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Indian prisons suffer from a crisis of compassion. Those caged aren’t guilty, just unprotected

In his book, 'In Praise of Coalition Politics', Manoj Kumar Jha interrogates the state of Indian democracy through political and personal essays.

How Kulwant Roy captured India’s transition to freedom

The photojournalist’s legacy was obscured for nearly thirty years between his death and the recovery of his negatives.

How Humayun took away the pink Agra diamond from king Vikramaditya

In 'Babur', Aabhas Maldahiyar challenges the conventional portrayal of Babur, offering a nuanced view of his ambitions and complexities.

Economics must listen to human beings—not teach them to think like rational experts

In 'Reimagining India's Economy', Arun Maira suggests that public policy should be guided by poetry, philosophy, and common sense rather than statistics and AI.

KM Panikkar joined Bikaner princely state with a resignation letter in his pocket

In 'A Man for All Seasons', Narayani Basu draws on archival material and first-time interviews with Panikkar's family to present an engaging portrait of the diplomat.

The first googly was a party trick. A British cricketer discovered it with a tennis ball

In ‘Caught Yapping’, Abhishek Mukherjee narrates the history of cricket through 100 quotes.

Nirmala Sitharaman asked for a change that made finance secretary Garg quit the IAS

In ‘No, Minister’, Subhash Chandra Garg pulls the curtain back on how the finance secretary’s office functions and his interactions with politicians across the spectrum.

CAG missed out on examining demonetisation despite announcing that it would do so

Drawing on decades of insider experience, P Sesh Kumar's 'CAG: What it Ought to be Auditing' questions whether the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) is truly fulfilling its constitutional mandate.

Assamese cinema was born in a tea garden. 1935 film ‘Jaimati’ was the first

In 'Assam Tea', Samudra Gupta Kashyap traces the development of the state's tea Industry and its socio-economic impact.

Even before the world knew Rabindranath Tagore, a Tripura king honoured him as ‘Great Poet’

The relationship of Rabindranath with four generations of the Maharajas of Tripura began in the year 1882. When seeking refuge from the intense grief...

On Camera

Postcards from Hyderabad—stories Europeans told about the city

For all their colonial underpinnings, postcards from Hyderabad also inadvertently preserve a trace of local memory: a glimpse of a street, a face, a forgotten name.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?