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Steps into past: 1,500-year-old reservoir unearthed on Elephanta island
3+ hour, 9+ min ago (125+ words) Updated - April 09, 2026 01:40 am IST As we trudged through the scrub jungle on a hill on the Elephanta Island off the Mumbai coast on March 17, 2026, Abhijit Ambekar declared with a flourish, "We will show you the wonder-discovery of our excavation." Professor…...
Two retired lecturers to stage Edward Albee’s ‘At Home at the Zoo’ in Hyderabad
12+ hour, 8+ min ago (124+ words) Updated - April 08, 2026 02:43 pm IST The stage in Hyderabad gets bigger as two retired English literature lecturers step in with their debut production, At Home at the Zoo. The play combines Act I and Act II of The Zoo Story (1959) with…...
Crimson Desert: Sprawling action RPG with control issues
6+ hour, 22+ min ago (142+ words) Crimson Desert: Sprawling action RPG with control issues'The Hindu At Gamescom, a few years ago, I was lucky to get my hands on Crimson Desert, an excellent hack and slash, that seemed to have shades of Game of Thrones and…...
Five-day Basava Jayanti celebrations from April 16 in Kalaburagi
4+ hour, 23+ min ago (117+ words) Join the five-day Basava Jayanti celebrations in Kalaburagi from April 16-20, featuring cultural, religious, and literary events. Published - April 08, 2026 09:54 pm IST - KALABURAGI The district administration, in association with the Basava Jayanti Utsav Committee, will celebrate the 893rd Birth anniversary of 12th century social…...
‘Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa’ trailer: A slick murder mystery in the offing
8+ hour, 12+ min ago (126+ words) Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa" trailer: A slick murder mystery in the offing'The Hindu ZEE5 has released the trailer of its upcoming film Everybody Loves Sohrab Handa, a stylish murder mystery, produced by Applause Entertainment in association with Mithya Talkies. Written and…...
‘Jerax’: Daali Dhananjaya to produce ZEE5 series directed by Srinidhi Bengaluru
7+ hour, 36+ min ago (77+ words) Poster of the Kannada series "Jerax. Kannada ZEE5 has announced its upcoming fantasy'comedy thriller, Jerax , produced by actor Daali Dhananjaya, under his banner Daali Pictures. The series is directed by young filmmaker Srinidhi Bengaluru of Blink fame. An official press release…...
New Tamil play Mr. Stranger on the absence of work-life balance in today’s world
13+ hour, 21+ min ago (36+ words) In 1911, poet W.H. Davies wrote: What is this life if, full of care, We have no time to stand and stare. Published - April 08, 2026 12:56 pm IST Friday Review / theatre / tamil theatre...
From Kolam to Digna: Why floor drawings deserve to be seen as art
10+ hour, 19+ min ago (175+ words) What we step over every day becomes the subject of a deeper conversation in at "On Painted Ground, a magazine which brings floor drawings back into focus as living traditions Growing up in a South Indian household, kolams were a…...
AstaGuru Auction house brings Raza, Husain, Souza and other masters to Nehru Centre, Mumbai
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (130+ words) AstaGuru Auction house brings Raza, Husain, Souza and other masters to Nehru Centre, Mumbai'The Hindu Theirs was art that defied norms and transformed the way we see and perceive the world The third edition of ShowKeen by AstaGuru Auction House…...
Shankar Shad Mushaira: When poets hold a mirror to turbulent times
10+ hour, 36+ min ago (121+ words) Shankar Shad Mushaira: When poets hold a mirror to turbulent times'The Hindu Prof Waseem Barelvi's profound couplet exploring resilience and spiritual depth captures the atmosphere of the 57th Shankar-Shad Mushaira Amid escalating global tensions and a geopolitical landscape that feels complex…...