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25 Thai dancers and 6 musicians recreate Ramayana. It’s universal

Thai Chargé d'Affaires Thirapath Mongkolnavin said the Namaste Thailand Festival celebrates the “deep-rooted cultural connections that have enriched Thailand and India.”

Migrants are more than just a problem–they enrich cultures too

A recent discussion around the 2024 book ‘Border Crossers’ focused on many contemporary issues – Donald Trump's crackdown on illegal immigrants to internal migration in India.

False cases, gender neutrality—panellists at book launch look at the many aspects of PoSH Act

In her book, 'Breaking the Silence', advocate Seema Joshi offers a legal analysis of the PoSH Act through crucial case studies and landmark judgments.

Who is raising Indian children? Wokeism, UN & Americans, says this panel

According to authors Rajiv Malhotra and Vijaya Viswanathan, global forces want to break India. They recruit liberal children and take them away from Vedic ideas.

Nalanda University tradition of debate could end wars. It shaped the modern world

Abhay Kumar's book Nalanda: How it Changed the World was launched at Delhi's IHC in the presence of historians, professors, ambassadors, and students.

Who were the first Indians? Research says Dravidians, not Aryans

Professor Raj Mutharasan's lecture at the Roja Muthiah Research Library in Chennai was an in-depth exploration of one question: Who was the first Indian?

Kashi, Ujjain, Prayagraj priests are now adding to National Archives of India

The National Archives of India is harnessing traditional knowledge and community records, director general Arun Singhal said at the South and West Asian Regional Branch of the International Council on Archives meeting in Delhi.

‘In Iran, burning the veil is not about rejecting veiled women,’ says author Chowra Makaremi

In 'Woman! Life! Freedom!', originally written in French, Chowra Makaremi documents the events of the 2022 uprising in Iran that was sparked following the death of Mahsa Amini.

‘Manipur shows double-engine sarkar has failed. Kuki-Meitei don’t trust govt’ says GK Pillai

'Kukis and Nagas have clashed before, but there's no history of Kuki-Meitei conflict,' former Home Secretary GK Pillai said at a dialogue titled Manipur Ki Baat organised at New Delhi's Jawahar Bhawan.

History of 1921 Malabar revolt is being decolonised. British reduced it to Hindu-Muslim clash

The Malabar Resistance of 1921 is a deeply contested historical event that was born out of the crackdown against the Khilafat movement. The book 'Musaliar King' has tried to decolonise it.

On Camera

BJP vs BJP battle in Constitution Club is a glimpse of widening fault lines—Mumbai to Lucknow

Tuesday’s Constitution Club election is not the finale of the ‘Thakur-versus-the rest’ battle in the BJP. Wait for the caste census result to come ahead of the next Lok Sabha election.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Legacy of Air Chief Marshal LM Katre, the man who flew Spitfires & ushered IAF into a modern era

ACM Katre was 2nd IAF chief to die in harness. It was at a memorial lecture in his honour where IAF chief AP Singh revealed that India shot down 6 Pakistani aircraft in Op Sindoor.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.