Joan Baez and Jhumpa Lahiri are her favourites. She’s a jury member for a book prize, is writing another title, while pursuing music. Excerpts from an interview with former diplomat Nirupama Rao who wears several hats

Mani Bhavan’s inclusion on India’s UNESCO Tentative List as part of The Sites of Satyagraha proposal could be just the nudge that we Mumbaikars need to head to this sanctuary

Sangeet Natak Akademi awardee and Lavani icon, Shakuntala Nagarkar’s demise has left a massive vacuum for the fraternity, as well for countless fans like us who she drew towards the folk art form

A new heritage gallery in Kolkata to preserve the legacy of its resident Chinese population makes for a solid case that can be replicated in Mumbai to salute the contribution of its multiple communities

On August 29, a symposium helmed by experts held at CSMVS discussed the city’s health and well-being and spelt out the urgent need to draw up a roadmap for immediate action

Sir PM and Lady Flora, still reeling from the spectacular light show at the historic Afghan Church last week, discuss the idea’s success, and why Mumbaikars gave it a thumbs-up

Madras Day is being celebrated as a weeklong affair of immersive programming in Chennai, nudging us to think out aloud if Mumbai should also raise a toast over its date with history

As pavements and parapets face the unchecked curse of haphazard urban development, paying no heed to civic facilities, one wonders if the citizen’s welfare is in the scheme of things

August 8 was the death anniversary of one of the city’s most respected chroniclers, who silently captured the seen and the unseen with humane-ness. The Dane’s work ought to be permanently displayed

For ages, ‘AI’ referred to the Anglo-Indians, unlike its present-day avatar. As World Anglo-Indian Day fell on August 2, this ‘AI’ discusses the stereotyping in cinema that’s plagued the mini-minority

Fiona Fernandez

Nirupama Rao: ‘Foreign Service taught me to stay curious’

Finding the Mahatma in Mumbai

She owned the stage

Keeping communities alive

Present must meet the future

Let’s get lit with heritage

Do we need a Foundation Day?

Don’t move my katta, please?

Mid-Day Opinion: Foy saw both Bombay and Mumbai

Mid-Day Opinion: Remember the AIs?

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