Mughal

Pedestrians in Old Delhi happy with Chandni Chowk's redevelopment, shop owners not so much

Centuries will now not only co-exist in the market built by Shah Jahan in the 17th century but will also have to compete with each other with the 1.3-kilometre-long stretch set to get its first mall

Saif Ali Khan, the unsung warrior: The actor's most redeeming quality is that he refuses to play it safe

Saif Ali Khan may play a wide range of characters on screen but he cannot help being himself, a true learned intellectual off-camera.

Tanhaji: The Unsung Warrior movie review — Saif Ali Khan, Kajol's performances elevate Ajay Devgn's tepid film

Unlike Saif Ali Khan and Kajol, Ajay Devgn fails to take his character beyond the written word, which makes the protagonist of Tanhaji rather one-dimensional.

Saif Ali Khan on reunting with Ajay Devgn on Tanhaji: He's one of the most confident and generous actors today

"Ajay is one of the most confident and generous actors in the industry. You can be relaxed about having a nice part in a film with him," says Saif Ali Khan.

Panipat movie review: Ashutosh Gowariker tweaks history into a Maratha fan fantasy sans Bhansali's insidious intent

Panipat is shorn of Padmaavat and Kesari's insidious intent, but it is not exactly an innocent, truthful chronicler of Indian history.

Saif Ali Khan on his challenging role in Laal Kaptaan: 'It was the hardest thing I've ever done so far'

Saif Ali Khan talks about doing Laal Kaptaan, the "first neo-Western film of India", for selfish reasons, and comparison of his look to Jack Sparrow.

From temples to royal courts, and the proscenium stage: A social history of Indian performance spaces

A proscenium stage born in the West posits a distance between audience and performer to offer a visual experience. Yet, why is it that classical dance, which vehemently claims its origins in a text on Indian aesthetics, most widely performed on a proscenium stage? The history of performance spaces in India is a deeply sociological one.

Prof Arvind Sharma on how history suggests religious tolerance leads to peace, prosperity

Prof Arvind Sharma's latest book is a comprehensive and encyclopedic survey of the concept of tolerance in the texts, philosophies and histories of ten major religions.

Slaves of Our History

The millions sold into servitude within India and abroad have been erased from our national memory, but they haunt our present, scarring our culture and polity

Saif Mahmood's Beloved Delhi: A Mughal City and Her Greatest Poets is a grand, yet intimate work

Beloved Delhi: A Mughal City and Her Greatest Poets is a grand work, but which is at the same time intimate. And this is precisely its biggest triumph.