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History of 1921 Malabar revolt is being decolonised. British reduced it to Hindu-Muslim clash

The Malabar Resistance of 1921 is a deeply contested historical event that was born out of the crackdown against the Khilafat movement. The book 'Musaliar King' has tried to decolonise it.

Indian cubism has lines that sing and dance. It doesn’t have the anxious edges of the West

DAG's latest exhibition 'Deconstructed Realms: India's Tryst with Cubism' takes visitors on an immersive journey through the evolution of Cubism in India.

Mira Nair wants to make a film on US immigrant crisis. ‘What’s happening is shocking’

At a panel on ‘Films and Migration’ at India Habitat Centre, Nair said that she wants to make films only she can. ‘I can tell stories about migration because I know it.’

Painter Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh lived on Rs 50 as student. His father pushed him to study

Artists and admirers gathered to celebrate the 87-year-old post-Partition painter, art historian, and poet Ghulam Mohammad Sheikh at the Kiran Nadar Museum of Art.

‘The thief who stole my heart’–How pearl-laden Chola bronzes reimagined Shiva

A leading scholar in Indian art history, Vidya Dehejia used evocative storytelling to delve into the rich legacy of Chola bronze sculptures at an event in Delhi.

‘Writers don’t retire like sportspersons. You’re very junior at 30’ says author Benyamin

Benyamin is writing a serialised novel, Mulberry. Chapters of the book are released weekly in the magazine Mathrubhumi Azhchappathippu. He plans to publish it as a book once it is complete.

Statistics overlook lived experiences of Muslims. New report wants affirmative action

The report titled Affirmative Action for Muslims in Contemporary India was released by The Centre for Development Policy and Practice (CDPP). It studies welfarism post-2014.

Graphic novels, zines from the Northeast have become a gateway to know the region

The Brahmaputra Literature Festival brought together artists, illustrators, poets, from Sikkim, Nagaland, Manipur, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, among other northeastern states.

‘If Instagram was there in the ’80s, my poet friends would still be alive,’ says Jeet Thayil

Jeet Thayil turns a mirror to the country and himself in his new book. Gandhi is reborn as a house gecko, the government is fake and his love grows wings and flies away.

Geopolitics today is like a video game–technology is power in the new world order

Trump has significantly altered the world order. It is no longer divided into just ‘the West’ and ‘the non-West’, concurred a panel of diplomats at an event in New Delhi.

On Camera

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

‘Next war may come sooner than expected, will require whole-of-nation approach’—Army chief

Gen Dwivedi framed Op Sindoor not just as retaliation to Pahalgam, but as demonstration of India’s capability to fight multi-domain conflicts with integration between services & agencies.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.