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When YV Chandrachud said he had ‘lofty faith’ in Indira Gandhi govt during Emergency

In 'The Speaking Constitution', translated by Kalpana Kannabiran, K.G. Kannabiran gives anecdotes on challenging the Emergency in the Andhra Pradesh High Court.

The woman who cooked her way into the story of India’s freedom movement

In 'The Last Heroes', P. Sainath tells the stories of millions of ordinary people—farmers, homemakers, artisans, labourers—who stood up to the British.

For Tulu community in India, ‘Bhuta’ masks are charged with magic, meaning and myth

Scholars have identified a complex interplay between indigenous traditions and castes— elements of which can be seen in bhuta masks.

Predator pornography is a thing. It was born out of shikaar writing on man-eating leopards

In ‘Leopard Diaries,’ Sanjay Gubbi gives us a 360-degree view of the leopard, its ecological context and its fraught relationship with the human world.

Bengal Partition stories aren’t like Punjab. You won’t find violence, but a world was lost

In 'The Bleeding Border', editors Joyjit Ghosh and Mir Ahammad Ali give a rare insight into the nature of Bengal partition.

‘God chose me for sports’—How MC Mary Kom fought sceptics to punch her way to the top

In 'Iconic Indians', authors Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh chronicle the lives of 75 remarkable people who played an important role in transforming India.

Queen who fought Akbar, married out of caste—Rani Durgawati exercised choice 450 years ago

In 'Rani Durgawati: The Forgotten Life of a Warrior Queen’, Nandini Sengupta tells story of the Gond queen who has become footnote in India's history.

‘He used our rage against us’—How Dawood Ibrahim destroyed Bombay in 1993 serial blasts

In ‘Bombay After Ayodhya,’ Jitendra Dixit chronicles how the past three decades have been a period of unprecedented flux in Mumbai.

How an NRI’s attempt to take over 2 Indian firms led to LIC turning invincible

In 'Fifteen Judgments', Saurabh Kirpal talks about the events leading up to the LIC judgment that made the company a pillar of the Indian economy.

Earliest Ramayana paintings were in Persian, commissioned by Mughal king Akbar

In 'Origins of Orchha Painting', Konrad Seitz mentions how Akbar translated Ramayana and Mahabharata into Persian to spread awareness of Hindu culture.

On Camera

Iran’s real fantasy is to take over Muslim world. Palestine is just a façade

Since 1979, Iran has used the Palestinian issue as a façade for its regional agenda to oppose American diplomacy, the Western world, and the existence of Israel.

Watch CutTheClutter: Flattening INR-USD rate, and debate on pros and cons of a ‘strong’ rupee

In Episode 1544 of CutTheClutter, Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta looks at some top economists pointing to the pitfalls of ‘currency nationalism’ with data from 1991 to 2004.

All about Major Bob Khathing, whose daring expedition & diplomatic parleys secured Tawang for India

The decorated Naga officer from Manipur also served as envoy to Myanmar & Nagaland chief secy. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a museum dedicated to the Tawang hero Thursday.

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.