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British-era censorship did not spare Aurobindo’s letter from being circulated in his magazine

In Banned & Censored, Devika Sethi explores and compiles banned literature from the British colonial era to show exactly how merciless and tactful censorship was.

Indian civil servants must shed ‘distanced and aloof’ image—the British Raj is behind us

In ‘Transforming the Steel Frame’, Vinod Rai examines the roles and responsibilities of Indian bureaucracy in modern times.

1976 and 1993—the two moments in Indian history that show secularism’s fall from grace

In 'Hurt Sentiments', Neeti Nair reveals the growing disjuncture between faith in the state ideology of secularism, in theory and praxis.

Children with autism have great potential for music. Why it must be a part of their learning

In 'I Have Autism and I Like To Play Good Bad Tennis', Debashis Paul narrates anecdotes from his life as a father with an autistic son.

Tailor Kinthup, disguised as monk was sent by British govt to Tibet in 1880 to map Tsangpo

In 'Bells of Shangri-La, Parimal Bhattacharya explores the stories of British espionage into Tibet to trace the Brahmaputra.

How two petty thieves pulled off a multi-million dollar heist at Hyderabad’s Nizam Museum

In ‘Hyderabad Heist’, Sharmishtha Shenoy tells the untold story behind India’s biggest museum theft.

How a photograph of a decked-up Parsi woman found its way to the Pope’s palace

Dosebai Cowasjee Jessawalla was one of the first women in India to receive a British education. She recounts her travels and adventures in ‘Story of My Life’

India, Sri Lanka, Maldives have close cooperation on security. But China can test it

In 'Teardrop Diplomacy', Asanga Abeyagoonasekera explores how a democratically elected regime turned into an autocracy within a few months.

BBC radio was the news of choice in Kashmir until PV Narasimha Rao intervened

In ‘India’s Tipping Point: The View from 7 Race Course Road’, S. Narendra recalls his time as a senior aide to Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao.

What caused Giani Zail Singh’s frayed ties with Rajiv Gandhi? Fault lines developed over time

In 'The Indian President', K.C Singh gives a detailed insider account of the Zail Singh years.

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.

Army does ‘physical verification’ of Chinese pullout from Depsang, ‘escorted patrolling’ mooted in East

First patrol since January 2020 in Depsang Plains will start this week. It's understood that Army will carry out patroling to PP 10, 11, 12, 12A & 13.

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.