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Modi’s leadership style is all about adaptability, vision, and continuous learning

In ‘Power Within: The Leadership Legacy of Narendra Modi’, R Balasubramaniam explains Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership style.

Hir, homeland, and husband—A Punjabi woman’s longing for folk songs in California

In ‘Punjabi Centuries: Tracing Histories of Punjab’, edited by Anshu Malhotra, Nicole Ranganath recounts how diasporic Punjabi women used folk songs to express their loneliness in California.

When Imran Khan took on Pakistani military and failed—What did ‘the revolution’ leave in its wake?

Salman Masood’s ‘Fallout’ delves into the tumultuous political journey of former Pakistan PM Imran Khan.

Low promotions, borrowed officers: India’s hurdles in creating a professional intelligence service

In 'Institutional Roots of India’s Security Policy', edited by Milan Vaishnav, Shreyas Shende and Rudra Chaudhuri outline the history and organisational structure of India's R&AW.

15-year-old Nandini Satpathy uprooted the Union Jack. She was an overnight sensation

In ‘Nandini Satpathy’, Pallavi Rebbapragada highlights the daring exploits of the former CM who fought against British colonisation and became the 'Iron Lady of Orissa'.

How the food in Dalit kitchens is shaped by exclusion, leftovers, scarcity—bones, horns, monitor lizards

In ‘Dalit Kitchens of Marathwada’, Shahu Patole explores Dalit food history and caste politics through Mahar and Mang community recipes.

Ibn Battuta’s world tour started as a pilgrimage to Mecca

In ‘Airplane Mode’, Shahnaz Habib explores travel history as a Third World-raised woman of color amid colonialism, capitalism, and climate change.

From Bidar to Telangana – How Bidriware began and evolved with the times

The earliest evidence of a bidriware object comes from a Deccani painting dated to c. 1625, in which an officer of African descent is seen smoking a hookah made in the bidri technique.

Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Gham tune left Karan Johar in tears

Sameer Anjaan recounts the stories behind his iconic compositions, which accompanied colourful costumes, catchy melodies, and larger-than-life performances. They defined an entire generation.

‘Indira Gandhi wants Rs 60 lakh’ — when an SBI head cashier got a ‘very secret’ call

In 'The Scam That Shook A Nation', Prakash Patra and Rasheed Kidwai investigate the 1971 Nagarwala scandal.

On Camera

IAS, IPS reshuffle won’t do. Mamata Banerjee must change advisors, improve MLA connect

The RG Kar incident became the nucleus around which public angst against years of rot coalesced; as a former street fighter, the CM needs to worry about her MLAs’ lack of ground connect.

Five debt defaults, two NPAs & 100% value erosion. MTNL barrels towards a major financial crisis

Since 2019, govt has pumped Rs 3.22 lakh crore into MTNL & BSNL. Both remain in losses. MTNL has begun to default on loans & bond payments, possibly the first large PSU to become NPA.

Did Captain & fiancée ‘attack’ cops or were they ‘manhandled’? Army to take up case with Odisha authorities

While police are quoted as saying that officer & fiancée created fracas & injured four police personnel, Army’s situational reports and his statement present a different picture.

BJP’s Northeast policy has lit new fires & reopened old wounds. And it still won’t blink

Manipur represents BJP’s unique ideological approach to governing Northeast by playing identity politics jiu-jitsu. It hasn’t gone well yet, is getting worse, but the party insists on continuing.