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Column | For grief’s sake

Column | For grief’s sake

I had never really known grief, not the real kind anyway. I had known heartbreaks and disappointments, but most of my life I had somehow managed to...

26.06.2025 2

The Hindu

Saba Mahjoor

When words are toast, and grockles go on holiday

Nabokov used the word ‘mauve’ at least once in all of his books. From this, many assume that was his favourite word. Jane Austen used...

19.06.2025 1

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

Column | Biblical tales in the Puranas

The Bhavishya Purana, or the chronicle of the future, is the earliest Sanskrit work that reveals some familiarity with West Asian myths. While...

13.06.2025 2

The Hindu

Devdutt Pattanaik

Bengaluru stampede: The concentric circles of guilt in a sports-loving city

For no fault of the players, RCB’s first IPL title will always be associated with death and disaster. Rajat Patidar and his boys deserved better,...

11.06.2025 1

The Hindu

Suresh Menon

 How maths helped identify fake paintings and other matters 

The American Martin Gardner inspired generations of professionals as well as students like me, who saw that the subject was fun and enjoyed his...

08.06.2025 1

The Hindu

Suresh Menon