A champion of compassionate capitalism, the founder and CEO of Kinara Capital, an NBFC, talks about why small businesses need more attention /news/big-story/hardika-shah-kinara-capital-profile-nbfc-micro-lending-india-111714108834045.html 111714108834045 story An understanding of entrepreneurs overcoming the odds in gaining access to capital is part of Hardika Shah’s inheritance. As a child growing up in 1980s …

2024 marks the 150th year of the first Impressionist exhibition in Paris. In India, rather than imitate, artists combined elements of Impressionism with their immediate reality to create a unique visual language /news/big-story/150-years-of-impressionism-how-indian-artists-reinterpreted-the-art-movement-111714032431503.html 111714032431503 story It was in 1991-92, while studying at École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, that Atul Dodiya first …

We examine the impact of Impressionism on Indian artists, who fused it with indigenous ideas and modernism to create a unique style /news/opinion/impressionism-indian-art-heeramandi-kinara-capital-abhinav-bindra-111714185939033.html 111714185939033 story Artists are often considered isolated iconoclasts but contrary to popular belief, they’re quite a sociable bunch. Artists V. Viswanathan and S.G. Vasudev, as well as …

The athlete as backwards prophet is the fashion. What would you tell your younger self, we ask? Write a letter to him, please. And so greying, considered heroes give wise advice to the reckless, obsessive, dynamic creatures they once were. He, the Olympic champion, isn’t the looking-back kind. But we …

As pet parents seek the best for their dogs, they are buying ‘human-grade’ food that looks like a meal they would eat /news/big-story/pet-food-good-enough-for-humans-to-take-a-bite-of-111714046366689.html 111714046366689 story Unlike other two-year-olds, Timtim loves broccoli and peas. He starts the day with two boiled eggs, each stuffed with a broccoli floret. His dinner includes …

Doing side gigs only makes sense if the employee can pursue their genuine interests outside of work /news/talking-point/moonlighting-side-job-part-time-work-interests-111714324643689.html 111714324643689 story Imagine that your application for a teaching position has been rejected by a number of universities and teaching institutions in Europe. You advertise private tuitions but no pupils turn up. …

Workspaces remain largely patriarchal, leading women professionals to turn to dedicated networking groups to learn and grow /news/big-story/women-groups-networking-work-office-111714324086252.html 111714324086252 story Veni Jain, 30, had an idea she believed in. Before she could act on it, however, she got married and moved to Kolkata from Delhi, where she knew no one …

Seeking holiday inspiration from films, soaps or sitcoms is the new global travel trend, with the UK remaining an evergreen choice /news/big-story/setjetting-uk-travel-trend-expedia-111714111224778.html 111714111224778 story On a family trip to Wales last summer, I made time for the usual suspects: Pembrokeshire, Aberystwyth, Anglesey and the national parks. I also made a …