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Mohini is not an avatar of Vishnu—despite what Devi Bhagavata Purana says

In 'Devi and Her Avatars', Alka Pande explores forms of the goddess in Hindu mythology and her impact on art and culture.

Why the Bhagavad Gita is set on a battlefield—it has nothing to do with violence

In ‘Gita for the CEO’, Chaitanya Charan conveys lessons of leadership from the Hindu scripture. He presents it in the form of a conversation.

Two strokes of a crowbar—that’s all it took to smash the Awadh princess’ resting place

In 'The House of Awadh', Aletta André and Abhimanyu Kumar present a new account of the tragedy of Awadh and its slow ruin, as well as that of India-Pakistan relations.

The mystery of JP’s kidney failure continues. There was a purpose behind it

In ‘Emergency and Neo-Emergency, MG Devasahayam compares the period of Emergency to now. His interactions with Jayaprakash Narayan heavily inform the book.

India as nation is a success; its people are a failure: Fali Sam Nariman

'Beyond the Courtroom' has a curated selection of Fali S. Nariman's most influential speeches, groundbreaking articles, and illuminating lectures.

When Gangubai Hangal gave up singing & cancelled her HMV contract

In 'A Life in Three Octaves', Deepa Ganesh offers the first-ever biography of Gangubai Hangal as the singer navigated the end of courtesan singing tradition and the advent of modernity.

Fasting has become a mark of privilege—all about self-obsession & excess

In 'The Fast’, John Oakes reveals numerous facets of the act of self-deprivation through historical, scientific, and cultural research.

Why Ambujammal hid her pearl necklace when Gandhi came to her house

‘The India I Saw’ is freedom fighter S Ambujammal’s autobiography. In it she looks back at her childhood in Madras and how she began associating with the freedom struggle.

Washington Post’s Dana Priest wasn’t sure about Pegasus Project. Then she saw the target list

In 'Pegasus', Laurent Richard and Sandrine Rigaud investigate how people’s lives and privacy worldwide are being threatened by cyber-surveillance.

Dennis Lillee believes a player has to be their own coach; Pat Cummins benefited firsthand

In 'Tested', Pat Cummins interviews 11 extraordinary people, as they tell stories of challenge, adversity, perseverance, and resilience.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.