Aasheesh Sharma

Sena’s removal of Hanuman mural is a sign of growing intolerance

Unfortunately, in the minds of the Hindu Right, the God of gyan, gun and sagar (an ocean of qualities and knowledge) can wield a mace but can’t hold a pen

Mehbooba’s warm gesture can help get peace back on track as militancy dips in winter

J and K chief minister Mehbooba Mufti has directed state officials to review cases against youth who were not involved in any “serious offence” during the recent unrest in the Valley or “were too young.”

With playing spaces in cities shrinking, where will Pranav Dhanawade practice?

Police high-handedness with Mumbai batting prodigy Pranav Dhanawade, who holds the record for hitting 1009 runs, is not quite cricket

Brunch parties with racing sensations Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel

HT Brunch parties with the high-octane Armaan Ebrahim and Aditya Patel and chats them up on everything from living life in the fast lane to their favourite dating venues. And... does being road racers get you more attention from the ladies?

Disabilities Bill passed. Here’s all you that you need to know

The Bill, which complies with the UN Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities, increases the number of recognised disabilities from 7 to 21, including for the first time disability due to acid attacks and Parkinson’s.

Stop the bickering and pass the Disability Bill today

It has a clause against places of employment discriminating against persons with disabilities. The final hurdle before the Right of Persons with Disabilities Bill, 2014 becomes a law is the Lok Sabha.

PV Sindhu: All dressed up and everywhere to go

PV Sindhu, the first Indian woman to win silver at the Olympics celebrates her triumph by allowing us to glam her up for the first time ever. An HT Brunch Exclusive.

#SmashingSindhu: Here’s the Olympic star in a never-seen-before avatar

The Olympic star celebrates her

Stuck waiting at the ATM? Listen to this paisa playlist

Money is the biggest leveller and currency notes and counterfeit money have provided fodder for the imagination of many a filmmaker and lyricist in Bollywood over the years.

The not-so-obvious feminists among us

Appreciation for the role that women are playing in our lives seems to be coming from some rather unexpected places and people

Reflections on the Mahatma Down Under

Mahatma and Me, a series of installations by artist Vibhor Sogani, is an ode to Gandhi, in Sogani’s favourite medium: steel

Hooves that celeb? The polo season kicks off

With a nip in the air, watching riders astride thoroughbreds chasing a ball in full gallop is the cognoscenti’s idea of a Sunday afternoon well spent

Make way for the Soprano from Gurugram

Did you know the first Indian to be part of 500-year-old Vienna Boys’ Choir is an intrepid 11-year-old from Gurugram?

Make way for the first 11-year-old Indian, to be part of the Vienna Boys’ Choir

Did you know the first Indian to be part of 500-year-old Vienna Boys’ Choir is a cute 11-year-old from Gurugram? Brunch brings you an exclusive interview.

The incredible outspokenness of being Lewis Hamilton

Hamilton’s denouement with scribes came shortly after he faced a barrage of criticism for playing with his Snapchat application

A Maity good time at the Rashtrapati Bhavan

Waking up to dancing peacocks below his balcony at Rashtrapati Bhavan, artist-in-residence Paresh Maity tells Brunch how he painted a new paradigm.

Let us consider singing a different tune on Pakistani singers

Just imagine how desolate our musical landscape would have been but for these fantastic songs sung by singers from Pakistan

Mehmood: Hum tere, tere, tere chahne wale hain!

In his birthday week, a tribute to Bollywood’s maverick comic Mehmood

A day out with the bronze-bodied men who form the Football Club of Pune City

Brunch spends an exciting day with the group of eclectic players who form the Football Club of Pune City.

Cricket in cinema and books

We take stock of the way cricket has been treated in books and movies in the Indian context, particularly the purveyors of Bollywood pulp.

‘Zuckerberg and Katrina messaged me,’ says junior javelin world champ Neeraj Chopra

Turns out, junior javelin world champ Neeraj Chopra, 18, is a bigger star than we realise.

Wawrinka’s tennis tribute to New York: Never forget 9/11

Rising above arguably his greatest personal triumph, Stan Wawrinka remembers 9/11 in the Big Apple.

Hum Tum Shabana: Get to know the woman behind the histrionics

Even as the actress turns 66 next Sunday, Shabana Azmi’s movies and life continues to evoke a certain ideology and romance.

Why athletes on the podium hear wedding bells

The moment a champion stands on the victory podium, she/he begins to be alive to the sound of wedding bells.

Yellow Fever: Why my heart beats for Brazil

There’s a strange affinity for the Latin American land that produces heroes who come from favelas

Jeje Lalpekhlua: The bold, new face of Indian football

The striker from Mizoram, India’s new goal scoring sensation, has even Bhaichung Bhutia and Sunil Chhetri raving

Peek into the Gopichand champ factory

Champ-making factory: A peek into Pullela Gopichand’s academy

From Saina Nehwal, to PV Sindhu, Srikanth and Kashyap, how the former All England champ keeps producing world beaters

SH Raza: The man who brought ‘bindu’ to the canvas and made it his own

The last of a generation of stalwarts of Indian art, Sayed Haider Raza, 94, passed away in New Delhi on Saturday morning.

Meet Ajinkya Rahane, the new Wall of Indian cricket

The diminutive new vice captain of India has the defence of a Rahul Dravid as well as the match-winning brilliance of a VVS Laxman