The earthquake that jolted Kangra region on April 4, 1905, came with a preliminary tremor followed by three distinct shocks. The epicentre in Kullu was at Larji, but the loss of human life here nowhere reached the same proportion as in Kangra, “a fact which was due to the better style of house
In 2016, when ramps the world over had begun warming up to the idea of body diversity, India hosted its first plus-size show at a premier fashion week. A year later, several designers had roped in models of diverse shapes for fashion shows. It is 2022, and though plus-size models and influencers are
Over the last few days, I have often been asked how I feel about winning the Golden Eye at Cannes. Well, when you’ve been asked profusely how you feel, then how you actually feel about it starts to change texture subtly. The brain cells feel a bit broken by what has happened, and in no small m
Every language has in itself the capacity to cross borders, says Geetanjali Shree, and with ‘Tomb of Sand’, she has crossed so many in one go. It becomes the first Hindi novel to win the International Booker Prize. In fact, the first book originally written in any Indian language to win
SHAMDU. If only signboards could tell history, those travelling by GT Road would marvel at the stories of despair, hope and success lived by its people in the last seven decades.