Rudy Otter, a retired Anglo-Indian freelance reporter and columnist for ABPL Group, is wearing a bigger smile than usual. His book, “The Very Best of Rudy Otter”, has been selling in countries like India, Malaysia, Singapore, the UK, Canada,...
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20th Jun 2026 | Updated at 12:33pm 20th Jun 2026
When folklore finds a woman's voice
What if the women at the centre of our most beloved stories were allowed to tell them themselves?
“It’s already homogenising us”: Can artists push AI to protect, not erase?
Artificial intelligence is already seeping into galleries, rehearsal rooms and our everyday feeds, quietly reshaping how creativity works in Britain.
Actor Anup Soni, an NSD (National School of Drama) graduate, was born and brought up in Punjab. When Anup came to Bombay (now Mumbai) in the late 90s,...
Published by Speaking Tiger Books, the novel by debutant author Shakoor Rather highlights fascinating historical and political information about Kashmir. Speaking Tiger Books has announced the launch of Shakoor Rather’s debut novel ‘Life in...
The Indo-American Arts Council is presenting Nobel Laureate Abhijit Banerjee in conversation with writer-actor and activist Nandana Dev Sen on the book launch of Acrobat - Poems by Nabaneeta Dev Sen.
World Book Night, the annual celebration of reading, took place on Friday April 23, 2021. This year’s theme, “Books To Make You Smile” was a response to the impact of Covid-19 on mental health, highlighting the proven power of reading and the...
India’s first arts hackathon, Confluence Ideathon 2021 x Serendipity Arts Foundation, has announced the winners from thousands of applications received worldwide. The project had also partnered with a host of premier educational institutions...
Academy and Grammy Award-winning composer AR Rahman’s latest soundtrack for his own production “99 Song” features music icons such as Arijit Singh, Shreya Ghoshal and Alka Yagnik as well as budding musical talents such as Armaan Malik, Shashwat...
ChaiCup Productions in association with NHS South West Yorkshire Partnership (NHS Foundation trust) virtually held a bilingual play in Urdu and English about the impact of the pandemic on a South Asian family when one of its members gets Covid-19
Khushi Kantha is reworking the ‘kantha’ approach to meet global hygiene and safety standards, while retaining the principles of ‘reclaim-repurpose-reuse’ and bringing the cultural heritage of Bangladesh to a wider audience.
India’s largest digital literature platform, Pratilipi has partnered with a traditional publishing house for the first time. The new imprint partnership titled Ekatra brings together Pratilipl, India’s largest digital literature platform, and...
