Articles by Kanika Sharma
Make your iftar celebration a global affair
Make your iftar celebration a global affair by experimenting with duck seekh kebabs, shellfish nihari and spaghetti raan.
Updated on Jun 27, 2015 05:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
Book Review: Drowning Fish is a tale of myths and memories
Stringing the narratives of three generations of women, Swati Chanda's search for roots in a changing world is all about myths, memories and finding home.
Updated on Jun 27, 2015 04:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, New Delhi
A day in the life of a Mumbai stockbroker: 'Never buy or sell in anger or despair’
You can literally hear the money vanishing and multiplying at stockbroker Alan Lawrence’s office. The soundtrack — the clatter of keystrokes and the pinging of the BSE and NSE applications — is the same regardless of the result.
Updated on Jun 15, 2015 04:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
Book review: Leaving Home underlines the pleasures of singledom
No divorce is a happy one. This new book, however, underlines the pleasures of singledom.
Updated on Jun 13, 2015 02:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
When books turn into motion pictures
Remember the moving images in Harry Potter's newspapers, and the talking portraits in the corridors of Hogwarts? There are now books that can do, well, something very much like that.
Updated on Jun 08, 2015 03:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, New Delhi
This Mother’s Day think out of the box, make her day
Think out of the box this Mother’s Day, with personalised board games, expertly crafted love letters, greeting cards that bloom.
Updated on May 09, 2015 05:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma & Simran Ahuja
Happy Mother's Day: Check out 11 out-of-the-box gifts to get your mom
Mother's Day, on May 10 this year, presents the perfect excuse to tell the most important woman in your life that you care deeply for her. Here are some personalised ways to show your love
Updated on May 09, 2015 04:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Zofeen Maqsood, Kanika Sharma and Simran Ahuja, Delhi, Mumbai
Try these easy-to-adopt molecular gastronomy techniques at home
Play with your food, turn it into spheres, gels or caviar, by trying these easy-to-adopt molecular gastronomy techniques at home.
Updated on May 04, 2015 05:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
International festival dedicates a section to Indian documentaries
From the life of cows, considered holy in India, to the hybrid English that tourist guides speak. These are two of the interesting subjects that caught the fancy of documentary filmmakers and will be showcased at the Made in India section of the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.
Updated on Apr 24, 2015 10:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
Matheran Green Festival: This summer, arts, environment take centre stage in Matheran
This summer vacation, the weekend gateway of Matheran has more to offer – from May 21 to 25, the hill station will host an eco-friendly arts and culture fest, the Matheran Green Festival.
Updated on Apr 23, 2015 09:24 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
Woven in chic: Baxter's book talks about Indian traditional textiles
Contemporary Indian Textiles written by Maggie Baxter puts the spotlight on innovative designers, who are infusing traditional textiles with contemporary sensibilities.
Updated on Apr 19, 2015 03:35 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, New Delhi
The Green of Bengal is Benegal's ode to a Calcutta that no longer exists
Gautam Benegal recreates an age that predates the internet and mobile telephony; an era when love affairs hinged on exchanged notes.
Updated on Apr 19, 2015 03:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, New Delhi
Marathi films row: Rule should have been self-imposed
I am very conflicted about this diktat. Any external imposition is always a slippery slope. In a perfect world, the product would find its own market and audience without legislation, writes Anupama Chopra.
Updated on Apr 10, 2015 07:48 PM IST
Hindustan Times | As told to Kanika Sharma by Anupama Chopra
New website makes a statement by plotting stories of sexual violence
Three women have come together to create a platform where women, men and transgender individuals can cathartically 'report' these incidents on an interactive map, view real-life stories posted by others, and eventually access resources that will help them seek counselling or take action against the perpetrators, if they wish to do so.
Updated on Apr 05, 2015 12:42 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
Stepping into his father’s shoes
Director Atul Sabharwal, whose documentary about the shoe trade in Agra is set for a release, talks about what prompted him to explore the subject.
Updated on Apr 02, 2015 05:29 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
Caste aside: Exploring the issue of caste in Mumbai
A group of TISS students have created six short documentaries exploring the issue of caste in Mumbai through the lenses of food, marriage, education, religion, work and language.
Updated on Mar 30, 2015 07:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
Independent films to soon thrive at Bandra
Independent and nonmainstream films could soon find a haven at FilmBay, which will be set up in Bandra (West) by the National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and filmmaker Kiran Rao.
Updated on Mar 25, 2015 03:28 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
Book review: Story of 14 Indian women and their lives in graphics
Drawing the Line is a powerful journey of women finding their voices and of artists discovering their art.
Updated on Mar 21, 2015 10:51 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
Renowned economist Meghnad Desai on his book, academy and economics
Meghnad Desai, renowned economist and life peer in Britain’s House of Lords, announced the launch of the Lord Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, Mumbai, while speaking at the World Trade Centre, Cuffe Parade, on Tuesday.
Updated on Mar 17, 2015 10:20 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
Marathi theatre: A staging of history
A book about the evolution of Marathi theatre, written by Makarand Sathe, explores the roots of an art form that became an integral element in the cultural map of Mumbai
Updated on Mar 10, 2015 05:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
This Friday, Urdu shayari will meet Marathi poetry
The 125-year-old Bhendi Bazaar gharana has khayals in which are embedded tales from Hindu mythology. In keeping with this syncretic legacy, Urdu Markaz, an NGO that works to promote the language, will launch the Urdu Marathi Literary and Cultural Forum on Friday.
Updated on Feb 26, 2015 01:01 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
Poetic ritual keeps verse alive
“Will we see some action from the home minister or will he be another condolence messenger?” recited Sahitya Akademi award-winner Keki N Daruwalla from his poem Goodbye Autumn (after Louis MacNeice) at the event Hope Street Poets, a poetry reading session held at the David Sassoon Library on Friday.
Updated on Feb 14, 2015 12:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
When cameras are storytellers
The camera is not just a tool at the HT Kala Ghoda Arts Festival; it is also a paintbrush. Along Rampant Row and at the Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj museum, photographic vignettes are drawing crowds. Some of these artistic images show the woman on the street through the eyes of German photographer Helena Schätzle, others explore the essence of India through Sandeep Dhopate’s colourful snapshots.
Updated on Feb 11, 2015 12:50 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
This event was music to all ears
Sunday’s performance by the Symphony Orchestra of India was an ear-opener — for the audience and the musicians alike — with a whopping 3,000 people turning up at Cross Maidan.
Updated on Feb 09, 2015 12:36 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
Two Indian short films are ready to shake things up at Berlinale
Renowned filmmaker Amit Dutta's Chitrashala and FTII (Film and Television Institute of India) graduate Satindar Singh Bedi's Kamakshi will be competing for top honours in the short film category at the Berlinale, among only 25 other films from 17 countries.
Updated on Feb 08, 2015 04:10 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma
When Kathak and tabla bridge the gap between generations
As the ghunghroos hit the stage, three generations of classical Kathak dancers began to perform at Cross Maidan on Saturday, day one of the Hindustan Times Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.
Updated on Feb 08, 2015 12:42 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
Explore the magic of storytelling at Kala Ghoda Arts Fest
Literature at the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival throws light on all kinds of disciplines and offers booklovers the chance to hear a bevy of noteworthy authors such as Keki N Daruwalla, Adil Jussawala, Arshia Sattar and Jerry Pinto discuss books.
Updated on Feb 06, 2015 08:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, Mumbai
I will try to walk out of my comfort zone: Gaurav Raina of Midival Punditz
There was no concept of electronica music in India when Gaurav Raina and Tapan Raj started Midival Punditz back in 1996-97. Now the genre has become one of the most heard and popular genres around the world.
Updated on Oct 08, 2014 05:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, New Delhi
Revelation through rhymes: Singers' songs on their exes
After the elevator brawl between popstar Beyonce Knowles’ sister, Solange and hubby Jay Z, Beyonce has made a very strong reference to the incident in her new track (Flawless). We look at a few singers who’ve used music to express their feelings.
Updated on Aug 12, 2014 05:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, New Delhi
Party Yuhi Chalegi: best Delhi college fest
Planning the biggest fest on the campus is quite a task, but which college has had the loudest and most successful of them all? Find out who won our coolest festival debate.
Updated on Jun 24, 2014 06:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Kanika Sharma, New Delhi