In a new book, geographers, archaeologists and maritime historians celebrate ports, docks, forts and harbours which made Mumbai an international centre of trade and industry
28 April,2024 06:35 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
Celebrated linguist Dr Ganesh Devy is carving a Centre for Civilisation Studies in Mumbai—the latest in the series of institutions he has built, block by block, for the preservation of indigenous languages and cultures
14 April,2024 06:25 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
From Samarth Ramdas to Tukaram, the writings of Maharashtra’s saint-poets succinctly sum up a moorkh’s timeless traits. These portrayals assume special relevance as April Fools’ Day approaches
31 March,2024 08:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
The lipstick, a marker of identity and zest, turns metaphor in Roshan Chhabria’s new solo show, where the visual artist decodes the social mores of middle class India
17 March,2024 07:27 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
A new documentary revisits Maharashtra’s Mendha Lekha village, which continues to offer lessons in self-rule, participatory democracy and forest conservation
03 March,2024 07:08 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
Born of a disturbed childhood, a naturalist’s approach to other species and nature asks us to go beyond the mindscape-landscape binary
18 February,2024 07:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
The play Madhurav: Boru Te Blog charts the birth and evolution of the Marathi language, honouring the lesser-known individuals whose work enabled its dynamic, contemporary avatar
04 February,2024 06:01 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
A new documentary maps Indian cinema narratives centred around the railways, which contribute robustly to our idea of a nation
21 January,2024 07:10 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
An evolving archive of lived experiences, whose debut edition focuses on Goa, offers climate solutions from cooks, poets, farmers and other experts who tell us how to eat and live
07 January,2024 06:15 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar Mhatre
A Catholic priest from Vasai plays Santa to his Warli congregation—by translating the Synoptic Gospels into the community’s dialect
24 December,2023 04:20 AM IST | Mumbai | Sumedha Raikar MhatreADVERTISEMENT
