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Sri Lanka needs your love and support to bounce back: Chef Dharshan Munidasa

The celebrated chef-restaurateur with Japanese-Sri Lankan roots wants to get the best of export back onto home plates. He chats on new hopes for his country, his passion for crustaceans and creating a crab biryani, at the anniversary of his Mumbai restaurant, Ministry of Crab

Book review: Rajiv Vijayakar's Music by Laxmikant-Pyarelal delves deep into the musical accomplishments of the duo

For readers who grew up listening to Laxmikant-Pyarelal’s music, this book will be a trip down memory lane.

Milind Soman: 'Challenges always make you rethink your life and reinvent yourself'

In conversation with Firstpost, Milind Soman talks about Made In India, 90s Pop Culture and fitness in his 50s

Brazilian dance star's Bolshoi exodus brings him home

Brazilian dancer David Motta, who left Moscow's Bolshoi Ballet two months ago due to the war in #Ukraine, stars in the Swan Lake ballet at Rio de Janeiro's Municipal Theatre before joining the Staatsballett in Berlin.

Six yards of magic: Meet drape artist Dolly Jain, and her quest to make saree an everyday style statement

'Artists do their best when they are given a blank canvas, so for me, my models are my canvas and sarees are the paint and brush', says Dolly Jain

Transcending boundaries of art: Spanish painter Joan Miró's works come to India for the first time

The exhibition, Miró’s Universe, organised by the Fundació Joan Miró and the Fundación Abertis at the Spanish embassy features four paintings and a sculpture by the legendary artist

Book Review: The Games India Plays

While the authors of The Games India Plays highlight the positive aspects of games, they do not mention how games often tend to exclude queer and trans children as well as children with physical and psycho-social disabilities.

These Indian museums are working to spread the message of climate change

A new initiative called Indian Museums Against Climate Change (IMACC), is spearheading this movement in our country. Launched by Bengaluru-based non-profit organisation ReReeti, it brings together eight museums around the country to work for this common cause.

Style check: How sustainable is the sustainable business for designers in today's fast fashion?

While sustainable practices are catching up like never before in the fashion industry, fashion designers weigh in on what is its impact on the brands

PM Narendra Modi wanted it to be engaging for the younger generation: Saurav Bhaik, the designer of the PM Museum

One of the suggestions of PM Modi was to make it engaging for the younger generation and highlight how different Prime Ministers have risen despite being from humble and regular backgrounds.

Makarand Deshpande on his play Balatkar Please Stop It: 'It will serve as a litmus test for my audience'

Makarand Deshpande's new play Balatkar Please Stop It talks about the unabated atrocities on women’s right through the use of dark humour.

In conversation with Dr Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra on his initiative to make medical education 'trans-affirmative and inclusive'

Dr Aniruddha (Anu) Hazra says trans-affirmative medical care will help the trans community to 'access competent, compassionate care without judgement or prejudice, and build a trusting therapeutic relationship with their physician'

Out of the Corner book review: Jennifer Grey's memoir is an honest introspection of her life

For fans of Dirty Dancing, the popular 1987 movie, actress Jennifer Grey's memoir Out of the Corner is a fascinating account of her life, littered with references to and memories of making the movie itself. 

Music maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away; Narendra Modi tweets condolences

A recipient of Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma had also composed music for films such as Silsila, Faasle, Chandni and Lamhe among others

Father, a strict traditionalist, has always believed in adapting to change: Sarod players Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash

Amaan and Ayaan Ali Bangash talk about their relationship with their father, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, their outlook towards the world of music and their recent collaborative project - ‘We For Love’.

Gulzar, theatre veteran Salim Arif on bringing forth children's play Boski Ke Kaptan Chacha

Salim Arif shares that the play will sensitise the audience to a few things which "might surprise them also"

Why the India Art Fair was memorable on many counts

The India Art Fair was organised after two years and was a huge success. Read more.

The pull of the eternal: How Jagannath and Odisha had a profound impact on Guru Nanak

A smiling Mahaprabhu asks him why Shah Fakir is not going inside for the darshan? Guru Nanak replies, ‘I have already seen the Lord’

Dayanita Singh reveals why she describes her latest book Let's See as a novel

In a chat with Firstpost, Dayanita Singh speaks about the Award, her relationship with images, her new book ‘Let’s See’ and about Saligao village which holds a special place in her heart

Why digital art and NFT stood out at the India Art Fair

The combination of technology and art shone strongly at the recently held India Art Fair (IAF) 2022.

Book Review: My Pen is the Wing of a Bird — New Fiction by Afghan Women

The Afghan writers whose short stories feature in My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women are Maryam Mahjoba, Freshta Ghani, Masouma Kawsari, Fatema Haidari, Sharifa Pasun, Elahe Hosseini, Batool Haidari, Atifa Mozaffari, Anahita Gharib Nawaz, Parand, Marie Bamyani, Maliha Naji, Fatima Saadat, Farangis Elyassi, Fatema Khavari, Naeema Ghani, Zainab Akhlaqi, and Rana Zurmaty.

The democratic side of fashion turns diverse with showstoppers but is the industry happy?

Here is a look at the changing face of the showstoppers at the leading Indian Fashion shows.

Kathak Lok: Temples, Traditions and History: Shovana Narayan, Geetika Kalha's new book is an eye-opener for Kathak lovers

With their new book Kathak Lok Temples: Traditions and History, Shovana Narayan and Geetika Kalha want people to learn the truth about Kathak.

Bibhu Mohapatra on incorporating traditional handwork into his design aesthetics, future plans and more

'Crafts that are ancient or dying or actively being reinvented- those crafts speak to me,' says Bibhu Mohapatra

Of Biryani and Baklava: Chefs reflect on rebooting tradition in an Eid feast

Kunafa, kebab, biryani or korma, whatever will be your choice of festive indulgence, the table is all set for Eid-al-fitr.

Artist Seema Kohli on the India Art Fair 2022: 'Art is alive, physical and raw'

Multidisciplinary contemporary artist Seema Kohli contemplates the flow of life and death, and the universal feminine energies.

Veteran Jazz singer Louiz Banks retraces the journey of becoming 'The Jingle King of India'

Louiz Banks on his musical journey: 'The thing about jazz is the freedom it affords you. There is no wrong note in jazz. Everything is right. You make it right'

India Art Fair 2022: Ceramist P R Daroz talks about his solo show named Fire In The Soul

Ceramist P R Daroz, who has become one of the foremost names in his field talks about his show at the India Art Fair 2022.

A look at the current state of the Indian music industry

Amit Gurbaxani finds out why India might grow as a music market but won’t thrive and break into the world’s top ten

Future of fashion in NFTs: How the pandemic has pushed designers to embrace blockchain technology

“The digital age is a reality, and sooner or later, NFT will make a strong impact but the only thing which needs to be seen is the regulation, consumption pattern, and the impact it will bring in the fashion space. Will it be a disruptor or a supporter, that time will tell."