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19th-century blue glaze pottery defines Jaipur’s art scene. This is how it’s made

Blue glaze pottery was promoted primarily under the aegis of the Jaipur School of Art, founded in 1866. It received a Geographical Indication, or GI tag, in 2008.

Historians forget that Partition cut through Assam, Tripura as well. It went on for 24 years

Kishalay Bhattacharjee's 'Where the Madness Lies' examines what it means to be an 'other' in one’s own country.

How the circus became an anti-colonial symbol in British Bengal

Ecological Entanglements: Affect, Embodiment and Ethics of Care explores how ecology provides a sense of how one can not only understand, but also care for the other.

Even with all the nobility at her feet, Begum Akhtar desired what her mother never had – respect

In Courting Hindustan, Madhur Gupta recounts the remarkable lives of India’s most intriguing female entertainers.

A secret note — how Indira Gandhi won the battle with Morarji Desai on nationalisation of banks

In 'Untold Story of India's Finance Ministers’, AK Bhattacharya looks back at major economic policy shifts, a stock market scandal, devaluation of the rupee and more.

How a pragmatist Ambedkar persuaded and convinced Dalits to convert to Buddhism

In his book 'The Evolution of Pragmatism in India', Prof Scott Stroud writes that Ambedkar's pragmatist philosophy reached its culmination in the conversion movement.

CIA tortured, falsely accused Abu Zubaydah of being ‘no 3’ in 9/11. Then hid proof of abuse

In 'The Forever Prisoner', Cathy Scott-Clark and Adrian Levy unearth the story of 9/11-accused Abu Zubaydah, who never hated America nor was a member of al-Qaeda.

When Maj Gen Rajpal Punia faced the consequences of one beer, a peaceful pool party

In ‘Rejoice in Adversity, Triumph in War’, Major General Rajpal Punia recalls four decades of service in the Indian Army.

Droupadi Murmu is not a fan of scripted speeches. She prefers to speak from the heart

In Droupadi Murmu, Kasturi Ray looks back at the life of the President from her childhood in Odisha to now.

Buddhist monks are like psychotherapists. We look at problems from the mental health angle

In The World We Have by Thich Nhat Hanh views the climate crisis and possible solutions through a Buddhist lens.

On Camera

iPhone craze, Goa trips, to making ends meet, ‘addictive’ instant loan apps leading many into debt trap

Unsecured loans have been a concern for RBI for a while now. Last year, it took steps to make it more expensive for banks, NBFCs to give them out in bid to deter such borrowing.

Modi calls new Airbus C295 plant example of ‘New India’ at inauguration with Spanish PM

Spanish leader assures full transfer of technology to the Tata Advanced Systems Limited plant which will build 40 planes between 2026 and 2031.

From 2004 to 2024, bad news has come wrapped as good news for Congress

Congress is silently acknowledging it over-read verdict of last general election. You can see it in easy concession to SP. It will likely be more reasonable in Maharashtra & Jharkhand.