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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.

When Vajpayee cleverly blamed Tilak for dividing Hindus and Muslims in 1916

In 'Vajpayee', Abhishek Choudhary traces the journey of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

When Mughals stopped East India Company’s Chittagong invasion, siege on Bombay

In the ‘Colonial Subjugation of India’, historian Amar Farooqui tells the story of the British empire’s rise and the instruments of coercion to rule over it.

The Muslim can never be completely erased from history, cinema – Shyam Benegal’s Mammo is proof

'ReFocus: The Films of Shyam Benegal' dissects the legendary filmmaker's extraordinary work through 13 analytical essays.

Nandalal Bose built a visual & cultural national identity for India—with watercolours, linocuts

In 1930, when Gandhi launched the Dandi March, Nandalal Bose commemorated the event with a linocut image of him with his walking stick – now an archetypical image.

Not Germany, an Indian journalist explains how Aryans actually came from Russia

In 'Migrants', Sam Miller digs into the debates surrounding the Aryan theory in India.

On Camera

Defence, tech, education—Modi’s visit will boost India-UK ties

Given the immediate challenges on India’s borders, cooperation in the defence sector with partners such as the UK has achieved greater importance.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Indian firm sets up titanium, superalloy plants to meet global need. Safran, Dassault, BAE line up

PTC Industries is investing Rs 1,000 cr in 4 manufacturing plants in UP, has already started supplying titanium parts to BAE Systems for its M-777 howitzers that India also uses.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.