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]Book Box | Literary exploration with 'Quarterlife' and 'Sakina’s Kiss'
Delve into the conversations and themes of modernity, identity, and rebellion found in "Quarterlife" and "Sakina’s Kiss," two compelling literary works
Published on Sep 30, 2023 05:07 PM IST
Just Like That | Waheeda Rehman: The storied life and legacy of an acting legend
The intriguing and lesser-known stories in the life of Waheeda Rehman, an actor par excellence
Published on Sep 30, 2023 05:07 PM IST
Surround sound: Online time is shaping us in new ways, says Charles Assisi
Those we spend time with now include attention-hungry algorithms. This has a corrosive impact. Among the fallouts: a habit called continuous partial attention.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 03:16 PM IST
The incredible bulk: Swetha Sivakumar on maltodextrin
The lab-made substance is highly soluble and easily digestible like a sugar, adds viscosity like a starch, making it ideal for use in a range of packaged foods.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 03:15 PM IST
Swetha Sivakumar
Terms of endearment: How Pacific Ocean tribes navigate influence and intimacy
In this month’s Capital Letters, Adam Jacot de Boinod takes us through unique relationship terms and their corresponding practices.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 03:07 PM IST
Adam Jacot de Boinod
Hear, there, everywhere: What it’s like to live with misophonia
Everyday sounds like chewing, typing and clinking cutlery can trigger anxiety (and rage) in those with the condition. It can get really lonely, they say.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 03:02 PM IST
Sukanya Datta
Eeny, meeny, miny, woe: Why even retail apps are built to keep you scrolling
The endless options that leave you confused as you search for things to watch, eat or buy, isn’t an accident. The apps are winning, even when you don’t buy.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 03:01 PM IST
Anesha George
Four, three, two, one... Where does the countdown come from?
It has links to an early sci-fi film, atom-bomb tests, the space age. It’s now on apps, alerts, in clocks monitoring the climate crisis. And it’s still evolving
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 02:40 PM IST
Anesha George
Gandhiji on child marriages, dowry and untouchability
Gandhiji said there should be no possibility of child widows. He was averse to child marriage.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 03:57 PM IST
From the Archives: Mahatma Gandhi on how caste Hindus can help Harijans
Gandhiji said,"The first thing is for everyone to understand the implications of the removal of untouchability in his or her own life".
![Mahatma Gandhi collecting donations for the Harijan Fund (Assam), circa 1945. Beginning the late 1930s, Gandhi was also signing his photographs for auctioning, so that money raised could be used for the Harijan movement. “Do rupiya ek bar”, he [Gandhi] would say, the floor price is two rupees,” writes Ramachandra Guha in ‘Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World.’ (National Gandhi Museum)](https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2023/09/30/148x111/gandhiji_1696055824494_1696055824692.jpg "Mahatma Gandhi collecting donations for the Harijan Fund (Assam), circa 1945. Beginning the late 1930s, Gandhi was also signing his photographs for auctioning, so that money raised could be used for the Harijan movement. “Do rupiya ek bar”, he [Gandhi] would say, the floor price is two rupees,” writes Ramachandra Guha in ‘Gandhi: The Years That Changed The World.’ (National Gandhi Museum)")
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 03:58 PM IST
From the Archives: ‘No room for communalism in Congress’, says Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhiji said that while they were engaged in trying to quench the fire of communal strife in their own country, they must not forget their countrymen abroad.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 04:10 PM IST
Interview: Gandhiji reveals why he chose Wardha
Mahatma Gandhi said,"Gujarat's too commercialised for doing spade work with a better prospect of success than elsewhere in this direction".
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 04:13 PM IST
‘Treat Harijans as your brothers’, Mahatma Gandhi's advice to students
One student said that as their fathers were government servants, they were afraid to join the anti-untouchability movement, not political work.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 04:14 PM IST
From the Archives: ‘Banish untouchability from hearts’, appeals Mahatma Gandhi
An earnest plea for the removal of untouchability was made by Mahatma Gandhi speaking during evening prayers.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 04:14 PM IST
From the Archives: ‘Improper to question efficacy of non-violence’, says Gandhi
“Today, irreligion is stalking the country in the name of religion”, Mahatma Gandhi said.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 04:15 PM IST
From the Archives: Gandhiji deplores disappearance of Swadeshi
Gandhiji reminded the audience of how a pile had been made of foreign cloth in the early days of the movement and a huge bonfire was made of costly saris etc
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 04:21 PM IST
Prized Science | Understanding autoimmune disorders; computer’s solution-finding
Read about Dipyaman Ganguli’s study on autoimmune disorders, and Neeraj Kayal’s work on transforming a philosophical problem into a mathematical one
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 09:40 AM IST
From the Archives: ‘No Swaraj without unity’, says Gandhiji
Gandhiji, replying said, he saw unfortunately the political atmosphere in India was becoming surcharged with distrust and suspicion.
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 08:52 AM IST
Looking beyond a young India
Share of Indians aged 60 years and above will increase significantly going forward. It will have a bearing on the country’s future course
Published on Sep 30, 2023 03:19 AM IST
HT Editorial
High up in Himalayas, signs of ground slipping
As a young teenager on the geomorphic scale, the Himalayas is a living, moving giant working out its destiny in a cycle of upthrustings and weatherings
Published on Sep 30, 2023 12:43 AM IST
Status quo in Manipur is no more an option
Civilians are angry and security personnel are exhausted. As teenagers are pulled into the conflict, a political solution has to emerge in the state
Published on Sep 30, 2023 12:43 AM IST
From the Archives: ‘Charkha is a symbol of non-violence’, says Gandhiji
Years ago when Gandhi first started talking of 'charkha,' he did not know that it was still a living industry in Punjab and some parts of Gujarat Kathiawar.
Published on Sep 30, 2023 12:06 AM IST
From the Archives: Mahatma Gandhi on value of ‘ahimsa’, hard discipline
"The greatest enmity requires an equal measure of ahimsa for its abetment”, Mahatma Gandhi said.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 11:59 PM IST
From the Archives: ‘Dominion in action’, says Mahatma Gandhi
"I can wait for Dominion Status Constitution" writes Mahatma Gandhi in Young India.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 11:50 PM IST
From the Archives: Gandhiji on the meaning of independence
“In a well-ordered democratic society there is no room, no occasion for lawlessness or strikes”, Mahatma Gandhi said.
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 11:41 PM IST
From the Archives: ‘Driving out Muslims will ruin Hinduism’, says Gandhiji
Gandhiji expressed sorrow at the recrudescence of trouble in Delhi, even though it was on a very minor scale.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 11:16 PM IST
From the Archives: Mahatma Gandhi pays tribute to Bose
But Mahatma Gandhi would not forget that it was Subhas Babu who knew no provincialism nor communal differences.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 11:07 PM IST
From the Archives: ‘No place for English in free India’, declares Gandhiji
The proper and unrivalled place of English was as an international medium, Mahatma Gandhi added.
Published on Sep 29, 2023 10:47 PM IST
A World Cup waiting for its Virat Kohli high
He wanted to lead India, instead we have a batter unshackled from a turbulent past and raring to score
Updated on Sep 30, 2023 10:36 AM IST
Somshuvra Laha, Kolkata
A one-in-a-billion phenomenon: Anupama Chopra on Dev Anand
The nodding head, flopping arms, casual charm inspired a legion of actors. Yet, in 77 years, Dev Saab hasn’t had a true successor, Chopra says.
Updated on Sep 29, 2023 10:05 PM IST
