Millions of Indians celebrate Diwali by lighting a record number of earthen lamps at dusk on the banks of the river Saryu in a northern Indian city. The event, which took place within the northern city of Ayodhya, saw thousands of volunteers light lamps along 55 riverfront steps of the river Saryu, creating a captivating display throughout 1.5 kilometers (1 …
How does a stand-up or comedian assess an audience? All this and more came to light in a tongue-in-cheek session, May I Have your Attention Please, a freewheeling conversation between comedy experts Anuradha Menon, Kanan, Gill, Cyrus Broacha, and Suresh Balakrishna, Chief Revenue Officer, The Hindu. Interview with stand-up comic Kanan Gill on his debut novel ‘Acts of God’ Addressing …
The Hindu’s team of journalists brings the celebration to you in this form of a live update. Gandhi played in India’s freedom struggle and the daring life of freedom fighter Chidambaram Pillai, the conversation also pivoted to the expectations of India’s economic growth by 2047. For more details, This is the 12 th edition of The Hindu’s flagship event and …
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck in early 2020, historian Ramachandra Guha found himself unable make his quarterly trips to the archives that nourished and punctuated his writing. Stranded, he “took recourse” to his personal archive, specifically, his correspondence with Rukun Advani, his editor of long standing at Oxford University Press who went on to found the imprint Permanent Black. You …
