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Nehru saw scientific temper as inextricably linked to freedom

Jawaharlal Nehru attended the Indian Science Congress each year, set up the IITs alongside the cultural academies, and managed to locate scientific temper in Indian culture.

Mir Taqi Mir sidelined for too long. His manuscripts being archived now

Urdu Ghar brought home rare texts including Masnavi, Dariya-e-Ishq, Diwan-e-Haftum, Kulliyat-e-Mir from different parts of the world, including Pakistan, Iran and Malaysia.

When Faiz Ahmad Faiz signed his ghazal for Shubha Mudgal — ‘now this is dedicated to you’

With a career spanning over three decades, Shubha Mudgal’s voice resonates across generations, defined by a rare fusion of tradition and innovation.

Pushpa Sundar held All India Rank 7 in 1963. She was still not allowed to join IFS

The launch of Pushpa Sundar's book Beyond the Heaven-Born Service began with an introduction by Mani Shankar Aiyar.

Kabir is a portal not destination. Author sings Dhrupad with anti-caste verses at book launch

Anand’s journey went beyond the poet-saint in The Notbook of Kabir. He explores the broader Bhakti tradition-poets who took anti-Sanskrit, anti-Vedic, anti-Brahminical positions.

Bhopal begam Sultan Jahan travelled the world in 20th century—veil to voyage

At Delhi's IIC, Siobhan Lambert-Hurley talked about her book 'Three Centuries of Travel Writing by Muslim Women'. These accounts break the stereotype of female seclusion in Muslim societies.

Andhra’s success story in natural farming was led by an IAS officer. It’s now a new film

Renuka George’s film is centred around the figure of T Vijay Kumar, an IAS officer who heralded the natural farming movement in Andhra Pradesh.

‘West does have a plan for climate change. Catastrophe,’ says Amitav Ghosh

Amitav Ghosh gave a talk at the 41st CD Deshmukh Memorial Lecture at IIC, titled ‘Time of Monsters, Time of Possibilities: Reflections on an Interstitial Era’.

Author Amitava Kumar has one tip—a novel should be as fresh as blood on a bandage

Amitava Kumar, speaking at the launch of The Green Book, said he isn't nervous about publishing. He encouraged the audience to keep diaries and write more.

Environmental law is not just fights in court. Filling ration card form is also legal aid

'There’s a discourse that environmental law is highly bureaucratic and slow, but maybe we do need to slow down,' said author Arpitha Kodiveri at the launch of her book Governing Forests.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘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.