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Wednesday, August 13, 2025

Afterword

K. Vaitheeswaran’s new book has many lessons for Modi’s Startup India

K. Vaitheeswaran co-founded India’s first e-commerce website, Fabmart.com and his book speaks of how it collapsed.

Not always a stroke of genius: Decoding decades of Indian advertisements

The book traces decades of Indian advertisement, what went behind their making, and how it relates to changing public psyche and economics of the times.

The Red-Haired Woman: Orhan Pamuk’s latest tale of love, guilt and longing

The Nobel laureate's latest book titled 'The Red-Haired Woman' is a tale of love and longing.

Empire: A novel about the trials of a female warrior in the Chola Dynasty

A historical fiction about Aremis, a female warrior in the Chola dynasty

The Epic City: A hurried rediscovery of Kolkata

Even as newer generations of Kolkatans leave their stagnant city for economic opportunity elsewhere, Kushanava Chowdhury journeyed the opposite route—from New Jersey to his...

Former RBI governor’s six secrets to unshackling India’s economy

Instead of sweeping reforms,Bimal Jalan advocates smaller changes that will strengthen governmental institutions

Ascetic and warrior: The book on Yogi Adityanath is an exercise in veneration

The author offers a painstaking defence of Adityanath's role in controversial 'Love Jihad' and Hindu Yuva Vahini campaigns, and portrays him as larger-than-life figure. Talha Ashraf 

On Camera

Asim Munir wants to be guardian of the Middle East. He’s fated to fail at home

Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.

Slashing GST on waste can unlock Rs 1.8 lakh crore, high tax hurting circular economy goals—CSE

Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.

India, US troops to undertake joint military exercise next month, first after Op Sindoor

21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.

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.