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Arts

With ‘Honest’, the photographer behind the Kingfisher calendar makes a pivot

For over three decades, Atul Kasbekar has captured Bollywood’s biggest stars. Now he turns the lens on its finest actors
By Tanvi Parekh
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Books

To know Goa, you need ‘Fish Curry and Rice’—the book, not the meal

In the newly edited fifth edition of Claude Alvares’s iconic tome, you’ll find colourful stories of the state’s green past to take to the future. What you won’t find is a list of fish thali spots
By Mohan Kumar Korappath
Entertainment

Vicky Kaushal and the school of life

A decade after ‘Masaan’ catapulted the boy from Malvani to stardom, the actor reflects on fame, family, and fatherhood
By Prasad Ramamurthy
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The Nod Book Club

Why ‘Good People’ is our June book club pick

Written for the attention-deficit readers of the Reels generation, Patmeena Sabit’s debut novel looks at the death of an Afghan American teen through the eyes of her unduly invested community
By Ruhi Gilder
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Through the looking glass

The bougiest corner shop in London has an India connection

How Shreeji News and Magazines became the city’s coolest rabbit hole for fashion people, book nerds, beauty brands, and anyone trying to cultivate better taste
By Sheya Kurian
Controversial opinion

Gen Z’s done with the pigeon hate

Once maligned as rats with wings, the stubby, grey birds are now being seen as misunderstood victims of capitalism and symbols of the queer revolution who only want to coo in peace and befriend you
By Saachi Gupta

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