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From reality to fiction, a tale of two opposites
Krishnan Srinivasan has written six books centred around an intriguing character he’s called Michael Marco. Marco is so different from the author that I wonder if Kris looked deep into a mirror and decided to create the opposite of what he saw?
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:15 AM IST
Thinking beyond love and arranged marriages
Contemporary Indian romance, intimacies, and marriages are far more complex than surveys, reality TV shows, or social institutions make them out to be
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:24 AM IST
Parul Bhandari
From hot borders to peace and development belts
The Assam-Mizoram dispute needs to be seen in the context of the colonial legacy, failed attempts at dispute resolution, and now, newer demands. Involving local communities and reimagining the role of the region is the way out
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:16 AM IST
Sanjoy Hazarika
Pegasus and the threat of an Orwellian State
George Orwell’s novel, 1984, is a more widely known example of an imaginary State which has robbed its citizens of their individuality and their ability to recognise truth
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:24 AM IST
Mark Tully
Deep-sea dives akin to being in a Star Trek adventure: Ecologist Jon Copley
Copley was on the first manned mission to Earth’s deepest-known hydrothermal vents, in 2013. He’s been on 20 deep-sea expeditions in all. Here’s what it feels like, what it takes, and why he does it.
Updated on Jul 31, 2021 01:41 PM IST
Natasha Rego
Life on the edge: Snapshots from some of Earth’s most extreme environments
From the Thar Desert to the poles and ice-covered oceans, see images from photographers and filmmakers tracking the impact of the climate crisis in some of the world’s most remote locations.
Updated on Aug 03, 2021 12:15 PM IST
Natasha Rego
What’s your Plan B, your side hustle? Life Hacks by Charles Assisi
Most careers will likely follow an S-curve. Which means that each of us must periodically ask ourselves: “How am I currently defining success?” and “What must my next steps be in order to achieve it?”
Updated on Jul 31, 2021 01:27 PM IST
Charles Assisi
Eye for an I: Existential riddles with author Meghan O’Gieblyn
What does it mean to be an “I” in a time of intelligent traffic signals? To what extent are we being mirrored and altered by the newest machines of our making? Excerpts from an interview with Meghan O’Gieblyn, essayist and author of God, Human, Animal, Machine.
Updated on Jul 31, 2021 01:18 PM IST
Zara Murao
Young girls everywhere: Just say no
Simone Biles might have just made it that much easier for young women everywhere. Her decision to pull out of the Olympics tells girls that they matter, their voices are important, and that it’s okay to put themselves first
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:25 AM IST
Tokyo 2020: PV Sindhu on cusp of sealing historic second Olympic medal
Sindhu saved both and won four successive points to win 21-13, 22-20 and make the semi-finals, where the crafty Tai Tzu-ying of Chinese Taipei lies in wait on Saturday, without dropping a game in the Olympics.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:16 AM IST
Avishek Roy, Tokyo
History beckons as India gear up to face Great Britain in men's hockey
Already through to the last eight by cementing the second spot in Group A, India downed hosts and 2018 Asian Games champions Japan 5-3 in their fifth and final pool match at Tokyo’s Oi Hockey Stadium.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:16 AM IST
Sandip Sikdar, New Delhi
Tokyo 2020: Lovlina Borgohain's journey from Baramukhia to Tokyo
Borgohain became only the third boxer from India to win an Olympic medal when she was assured of at least a bronze after winning her quarterfinal match against Chinese Taipei’s Chen Nien-Chin in Tokyo and moving into the semis.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:16 AM IST
Avishek Roy, Tokyo
Tokyo 2020: Long track of a sprinting island
Jamaica is the land of yams and jerk sauce, fast bowlers and wicketkeepers, reggae and the Rasta life. In the last two decades, it’s also come to be known as the land of the champion Olympic sprinters.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:13 AM IST
Tokyo 2020: Lovlina Borgohain - Ruling the ring, after running around in circles
Borgohain, 23, did just enough in her Olympic debut bout on Tuesday for a split decision, but in the quarter-final against Chen Nien-chin from Chinese Taipei, the 2018 world champion she was in control for the full three rounds.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:21 AM IST
Avishek Roy, Tokyo
How does free will sync with increasingly intelligent predictive AI?
As members of a data set whose actions can be anticipated, in many instances, with precision, to what extent do humans in the tech age retain freedom of choice? An excerpt from American essayist Meghan O’Gieblyn’s latest book, God, Human, Animal, Machine.
Updated on Jul 30, 2021 10:51 PM IST
Meghan O’Gieblyn
Tokyo 2020: Avinash Sable misses out on final despite national record run
Not only did Sable register his personal best but also lowered his own national record, clocking 8:18.12s in Heat 2 of the 3,000m steeplechase on Friday.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:17 AM IST
Rutvick Mehta, New Delhi
Olympics 2020: Women of substance, the Tokyo theme song
- Woman power is on full display in Tokyo.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:10 AM IST
Rutvick Mehta, New Delhi
The rise and rise of the idle-tap game
Their main attraction is their simplicity. All the player must do is tap, to accrue baked goods, currency, assets. Some players keep tapping for hours, while talking, reading, watching TV.
Updated on Jul 30, 2021 08:31 PM IST
Vanessa Viegas
A man for all seasons: Anupama Chopra on Netflix’s Ted Sarandos
The streaming giant’s co-CEO has been using charm, drive, a massive budget and his discerning eye to showcase voices from around the world. Notes from a recent conversation.
Updated on Jul 31, 2021 03:22 PM IST
Haven’t you heard? Aunty tales from around the world
In Critical Aunty Studies, a project by researcher and artist Kareem Khubchandani, the figure of the Aunty is explored through diverse strands drawn from India, Africa, the Caribbean and beyond. Aunties make their presence felt, and while this can be annoying, it can also be especially powerful, Khubchandani says.
Updated on Jul 30, 2021 07:49 PM IST
Inside the habit economy, an industry built around the promise of a better you
Personal flaws and goals are being outsourced to apps, kits, coaches and online bootcamps. A look at the smallest unit of behavioural change, and the industry that’s grown up around it.
Updated on Jul 30, 2021 07:22 PM IST
Cherylann Mollan
Caught on camera: The princess restoring Raja Ravi Varma’s legacy
A new film focuses on the restoration work of a foundation set up by artist Ravi Varma’s great-great-granddaughter. Muses and royal faces glow anew as art wins out over time.
Updated on Jul 30, 2021 07:04 PM IST
Natasha Rego
Notes from all over: Ricky Kej, Stewart Copeland and music to save the planet
The Grammy-winning Bengaluru musician’s album Divine Tides is a collaboration with drummer Copeland of The Police. It’s an ode to Earth and features musicians from four continents. Done right, Kej says, music can heal the world.
Updated on Jul 30, 2021 06:50 PM IST
India is losing out in Afghanistan
There is a strategic paralysis in Delhi, even as other strategic challenges are growing. All other powers are talking to the Taliban and securing their interests
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:08 AM IST
Vivek Katju
The fragility of the mobile phone ecosystem
This is not the first time that data of high-profile individuals has been surveilled by governments. But the use of proprietary tools comes with a price tag of millions of dollars to governments, and when employed without due process, extracts an even heavier price from democracy
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:09 AM IST
Hemant Adarkar, Meenaz Munshi and Anushka Bhansali
BJP reinforces embrace of ‘outside’ political talent
BJP acknowledges that it’s a new trend to keep up with the demand for leaders at a time when expansion has been at a frenetic pace.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:07 AM IST
Sunetra Choudhury, New Delhi
Mamata Banerjee throws her hat in the ring
While she did not officially declare her ambitions (few politicians do) Ms Banerjee believes that she has the ability to pull together diverse strands of the Opposition together, and therefore views herself as a possible prime ministerial candidate
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:08 AM IST
HT Editorial
Numbers Matter: Kerala’s Covid numbers concerning, but it managed crisis better
In fact, a look at the country’s best population-wise administration of vaccine doses shows how far ahead the state is in terms of administering doses. Among India’s 25 most populous regions, Kerala is on the third spot with 55 doses administered per 100 residents
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:07 AM IST
A civilised conversation on values
American leaders and officials are known to lecture the world on everything from democratic values to human rights to religious freedom, no matter how much of their own baggage they bring to the table
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:20 AM IST
Yashwant Raj
Chandni Chowk’s often overlooked place of worship silently turns 300
- Though the boulevard has been revamped but the prospects of the historical mosque have remained unchanged.
Updated on Aug 02, 2021 08:18 AM IST
Sadia Akhtar, New Delhi
