Culture

On World Radio Day, Indians across generations recall how radio once shaped their mornings, routines, and memories — from Vividh Bharati stories to cricket commentary and cassette recordings.

As board exams near, pressure quietly enters many Indian homes. Nearly two decades after Taare Zameen Par, parents are choosing kinder conversations — focusing less on marks and more on effort, emotions, and support. This feature shares how real families are reframing failure, easing fear, and helping children feel safe, seen, and confident.

Through the power of community radio, the women residing in villages across Haryana’s Nuh and Rajasthan’s Alwar are ensuring they no longer sit in silence, but partake equally in decision making, village planning, and their livelihoods.

Odisha’s Rajat Kumar Panigrahi is a zoology lecturer by day. But when office hours conclude, he dons another role — that of a preserver of folk art and music, through his online repository Matir Kala.

Actor Mona Singh grew up moving cities, faced years of auditions in Mumbai, and found her first break on Indian television before cinema followed, slowly and steadily.

Before it had a campus to call its own, Delhi University began life inside a working cinema building.

From Meerut’s quiet lanes to some of Hindi cinema’s most memorable stories, screenwriter Sumit Arora’s journey has been shaped by instinct, resilience, and imagination. In this conversation, he reflects on the road that brought him here.

Once a year, the gates of Amrit Udyan inside Rashtrapati Bhavan open to the public. From spring flowers to new garden features, here’s what you can expect and how to plan a visit.

From classical legacies to global pop, Indian artists made their presence felt at the 2026 Grammys.

From Jiaganj to Mumbai studios, Arijit Singh’s early exits, scratch tracks, and years of uncertainty shaped the voice that later came to define love and loss for millions.