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‘There is no crash course in secularism. it should be a way of life,’ says Javed Akhtar

Javed Akhtar's session at JLF 2026 chronicled the poet’s journey from his first literary influence to the ever-changing landscape of the Hindi film industry.

Six disabled people picked to turn their lived reality into govt policy

The cohort of 10, which also includes those who have studied the field and caregivers, will work within the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (DEPwD) for a year.

Jaipur Literature Festival opens with a literary red carpet—Shalini Passi, Stephen Fry

With guests dressed to their nines, the opening ceremony at Rambagh Palace featured artists from India and abroad, adapting and adhering to Indian attire.

Not ‘good coloniser’, France was an imperial force in India: Historian Robert Ivermee

At Delhi’s India International Centre, historian Robert Ivermee shifted the lens away from the British Raj, illuminating India’s lesser-known encounters with other European powers.

A new dosa, idli experience is making Delhi line up for two hours

Bollywood’s favourite, authentic Bengaluru-style South Indian restaurant, Benne, finally opened its doors in Delhi NCR on 31 December 2025.

India’s growth story masks unemployment and weak cities: Devesh Kapur, Arvind Subramanian

The Asia Society India Centre’s opening programme of 2026 focused on the book 'A Sixth of Humanity' and offered a counterpoint to India's rapid growth narrative.

Varanasi to Venice—a collection of essays traces time, space, and cities

The essays in Ananya Vajpeyi’s book, Place, are deeply personal and intimate encounters between her and the contemporary world.

Women voters are a political force, a ‘powerful revolution’ is underway: Shamika Ravi

At the launch of Ruhi Tewari's 'What Women Want' at the India International Centre, the panel discussed the evolving role of women as an electoral force in Indian politics.

From Rashid un-Nisa to Anandibai Joshi, how women shaped India’s literary history

A seminar organised by the All India Women’s Conference paid tribute to the 'literary mothers' and pioneers who chronicled the female experience.

Mohan Rakesh and the idea of urban loneliness return to stage on his 101st anniversary

In Delhi’s India International Centre, the CD Deshmukh Auditorium was packed with professors, writers and students who came to experience the performative reading of his three books.

On Camera

The problem isn’t Honey Singh’s ‘vulgar’ remark. It is Indian society’s hypocrisy over sex

Publicly, Indians pretend to be conservative, modest, and get deeply offended by any reference to sex. Privately, the same people consume sexual content, through cinema, music or pornography.

Bank profits to rise as RBI rate cuts boost loan growth

HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank should see loan growth pick up in the October-December quarter. Lending margins should also stabilise.

The curious case of Pakistan’s JF-17 ‘orders’

Pakistan lacks capacity to deliver aircraft at pace suggested by its claimed contracts as it depends on China for avionics, electronic warfare, weapons, and on Russia for engines. 

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.