Madhusree Ghosh

With Easy Hai tech sessions, two sisters are helping push all the right buttons

Their most popular modules are Entertainment (how to post and interact on social media, share files, stream music, edit photos, etc) and Productivity (e-calendars, syncing of email and more).

Art meets charity in a deck of pandemic-themed playing cards

Two friends from Ahmedabad got 55 Indian artists to create a limited-edition deck for charity. The proceeds go to an NGO arranging food aid for those impacted by the epidemic and its fallout.

A Delhi studio is making Indian anime films that look deliciously Japanese

Karmachakra, the tale of an orphan girl, a dead friend, and a fair bit of cyber intrigue, checks a lot of the boxes, with frames that glow, luscious drawings of food, and music that feels universal.

Chaitanya Tamhane, just back from Venice, talks film, fandom and art

It’s been a tough journey, the young auteur admits. It’s been hard raising money for his Marathi films. Now he wants to do justice to those whose support has been unwavering.

Destiny’s child: An interview with the man of the moment, Fahadh Faasil

His looks set him apart, so do his roles. There’s no real explanation for why I’ve made it, says the star of C U Soon.

A guerrilla gardener working in secret creates a forest in Kolkata

Advocate Mantu Hait started out with a few saplings, and a determination to clear the garbage off a vacant Port Trust plot. The self-sustaining forest is now a haven for residents... and birds.

The Voice of Malabar Hills: A good-news guide to south Mumbai

The community newspaper prints true-life inspiring stories about the lives of the residents of Malabar Hill, Napean Sea Road, Walkeshwar, Altamount Road, Peddar Road and adjoining areas.

HT Salutes: A student-led network of volunteers solves crises

Within weeks, a network of 650 volunteers had emerged, spread across Delhi and West Bengal. Thakur decided to call it the Quarantined Student-Youth Network (QSYN).

Feels different, but much safer, say commuters on train services

When lockdown is over, will call my friends and hug them tight: Jharna Mandowara

Mumbai has been one of the most affected urban centres in the country, with 28,817 cases till date.

What’s your secret superpower?

More people helping with chores has let homemakers revive dormant talents.

Don’t get snippy; just stay neat: Here’s how to take care of your hair at home during lockdown

Home grooming is particularly difficult for men; most are dependent on their barbers and salons to maintain hair and beards.

33 years on, what became of the cast of Ramayan?

33 years on, what became of the cast of Ramayana?

What were the lives of the cast of Ramanand Sagar’s Ramayana like before they stepped into these avatars of deities, and what was it like after?

Worried? Tense? Try cooking and cleaning

As videos and posts on ‘quarantine cooking’ go viral, a look at the science of why mundane tasks help in times of stress and anxiety.

Spring fashion 2020: Swap florals for faux leather, neons and crochet

The Spring is in the hues - shades of tan and green. Bermuda shorts are back (but do them right or not at all). Desi collections are going bohemian, with fluid lines in pastel shades.

I want people to remember me for the quality of my work: Gulshan Deviah

The Shaitan star believes that it takes the confidence to say no to survive

Celebrating solo: The Valentine’s Day special

More people are choosing to stay single or partner on their own terms. And startups in areas from food and realty to living and dating are responding by redesigning offerings to accommodate those coming in in ones.

The new glossary of self-love

There are new terms for the warm fuzzy feeling you get when you like yourself. How many of these would you use?

Trending #Solo: Eating, studying and partying alone

So many people are doing so much alone, that there are viral hashtags for the trend. Incidentally, these tend to originate in the heavily online young-adult populations of Japan and Korea.

Healthy greens: Other leaves Popeye would love

Amaranth, moras, moringa, mustard or turmeric — go beyond spinach and add these leaves to the traditional Indian diet and reap the healthy benefits

Bombay then and now: From ancient sketches to present-day photographs

Marshland where the Mahalaxmi racecourse now sprawls, green hills under what is now the Eastern Freeway, the Sion fort standing at the edge of a rolling green expanse — when the Scottish artist James Wales sketched Bombay as he encountered it, in 1791, he couldn’t have imagined the changes his works would help us trace.

Notes from rural Ireland: Exploring Donegal, a land of shipwrecks, lighthouses and mysterious manors

The rural Ireland of leprechauns, grass greener than green, luminescent sunlight and pastoral scenes straight out of a fairytale book, are some of the things to see and explore when travelling the offbeat way in Ireland.

#Vision 2020: If imagination were everything

Flying cars, androids you can’t tell apart from humans, colonised planets... here are things we should have had by now

Seven types of people you’ll see at hipster flea markets

Selfie-takers, influencers, snooty socialites and anxious aunts in the wrong place — people-gazing is fun at the new flea markets.

Wine tastings, live music, unique designs: The flea market is changing

It’s become big business, connecting independent designers with young buyers. And rather than paying less for pre-worn threads, it’s about paying more in exchange for objects with a story.

EPR Iyer: Rapper, activist, Robert Frost fan

The 30-year-old from Kolkata came in second on MTV Hustle. A song on farmer suicides that he wrote and performed at the show’s finale in October, has gone viral.

Style? It’s right on the nose

Septum rings, bindi-inspired motifs, peacocks, even minimalist geometric patterns. Nose pins are getting a modern makeover, and men are getting interested too.

‘I’m back to my second love, acting,’ says Amol Palekar

The 75-year-old painter-actor-director returns to the stage after 25 years. There is no substitute for live performance, he says.

Pradip Kurbah: The filmmaker taking Khasi cinema to the world

The director’s latest feature, Lewduh, about life in a marketplace, had it’s international premiere at the Busan film festival.