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This sex trafficking victim dreaded Valentine’s Day—’They expected something special’

In 'Awakening the Advocate’, Matthew S.Friedman recounts the stories and testimonials of trafficking victims, perpetrators and those combating the crisis.

Bhakti poets couldn’t accept Ravana touching Sita. So they created a ‘Maya’ Sita

'Many Ramayanas, Many Lessons' by Anand Neelakantan is part of the author's effort to compile folk, oral, and textual variations of popular stories from Hindu mythology.

Bishnoi way of life isn’t a Hindu sect, said a priest

In 'My Head for a Tree', Martin Goodman relates the history of the Bishnoi and asks what a world facing climate change can learn from them.

Nalanda had a scholar at the gate to screen students. Only three out of 10 were admitted

In ‘Nalanda’, Abhay K tells the story of the rise, fall and revival of the famed university.

How British photography represented Indian women—nautch girl, aayah, bhadramahila

In 'Framing Portraits, Binding Albums', edited by Shilpi Goswami and Suryanandini Narain, dwells on the importance of family photographs and their visual omnipresence in our daily lives.

Many faces of the Sun: Surya in Hindu and Buddhist traditions

As an offspring of Aditi, a Vedic entity representing infinity, Surya is one of the twelve Adityas, which also include Indra, Mitra, Varuna and Vishnu.

How Steve Jobs’ 1979 visit to Xerox’s R&D centre changed the course of computer development

In ‘Lead Smart in the AI Era’, Amit Kumar Jain and Surbhi Jain draw on real-world examples to reveal how visionary leadership is essential to foresee changes in the digital ecosystem.

Savarkar wanted the Narasimha to be the symbol of Hindu Rashtra. ‘A cow is ghatiya’

In ‘The New Icon’, Arun Shourie dives into Savarkar’s books, essays, speeches and statements to answer lingering questions about the Hindutva ideologue.

A Hindu woman has no right to divorce her husband—consent is meaningless: Bal Gangadhar Tilak

In 'Kesari' by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Nadeem Khan and Yashodhan Parande offer English translations of the nationalist leader's articles in his Marathi newspaper.

Poor migrants to Europe have to pose as victims—though they’re heroes back home: Amitav Ghosh

In 'Wild Fictions', Amitav Ghosh writes on subjects that have fascinated him for 25 years—from literature and language to climate change, travel, and discoveries.

On Camera

Festive seasons align with the rollout of GST 2.0. Citizens to get more money in hand

The new norm marks a decisive shift from the earlier complex system that created friction for households and small businesses alike.

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.

30 civilians killed as Pakistan Air Force strikes Khyber Pakhtunkhwa village with China-made bombs

While Pakistani authorities have not clarified what intended target was, the incident adds to a troubling pattern of PAF strikes killing civilians, including women and children.

India doesn’t give walkovers to Pakistan in war. Here’s why it shouldn’t do it in cricket either

Many really smart people now share the position that playing cricket with Pakistan is politically, strategically and morally wrong. It is just a poor appreciation of competitive sport.