menu_open Columnists

The Hindu

We use cookies to provide some features and experiences in QOSHE

More information  .  Close

Kochi is changing the way it dates, talks about sex and relationships

Kochi is changing the way it dates, talks about sex and relationships

There is something amusing about the fact that a city famous for Chinese fishing nets, churches, synagogues and the occasional wholesome family lunch...

previous day 20

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

Why we can’t stop watching people cook

Why we can’t stop watching people cook

The average person now spends well over two hours a day on social media. A staggering statistic, and millions of those hours are spent watching...

23.09.2026 8

The Hindu

Karan Gokani

Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson and the power of the image

Ben Stokes, Kane Williamson and the power of the image

Two men born in New Zealand have been in the headlines recently. For one of them, Ben Stokes, born in Christchurch, the headline is his natural...

23.09.2026 7

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The parrot that flew to Baghdad

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The parrot that flew to Baghdad

The 8th century collection of Sanskrit stories, Suka Saptati, or Seventy Tales of the Parrot, was built around a frame narrative that would...

23.09.2026 20

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

Disabled, single and looking for love in India

Disabled, single and looking for love in India

Last year, British television aired a documentary called Sex, Me and Disability, which followed a man living with Duchenne muscular dystrophy — a...

23.09.2026 6

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

Column by Saba Mahjoor | Phuphee and the chilli cakes

Column by Saba Mahjoor | Phuphee and the chilli cakes

Many years ago, on a mild May afternoon, I walked towards Phuphee’s kitchen expecting her usual warm welcome. But on that particular day, I saw her...

23.09.2026 10

The Hindu

Saba Mahjoor

Dating after divorce: How children shape single parents’ love lives

Dating after divorce: How children shape single parents’ love lives

Finding love after a divorce is rarely just about downloading a dating app and hoping the algorithm has finally learned your type. For single parents,...

23.09.2026 8

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

The captain is the focal point of pressure; he always feels the heat

The captain is the focal point of pressure; he always feels the heat

It is one of cricket’s ironies that players welcome captaincy despite knowing that the chances of escaping its psychological and physical damage are...

23.09.2026 9

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The rise of marble temples

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The rise of marble temples

The first thing you notice about these temples is what surrounds them. Victorian lawns, symmetrical fountains that recall Mughal pleasure gardens, a...

23.09.2026 20

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

Is Bengaluru India’s capital of alternative love?

Is Bengaluru India’s capital of alternative love?

Bengaluru has never encountered a human interest it could not turn into a community. There are groups for runners, sourdough enthusiasts, amateur...

23.09.2026 7

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

The future of Indian fashion is taking shape in Paris

The future of Indian fashion is taking shape in Paris

I was sitting at a French bar with a photographer, a culture and fashion zine founder, and a stylist, when a question was floated over crisp Chablis:...

23.09.2026 6

The Hindu

Akanksha Kamath

Column by Saba Mahjoor | The jinn that wasn’t

Column by Saba Mahjoor | The jinn that wasn’t

On a crisp spring afternoon, Phuphee and I were sitting on the verandah chatting after our lunch. She had rustled up a simple dish of pootche gande ti...

23.09.2026 10

The Hindu

Saba Mahjoor

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made a point — let us resolve to leave him alone

Vaibhav Sooryavanshi has made a point — let us resolve to leave him alone

When Mahendra Singh Dhoni was starting out as an India player, he had a favour to ask of the media. Please don’t rush to my parents’ house every...

23.09.2026 9

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column | Elephants always have right of way

Column | Elephants always have right of way

A few months ago, Kumar, who lives on my farm in Kodaikanal, shared a piece of news that I have held close to my heart, letting it warm me every time...

23.09.2026 5

The Hindu

Simrit Malhi

Sexual consent in India: we’ve learned the vocabulary, but what about the behaviour?

Sexual consent in India: we’ve learned the vocabulary, but what about the behaviour?

We have become rather good at talking about consent. There are campaigns about it, dating-app prompts about it, and enough Instagram explainers to...

23.09.2026 9

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | India has many Krishnas

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | India has many Krishnas

India does not have one Krishna, it has many. Each region, language, social class, and historical moment has shaped its own idea of who Krishna was,...

23.09.2026 20

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

Steve Smith returns to South Africa: Between the deed and the redemption falls the shadow

Steve Smith returns to South Africa: Between the deed and the redemption falls the shadow

So Steve Smith was ‘traumatised’ at the reaction to his act of cheating in a Test match. Australia are in South Africa for their first Test series...

23.09.2026 8

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

The new rules of office romance: How Indian workplaces are rethinking love at work

The new rules of office romance: How Indian workplaces are rethinking love at work

The office romance is having a strange little moment. We have spent the last decade making workplaces safer, more professional and increasingly...

23.09.2026 7

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The betel leaf’s Indian makeover

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | The betel leaf’s Indian makeover
23.09.2026 20

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

Column by Saba Mahjoor | The plums I stole

Column by Saba Mahjoor | The plums I stole
23.09.2026 10

The Hindu

Saba Mahjoor

Being bisexual in India is still surprisingly complicated

Being bisexual in India is still surprisingly complicated
23.09.2026 6

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

T20 World Cup: Success and failure in sport do not depend on cheques and balances

The Pakistan Cricket Board fining its players five million Pakistani rupees each for failing to qualify for the semifinals is another in the list of...

04.03.2026 100

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

The price of a recipe: Social media, entitlement and the changing kitchen

I opened a new Hoppers outlet last month. New dishes, new room, a familiar mix of excitement and mild terror paired with the hope that people will...

27.02.2026 100

The Hindu

Karan gokani

The impact of the Ranji final will be felt beyond cricket in Jammu and Kashmir

Bishan Singh Bedi, thou shouldst be living at this hour! Jammu and Kashmir, a team he coached and instilled self-belief in, is playing the final of...

25.02.2026 90

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Why India is still awkward about kink, and why that may be changing

Everyone has an opinion about kink, and almost none of them begin with, “I’m curious.” The first time it came up with my friends, it was over...

23.02.2026 150

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

Celebrating many hearts in one: How author Arundhati Ghosh navigated polyamory

“When most of us don’t find even one person decent enough to love, where do you find multiple?” This is one of the common questions I get from...

15.02.2026 100

The Hindu

Arundhati Ghosh

Chef Karan Gokani talks about the business of Valentine’s Day

I’ve never quite known where I stand on Valentine’s Day. Like most people who work in restaurants, I’ve spent more Valentine’s Days watching...

15.02.2026 70

The Hindu

Karan Gokani

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Creation of India, in many tongues

12.02.2026 90

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

T20 World Cup: Pakistan’s U-turn no surprise, but cricket might pay a price in future

11.02.2026 80

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

India vs Pakistan boycott: Looking over your shoulder can lead to a pain in the neck

04.02.2026 80

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Has India’s sexual wellness boom made us better lovers?

30.01.2026 80

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

Bindra was the persuader Indian cricket misses today

28.01.2026 90

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column by Saba Mahjoor | How can you carry on in an unkind world?

22.01.2026 100

The Hindu

Saba Mahjoor

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Is the hamsa an Indian goose or a European swan?

17.01.2026 100

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

BCCI vs BCB: Cricket is collateral damage in a game of political expediency

07.01.2026 80

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

The future of dating in 2026: Why travel, casual connections and offline meetings are redefining relationships

02.01.2026 90

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

Column by Saba Mahjoor | Of gods and potatoes

26.12.2025 100

The Hindu

Saba Mahjoor

Class is useful, but form is everything in a T20 team

24.12.2025 90

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

The new rules of cuffing season: From situationships to NRI flings and everything in between

19.12.2025 70

The Hindu

Barry Rodgers

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Transformation of the stupa

19.12.2025 90

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

Bazball is worth saving — a call England must make despite losses

10.12.2025 90

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Sorry, but the captain’s apology is now part of the game

03.12.2025 90

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column by Saba Mahjoor | When Phuphee made room to breathe

28.11.2025 100

The Hindu

Saba Mahjoor

IND vs SA Tests: Let’s give South Africa credit for being the better all-round team

26.11.2025 80

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Brilliant Bavuma’s message for India: Be careful what you wish for

19.11.2025 90

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | How Vasudeva became Vishnu

14.11.2025 100

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

Ironical, but Rohit and Kohli will need to keep proving themselves

29.10.2025 90

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column by Saba Mahjoor | Gogji for a broken heart

25.10.2025 100

The Hindu

Saba Mahjoor

Redemption calls for self-belief, for both men’s and women’s cricket teams

22.10.2025 100

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column by Devdutt Pattanaik | Kailasa in Cambodia

18.10.2025 100

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik