Articles by Dipanjan Sinha
In their own words: What it’s like to fight mental illness without cover
Some stop treatment midway; others don’t seek professional help at all. Three people who’ve been there explain why insurance for the mentally ill matters.
Updated on Jun 09, 2017 09:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
Slew of tie-ups bring relief, suggest UK-India ties unaffected by Brexit
UIKERI, the largest bilateral research partnership between the two countries, features 57 projects worth over £1.6 million this year.
Published on Jun 07, 2017 04:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
How RSS plans to take over West Bengal: Social media campaign to new members
Capitalising on West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s perceived Muslim appeasement, the RSS is running an aggressive drive that is working for them.
Updated on May 26, 2017 07:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Snigdhendu Bhattacharya and Dipanjan Sinha, Malda
Decades on, Navi Mumbai finally gets major takers for commercial realty
Office rentals here have grown by an average of 9% over the past year, against an average of 1% for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region.
Updated on Jun 09, 2017 07:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
Six months of note ban: Digital transactions decline as retailers want cash
Mobile wallets such as Paytm and MobiKwik have perhaps benefitted the most from demonetisation, with a fourth of their consumers joining them after November 8, 2016. But six months later, traders say consumers are moving away from digital payments.
Updated on May 08, 2017 07:39 PM IST
New Delhi/Mumbai, Hindustan Times | Suchetana Ray and Dipanjan Sinha
Moving gifts, cancelled vacations: Summers are a busy time in the realty business
Decorators, renovators, brokers and contractors share what it’s like in peak pre-monsoon season.
Updated on May 06, 2017 09:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Anubhuti Matta, Dipanjan Sinha & Lavina Mulchandani
Baahubali 2 - The Conclusion movie review: Fantastic visuals power Rajamouli’s film
SS Rajamouli’s epic saga Baahubali 2: The Conclusion comes across richer and more fantastic. There is a lot more in this fairytale world -- a new city, a moonlit war, cattle with fire in their horns and Disneyesque palatial ships. Baahubali is a delight for all those who enjoy cinema as a visual medium, there is not much else, though.
Updated on May 29, 2017 11:13 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
Book review: Silicon Valley culture may be changing how your brain works
We now depend far too heavily on the binary approach, says Christian Madsbjerg, and that’s part of the reason for the post-truth era.
Updated on Apr 16, 2017 10:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
‘I wonder who they voted for’: Indians facing identity crisis in US under Trump
Despite support within neighbourhoods, the sense of being different and standing out from the crowd has heightened for Indian students since Trump assumed office.
Updated on Jul 19, 2017 03:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | Dipanjan Sinha
Folk singer Ila Arun brings Ibsen’s play, Ghosts, to Rajasthan
Arun says she is moved by how relevant the Norwegian playwright’s works are in today’s India, particularly his plays on women and their oppression.
Updated on Apr 01, 2017 07:27 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
Listen to your chromosomes to fight ageing
The Telomere Effect: Living Younger, Healthier, Longer by Elizabeth Blackburn and Elissa Epel explains the role of telomeres in the aging process
Updated on Mar 25, 2017 10:22 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
Threats, slurs, insults: It’s a hard life for lawyers defending terror suspects
Your client may be acquitted, but life will likely never be the same. Friends and neighbours shun you, loved ones question your motives.
Updated on Mar 19, 2017 09:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
Innocence Network: After freedom, the fight for justice
The wrongfully incarcerated come forward to demand justice and reparation
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 03:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
#Unreserved: Tales from a general compartment
Three Mumbai-based filmmakers have turned their pan-India railway adventure into a film.
Updated on Apr 11, 2019 02:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
Catch a flute symphony, jive to different beats at Kala Ghoda Arts Festival
More than 700 dancers from across India and beyond, including countries such as France and Spain, will perform
Updated on Jan 31, 2017 09:58 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha, Mumbai
One is a Husain; the other’s a fake. Can you spot the difference?
We stop by at an exhibition on cultures of forgery to try and distinguish fake art from real.
Updated on Jan 20, 2017 04:17 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
The first collected edition of Shakespeare’s plays makes its India debut in Mumbai
Published in 1623, it is believed that about 750 copies of the First Folio were printed, of which there are 234 known surviving, according to The British Library, which holds five copies.
Updated on Jan 19, 2017 01:08 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha
In an era of fake news, check out India’s homegrown Hoax Slayer
It worries me that people don’t fact-check, says Mumbai businessman Pankaj Jain, who runs the page.
Updated on Jan 14, 2017 08:34 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Dipanjan Sinha