Sibilance is a hissing sound in language. It occurs when 's', 'sh', or 'z' sounds repeat. This technique adds mood to poetry ...

“Do you remember, when we first met, you had asked me why the Adivasi women you saw sat on their haunches on the road? You ...

Padma Shri poet Shafi Shauq warns institutions—not people—threaten Kashmiri. He explains power, translation, and survival.

Food has a funny way of travelling across borders faster than pronunciation does. We happily order sushi, sip lattes, spread pesto on toast, and debate croissants with great passion, often without ...

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Poetry is experienced before it is understood. The rhythm and cadence of a well-crafted recitation can ...

The event gathered representatives of the diplomatic corps accredited in Belarus, as well as members of the National Commission for UNESCO.

A German woman is capturing widespread attention on the internet — not just for her fluent Malayalam, but for her unique explanation of why she speaks English with a distinctly Indian accent. (Also ...

The Tribune, now published from Chandigarh, started publication on February 2, 1881, in Lahore (now in Pakistan). It was started by Sardar Dyal Singh Majithia, a public-spirited philanthropist, and is ...

If you want Emily Brontë, Wuthering Heights came to the screen in its best form 15 years ago thanks to Andrea Arnold.

Sankar was the author of ‘Chowringhee’, ‘The Middleman’ and ‘The Great Unknown’, among other novels. He died on February 20.

Today, freedom to me is a state of mind, like that famous poem by Tagore. Freedom from fear, from ignorance, from being petty ...

Old Indian poems and folk songs are revealing a surprising truth about the land. Scientists found that descriptions of thorny trees and open grasslands in texts written as far back as the 1200s ...