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Making Sanskrit texts travel the world—this time with ‘Hanuman Drama’

Aditya Narayan Dhairyasheel Haksar, a renowned translator, has released the English version of Damodar Mishra’s 14-act Hanumannataka, one of the oldest plays considered true to Valmiki’s Ramayana.

Delhi CR Park Durga Puja pandal brings new Parliament, Sengol to Bengalis

'We have had Somnath Temple and even a model of Ram Mandir before. Why not dedicate the pandal to the temple of our democracy?' says the president of the puja committee.

Dagar, Rahman & music in the courtroom—Day 1 of Dhrupad maestro’s fight against film giants

Ustad Wasifuddin Dagar claims that AR Rahman has ‘copied’ his family’s Dhrupad composition, Shiva Stuti, for the song Veera Raja Veera in the Tamil blockbuster Ponniyin Selvan-2.

‘Women in jail need therapy, not punishment,’ says Sudha Bharadwaj

Sudha Bharadwaj spent almost all her time at Mumbai Byculla Women's Jail helping fellow prisoners with filing legal petitions and applications.

Love stories of British men & Indian women in colonial India have an unusual home—Calcutta HC

British men's Indian lovers were called Mary, Polly in their wills. Colonial court records show

First Durga Puja idol worship in Ramakrishna Mission Delhi. Kumari puja, Belur rituals

For its first four-day Durga Puja celebration with an idol, Ramakrishna Mission Delhi centre has drawn up a budget of approximately Rs 60 lakh.

Brahmin, anti-caste, caring for cows — a writer walks on eggshells of Hindutva & Ambedkar

Yamini Narayanan's book Mother Cow, Mother India says that violence is inherent to dairying and slaughter is an essential part of the milk production line.

Partition calendars, Gandhi-Jinnah posters—pre-Independence public art of India and Pakistan

Filmmaker Yousuf Saeed’s 'Bazaar Art' collection of calendars, posters, and greeting cards examines pre-independence India, freedom struggle, and Partition through ordinary artifacts.

A memoir about 3 Peshawar sisters traces Partition history with new lens. No blood & gore

Indira Verma says it is almost as if she underwent two separate births — the physical one in Peshawar and a rebirth in India. And Lest We Forget is a repository of this experience.

Fact-finding isn’t easy in new India, more so for independent groups. What’s the way out?

Retired justices RS Chauhan, Madan B Lokur, AltNews co-founder Pratik Sinha, and PUCL president Kavita Srivastava discuss Gandhi and the challenging role played by fact-finding missions.

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We can’t just blame Muslims and Englishmen for shattered Hindu unity: RSS chief Deoras

In May 1974, RSS chief Madhukar Dattatraya Deoras spoke at a lecture series in Pune about caste-based discrimination and social equality within the Hindu fold.

Market regulator SEBI clears Adani Group of impropriety alleged by Hindenburg Research

SEBI probe concluded that purported loans and fund transfers were paid back in full and did not amount to deceptive market practices or unreported related party transactions.

With MiG-21’s exit, India’s squadron strength hits 6-decade low. What are IAF’s plans for the Tejas

While the IAF remains committed to the Tejas programme and has placed orders for 180 Tejas Mk1A, the force is eagerly waiting for the Tejas Mk 2 version.

Something’s hidden in the Oval Office photo of Trump, Munir, Sharif. India must look closely

What Munir has achieved with Trump is a return to normal, ironing out the post-Abbottabad crease. The White House picture gives us insight into how Pakistan survives, occasionally thrives and thinks.