘vaccine superpower’ in the last two and a half years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

Book Review: 10 Indian Art Mysteries That Have Never Been Solved

Each chapter of this book reads more like a fascinating story than a history lesson that will put people to sleep. While the content itself is serious, the author brings in her affable sense of humour to lighten the mood. She also includes art activities to engage young readers.

#SeeTheLove through a theatre anthology ‘Short & Salty’

An anthology of short theatre pieces, ‘Short & Salty’ is presented by Gaysi Family x Inqueerable and powered by Lenskart.

Food Friday | Steaks and the city: On the quest for a good steak in Delhi

Difficult to get exactly right, steaks have had few takers over the years, but a number of popular eateries in Delhi are changing the way this meat dish is viewed.

Modern Indian Art continues to hold sway for Indian Art collectors

Some rare works of modern Indian masters fetched high prices at the recent edition of AstaGuru’s Collector’s Choice auction, proving that modernists still hold sway in Indian art. Here’s a roundup of the gems that drew the highest bidders.

Book Review | Brands and the Brain: What can neuroscience teach us about brand building

Traditional market research does not tell companies enough about human behaviour. They want a more “granular and accurate” picture of customer engagement, effectiveness of marketing interventions, and purchase probability, so they use neuromarketing tools.

Pride Month|Maulik Pancholy on writing children’s books with gay characters

Actor Maulik Pancholy talks about being shortlisted for the Neev Book Awards, his anti-bullying work, and adapting his debut novel as a television show for HBO Max.

Damodar Mauzo on winning the Jnanpith Award: It is not for me but for the Konkani language, in which I write

In a candid chat with Firstpost about his journey as a writer, Damodar Mauzo speaks about the award, his writing process, reading habit, translation, Konkani script row, and how writing can make you a better person

Remembering Antoine Saint Exupery, the author of the novella Little Prince on his birth anniversary

Little Prince was Antoine Saint Exupery’s most notable literary work; a poetic and philosophical take on what it means to look beyond the surface.

Modernist Tyeb Mehta’s early work headlines AstaGuru’s Collectors Choice auction

The painting, titled ‘Figure’, was acquired for Rs 2.92 crore. Even though valued at a much less price than his previous works, including ‘Bull on Rickshaw’ (1999) that fetched Rs 41.07 crore at a separate auction, the 1962 painting is deemed important for coming from Mehta’s formative years

Usman T. Malik: ‘I have tried to capture the doorway between the past and future; a portal between despair and hope’

In conversation with Usman T. Malik on his writing process, influence, future projects and more.

Arunava Sinha: ‘You have to stand by the persecuted in a minority-majority situation’

Arunava Sinha talks about translating a novel that critiques sexual violence and caste-based oppression, and the manuscript of a Bangladeshi poet in exile who received death threats for speaking up against persecution of Hindus.

Pride month reading list | 7 queer-themed books that you must read

From children’s books to trans fiction to gut-wrenching memoirs, here’s a list of seven must-read queer-themed books.

Book review | Arjavam: A collection of everyday poetry that feels like home

Sprinkled with personal elements and memories of Geetha Ravichandran, Arjavam touches one with a sense of belonging that would connect with almost every Indian reader

Food Friday: Exploring the vegetarian delights of Lucknow

Though best known for its non-vegetarian Mughal cuisine, Lucknow has plenty to offer the discerning vegetarian foodie as well.

Milan's Salone Del Mobile attracts Indian attention

As the definitive Design Fair of the world, the Salone del Mobile is a popular event. This year’s edition saw a large Indian turnout, acting as a possible precursor to greater Indian participation in the future.

Emmy-winning musical Hairspray Live to be aired on Indian television for the first time

Watch superstars Ariana Grande and Jennifer Hudson bring the house down in Zee Theatre's Hairspray Live.

Book Review | Heisnam Sabitri: The Way of the Thamoi recollects Manipuri theatre stalwart's work, achievements

HS Shivaprakash and Usham Rojio have done an excellent job in documenting the work Heisnam Sabitri who deserves to be known more widely in Indian society.

Yoga guru Ira Trivedi: Yoga should become an essential part of people's lives, especially in this post-pandemic world

On International Yoga Day Ira Trivedi shares how yoga is essential for every individual and can be a life saver in the tough time of the pandemic.

Book Review: VJ James’ 'Nireeswaran' is a brave attempt at making sense of belief and disbelief

James questions the meaning and purpose of faith as well as that of radical idealism in his book 'Nireeswaran'

International Yoga Day 2022: Do's and Don'ts of Prenatal Yoga

On this International Yoga Day, we asked some of the yoga experts about the importance of prenatal Yoga and the dos and don’t.

Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad's emotional tribute to the late Bhajan Sopori

During the prayer meeting of Pandit Bhajan Sopori, senior political leaders Farooq Abdullah and Ghulam Nabi Azad expressed their deep connection with the 'humble human being'.

Rare works of Modern Indian Art are set to go under the hammer with Astaguru's Collector's Choice Auction

AstaGuru’s Collectors Choice auction is back with a selection of the choicest of artworks by Indian masters, many of which have never gone under the hammer.

Father’s Day Special: Four must-read books by Bollywood dads 

From Tusshar Kapoor's Bachelor Dad to Emraan Hashmi's The Kiss of Life: How a Superhero and My Son Defeated Cancer, here is a lot of book recommendations for Father's Day.

British Indian author pens new Famous Five adventures as ode to Enid Blyton

As a part of Hachette's strategy to keep Enid Blyton's books enjoyable, accessible and relevant for children all over the world it commissioned Surat-born Sufiya Ahmed to extend the series

Roll, baby, roll: Sushi’s grown from traditional to innovative in one bite!

From macrons to donuts and more, this Japanese delicacy has become a global fave in so many delicious ways