Nine stories that took us close to Frida Kahlo’s art; inside the best Durga Puja pandals; the most memorable moments from the Lok Sabha elections; into the world of graphic novels; a trek to Sandakphu near Darjeeling; and Ramzaan in South Mumbai’s Bhendi Bazaar

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• Best of FF Life 2024
• year end special
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Can a festival survive and thrive without corporate sponsorship? Yes — and here’s how Bangalore literature festival found freedom through community funding

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• V Ravichandar
• Bangalore Literature Festival

What part of our digital history is worth preserving? And who should have access and control over our social media accounts, passwords and other data?

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• privacy
• FF Life
• digital legacy

Whom is an EV best for? What is the viable life of an EV? Do they have resale value? These and more questions answered

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• Electric vehicles

10 best Durga Puja pandals of Kolkata 2024 | Art in the shadow of trauma: Durga Puja art is, more often than not, the art of social cause. Many of the pandals this year were muted, yet displayed a burst of breathtaking creativity

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• Durga Puja pandals
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• art installations

Inside Kamata, Hiyoshiya, 7Eleven: In the land of the rising sun, there are many tell-tale signs of the unique culture across businesses, both big and small. Here’s what I discovered

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• Hiyoshiya
• Japan
• 7Eleven
• Kamata
• travelogue

A guide to owning electric cars and scooters—from ease of use, to running costs, charging networks, reliability, and more

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• electric scooters
• electric cars
• FF Life
• EV buying guide

Five days through Tashkent and Samarkand

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• Samarkand
• FF Life
• travelogue
• Tashkent

For a decade, Shivendra Singh Dungarpur took on the formidable challenge of almost single-handedly resurrecting India’s film heritage. The Film Heritage Foundation, his not-for-profit venture, now has an ambitious, new plan for the next decade

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• Manthan
• FF Life
• Shivendra Singh Dungarpur
• film restoration
• Film Heritage Foundation

What really goes into choosing the right developer and other important considerations

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• housing societies
• Redevelopment
• FF Life