When journalist and environmental activist Mudar Patherya decided to host a party on a moving tram last Sunday, he was at the receiving end of a barrage of questions and quizzical looks. In this article for The Statesman, he attempts to answer a few of the whats and whys, while taking the reader quite literally on a ride.
With the world in so much turmoil… actually, you know what? Let’s dispense with the euphemisms. The word is WAR. Much of the world is at war. There is a hot war in the middle east. A hot war in Ukraine involving the two biggest military powers—including nuclear power—in the world.
This week The Statesman comes with the marriage story of the Roys, who, because of their adjustment, compromise and non-materialistic outlook on life, have allowed them to stand together side by side for 22 years and are hoping to continue the same in the future.
The Statesman interviewed Savie Karnel, who skillfully wove a fictionalised account of Laxmi’s adventures as a child spy alongside reading up on documented incidents and facts, in her book, Laxmi Panda.
With many puja organisers curtailing budgets to show solidarity with the rape-murder victim and her family and in a protest mood, the business has taken a hit.
Manila is a vibrant and dynamic city with a whole lot in store for the intrepid traveller. Here’s a bucket list of 10 things that one has simply got to see and do when in the Philippines’ capital.
It’s pretty much axiomatic in any democratic society that voting is important, maybe even a civic duty. But how often do people look deeply—or at all—into their own mental process behind their choice?
Whether it’s worrying about the upbringing of their child or whether you have done well in your appraisal, whether there will be an increment or how much you saved for your health and retirement plan, we almost always forget to take a moment and decipher the health of one’s marriage and relationship.
On the occasion of Rabindranath Tagore’s 83rd death anniversary on 7 August this year, the Rabindra Galleries of the Academy of Fine Arts were reopened after an interlude of nine and a half years.
A thrilling and enchanting solo abstract painting exhibition of Yusuf titled "Vision Unveils The Canvas Symphony of Yusuf" that has been curated by the esteemed art critic and poet Prayag Shukla, was presented at Akriti Art Gallery, Kolkata.
