Soumya Vajpayee

TV premieres have their own magic… the cosy living room buzz, overflowing bowls of popcorn, and the whole family settling in like it's their own little celebration! It's a feeling actor Ahaan Panday is familiar with and knows too well. Long before he became the country's big new heartthrob, he was simply a kid in a film family, always waiting for that familiar ‘movie night' announcement… a moment that, as he puts it, “felt bigger than any festival.”

From cooling the body to boosting hydration and digestion, this traditional Indian superfood is making a strong comeback in hot-weather diets

At 40, the wrestler-turned-MMA fighter defeats age stereotypes and rivals across continents, calling his 'hat-trick' wins in Georgia, Netherlands, and Argentina a journey of self-belief and discipline

Long considered the entertainment nucleus of the country, the city is currently playing host to a profound musical evolution. A new vanguard of independent artistes is actively rewriting the rulebook, bypassing traditional mainstream blueprints to carve out distinct sonic identities.

The couple opens up about conscious parenting, co-parenting challenges, and creating a safe space for honest conversations

Irshad Kamil has little left to prove. Over two decades, he has written some of Hindi cinema's most memorable songs, from Tum Se Hi, Nadaan Parindey and Kun Faya Kun to Agar Tum Saath Ho and the recent Saiyaara. Yet the National Award-winning lyricist insists he is still a student.

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If you grew up in India over the last four decades, you grew up with KS Chithra. Her voice drifted through prayer rooms and college canteens, weddings and heartbreaks. Kehna Hi Kya (Bombay, 1994), Yeh Haseen Vadiyan (Roja, 1992), Piya Basanti Re (2000), Raat Ka Nasha (Asoka, 2001), Tum Bin (2001). More than 25,000 songs across five languages, six National Film Awards, a Padma Shri and a Padma Bhushan. Yet, speaking to her at 61, days before her Mumbai concert Unforgettable Memories on July 17, the first thing you notice is not the legend but the student.

Somewhere on Instagram, a teenager has paired a Faiz Ahmad Faiz couplet with a 15-second rain-soaked montage. Elsewhere, Mehdi Hassan has become the soundtrack to late-night study sessions, while someone has stumbled upon Mirza Ghalib through a Spotify playlist assembled by an algorithm that knows nothing about Urdu but everything about mood. Separately, across Mumbai, preparations are underway for the 25th edition of Khazana, India's longest-running ghazal festival, where audiences will happily devote an entire evening to an artform that rewards patience, attention and reflection. Those worlds seem far apart, yet they are increasingly converging.

From pani-puri to cut fruits, experts decode what to eat, what to avoid, and how to keep your Indian kitchen monsoon-proof