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Uddhav Thackeray’s experiment with alt Hindutva actually follows his grandfather’s path

In ‘Trail of the Tiger’, Radheshyam Jadhav writes about Uddhav veering off from his father Bal Thackeray’s hardcore version of Hindutva.

How Istanbul’s Kadınca nightclub became melting pot of sexual, class, and religious politics

In ‘Queer in Translation’, Evren Savci explores the intersection of queerness, Islam, and neoliberal governance in Turkey.

Mamata Banerjee failed to read voters as she relied more on police, admin than TMC colleagues

In 'The Bengal Conundrum', Sambit Pal writes about how Mamata Banerjee chides her MLAs and MPs in front of bureaucrats and police officials, sometimes on TV.

Asomiyas to loyal fighters to outsiders — The story of Sikhs in Assam

In ‘The Sikh Next Door’, Manpreet Singh writes that the Sikh connection with Assam goes back to the time of the gurus.

How chanting Ram and Bhagavad Gita gifted by a Sufi dacoit helped a Chambal bandit in prison

In ‘The Punished’, Jahnavi Misra explores nineteen stories of men and women facing death row in India, and how they navigate the justice system.

How Durga images and sculptures showed up in Ghazni, Afghanistan

In ‘Buddha in Gandhara’, Sunita Dwivedi writes about how Durga sculptures and paintings were found in Buddhist monasteries.

Power centre for kings, melting pot for art — How Nathdwara in Rajasthan rose for 300 yrs

In ‘Nathdwara Paintings from the Anil Relia Collection’, Kalyan Krishna and Kay Talwar write about a town in Rajasthan that completely revolved around Krishna.

Not really Nehru, it was Gandhi and Congress ‘Right’ who made Bose resign as party president

In ‘Nehru & Bose’, Rudrangshu Mukherjee writes about how Subhas Chandra Bose had no choice but to resign from Congress in his second term as president.

Boiled spinach, stewed fruit, haricot soup — Gandhi’s experiments with vegetarianism

In ‘Restless as Mercury’, Gopalkrishna Gandhi reconstructs Gandhi’s own words about the struggles, experiences, and philosophies that influenced his younger self.

Modi told Hamid Ansari that the Rajya Sabha TV wasn’t favourable to the government

In ‘Many A Happy Accident’, former vice-president and Rajya Sabha chairman Hamid Ansari writes about the time PM Modi told him, ‘You aren’t helping me’.

On Camera

Trump’s 28 points for Ukraine add up to a no-go at peace

Two questions are pertinent: Why does the Trump administration keep making the same mistakes on the peace proposal? And what does a hurried peace plan mean on the ground?

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

Tejas fighter aircraft crashes at Dubai Air Show, IAF confirms pilot’s death

This is the second such incident after a Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas had crashed into a hostel on the outskirts of Jaisalmer in March last year.

INDIA has a Congress-sized hole. And the fix begins with a little humility

Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.