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‘I want to tell all the women—don’t give up. Life’s bigger than today,’ says Banu Mushtaq

At a conversation hosted by IIC in New Delhi, Banu Mushtaq and Deepa Bhasthi reflected on the power of language, resistance, and storytelling rooted in lived experience.

This Delhi book discussion took place in silence. Hands did the talking

The latest meetup of Deaf BookWave, a book club started by 21-year-old Parmeet Singh, saw 40 people discuss ‘Yesterday I Was the Moon’ by Pakistani author Noor Unnahar.

Odia literature was limited to palm leaves. Print became its tool of resistance & revival

Professor Sumanyu Satpathy’s book ‘Modernity, Print and Sahitya’ was the subject of a panel discussion at Delhi’s IIC on 9 July. It traces the journey of Odia literature from palm-leaf manuscripts to print.

Deepak Nayyar wants to abolish UGC and end political appointments at universities

It is no accident that our universities have not produced any Nobel laureates. ‘I think they never will in the next 25 years, the way we are going,’ said Nayyar.

Mughal vs East India Company art—what changed in 200 years?

At an exhibition at New Delhi's DAG, Swapna Liddle showed how Mughal art styles evolved as the East India Company strengthened its presence in the subcontinent.

Digital wallets are making sure that Indian students get their scholarship on time

Scholarship disbursement was once a long, drawn-out process involving paperwork and months of back and forth has been drastically cut down using Digital Public Infrastructure.

Six years of failure & a near-death experience—How 2 Indian mountaineers conquered Everest

‘We often focus only on success, but this book is about failure and not giving up,’ said author and mountaineer Samir Patham at the launch of his new book, What’s Your Everest, in New Delhi.

Saroj Khan was late to ‘Jo Jeeta Wohi Sikander’ set. And that’s how Farah Khan made her debut

Choreographer and casting director Aviekel Kakkar made a presentation titled Twinkle Toes Part 2—a journey through Bollywood music and dance styles—at Delhi's IHC.

Even the Army litters Delhi’s Central Ridge. ‘People think jungle is a place to dump things’

The forest's biodiversity has steadily shrunk. 'There are no foxes or black-naped hares. Monitor lizards are rare and elusive. I’ve only seen one rat snake all year.'

Why mothers tried to marry their sons into Nehru family during Emergency

Discussions at the launch of The Conscience Network by Sugata Srinivasaraju revealed how love and conscience quietly fueled a revolution far from the spotlight of the Emergency.

On Camera

I am a dog lover, but we don’t know how to win the war on strays

We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.

In NCLAT’s WhatsApp ruling, reminder of India’s cautious view of competition disputes involving Big Tech

WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.