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How I created Theobroma’s favourite product and became brownie queen of Mumbai

In Baking a Dream, Kainaz Messman Harchandrai writes about the most famous product of Theobroma — brownies and how her mother inspired her to create it.

My memories of being in RSS shakha are very different: Milind Soman

In his memoir, Made in India, Milind Soman writes about how being part of the RSS shakha at young age was like being in a ‘desi Scouts’ movement.

The real Wani: Army officer who gave Kashmiri children chocolates & guided against militancy

In a new book, Sonal Chaturvedi traces the life of late Lance Naik Nazir Ahmad Wani, the first Kashmiri Ashok Chakra awardee.

Cultural artillery, Christianity, education: How the British & missionaries Westernised Khasis

In 'White As Milk and Rice', Nidhi Dugar Kundalia writes about how 80% of Khasis today are Christian converts because of the British.

Feminism has a problem – it’s over-dependence on the state to deliver for women

In Hood Feminism, Mikki Kendall writes women who are outspoken about police brutality or sexual assault are positioned more as sacrifices than saviours.

Declaring India ODF doesn’t mean much if there is no cross-verification with big data

In 'The Swachh Bharat Revolution', edited by Parameswaran Iyer, Bibek Debroy highlights the questions that should be asked about India’s ODF status.

Pakistan TV and Pakistan Radio were guilty pleasures of many Kashmiris after Independence

In 'The Other Side of The Divide', Sameer Arshad Khatlani writes about how radio crossed the India-Pakistan border after Partition.

The idea of ‘safe spaces’ has turned on itself to exclude everyone who dares to differ

In 'Groupthink: A Study in Self Delusion', Christopher Booker writes about how the idea of ‘safe spaces’ came about in college campuses in the US and UK.

Saina Nehwal fell out with coach Gopi when her Olympic win got him students like PV Sindhu

In Dreams of a Billion, Boria Majumdar and Nalin Mehta write about Saina Nehwal’s journey to Olympic win and her turbulent relationship with her coach.

Both China and India opted for SEZs. But here’s why China raced ahead and India lost track

In 'All the Wrong Turns', T.C.A Ranganathan and T.C.A Srinivasa Raghavan explain how Deng Xiaoping's SEZ project in 1970s set the pace for China's economic rise.

On Camera

Hasina’s was a trial in absentia, but not a trial without justice

The Sheikh Hasina trial represents an inflection point in the struggle to place citizens above rulers and prevent the next massacre.

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.

Can’t stay behind tech curve anymore, must catch up—Vice Chief of Navy Staff ahead of Swavlamban 2025

New Delhi: Noting that India cannot afford to stay behind the technology curve when it comes to war-fighting, Vice Chief of the Naval Staff...

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.