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Imagine a forest: The art of Gond artist Jangarh Singh Shyam and its enduring legacy twenty years after his death   Jangarh Singh Shyam brought folk art to the forefront of urban consciousness and established the Jangarh Kalam school of Gond art that continues to flourish. In the year that marks his 60th birth anniversary, the artist is at the centre of several celebrations of his talent and immense contribution to indigenous art. The story of his unique journey from a village in Madhya Pradesh to some of the finest art museums around the world

Why Bridgerton Season 2, despite its many shortcomings, is a satisfying slow burn     Nobody really knew Anthony Bourdain. And that's alright     When Arun Shourie joked about being the only editor to be sacked twice from an organisation     GN Devy's latest book, The Mahabharata, yields the kind of confident scholarship about Indian thought that is becoming increasingly rare

EXPRESS OPINION       There is no shame in counting accurately — except, it seems, in counting the dead   P Chidambaram writes: There were 6,64,369 villages in India in 2019. Assuming that 20% of these were too remote and therefore not affected by the pandemic, that leaves over 5,00,000 villages. Even if, two persons in every village had died due to Covid (a gross underestimate), that will out deaths at 10,00,000.

Bulldozers razing homes show Indian State is ready to disrespect law to instill fear     Congress's Useful Fall Guy: Prashant Kishor     Hate needs loud slogans, blaring songs and a bulldozer. Love needs no language     How Mir Jafar has historically been the victim of bad press

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