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There once existed a mill named Elphinstone after which the road and the station were named.

What's in a name?

Social commentators and historians give their opinions on the change in the names of Elphinstone and Chhatrapati Shivaji...

9 May 2017 12:06 AM IST

Bhikshu Morita also oversees a primary school for underprivileged students. (Photo: Shripad Naik)

Peace above all religions

Nippozan Myohoji Buddhist Temple was founded by Nichidatsu Fujii Guruji over 50 years ago to propagate his message of...

8 May 2017 12:18 AM IST

Dance for the rain

Anshu Parihar, who is a Kathak dancer and teacher, will perform a rain dance with her students today at Churchgate...

5 May 2017 12:04 AM IST

Aakhri Shama, an IPTA play.

Celebrating the stage

It is perhaps actor Rakesh Bedi who best explains why it is that so many look to IPTA as an exemplary body in theatre.

5 May 2017 12:04 AM IST

No taboo, only poetry

A group of young Mumbai-based spoken word artistes have been creating a stir with their explosive content.

4 May 2017 12:13 AM IST

Once she began working at the Indian Institute of Cerebral Palsy, however, poetry took a backseat.

Inspirational poems about life and experience

It was when she was in class ten that Jeeja first began writing poetry.

3 May 2017 12:21 AM IST

Manna Dey had a hair-trigger temper, says Shyamal Haldar

Shyamal Haldar on the maestro's 98th birth anniversary, as he recounts his time tuning the latter's harmoniums.

1 May 2017 12:37 AM IST

Jazz and Mumbai have a longstanding relationship of symbiosis, dating all the way back to the 50s and 60s.

Celebrating all that Jazz

As the city gears up to celebrate International Jazz Day, industry veterans in the city give us the lowdown on the local...

26 April 2017 12:11 AM IST

Quirky summer slurps

As the summer heat beats down on Mumbai, we suggest a few ice cream adventures, for those looking to cool it off.

25 April 2017 12:11 AM IST

The Revolver Club team who are organising the event

Celebrating the record times

As vinyl enthusiasts across the city prepare to celebrate World Record Store Day this weekend.

19 April 2017 12:10 AM IST

Arun Bharadwaj, belly dancer

Dance like a man

Blurring gender boundaries and breaking dance stereotypes, men are taking up dance forms like belly dancing, ballet and...

16 April 2017 3:29 AM IST

Art that runs skin deep

The benefit of this type of body piercing is that it can be done anywhere.

14 April 2017 1:17 AM IST