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How the East India Company picked Madras as a base. It all starts with a love story

In The Tamils, author Nirmala Lakshman crafts a rich and expansive exploration of Tamil history, society, and culture.

My regret is Indians outside Bengal have been deprived of Soumitra Chatterjee: Sharmila Tagore

Soumitra Chatterjee and His World by Sanghamitra Chakraborty is the first definitive biography of the actor. From his partnership with Satyajit Ray to his forays into poetry, editorship and art.

You don’t have to be a Hindu to be moved by Kumbh Mela. It is about the simplicity of faith

Launched alongside Maha Kumbh Mela 2025, 'Amongst The Believers: The Kumbh Mela at Prayag' features Prashant Panjiar’s panoramic photographs, shot over two decades, entirely on film.

When Dalai Lama & Nehru talked about Tibet for 4 hours. ‘He could be a bit of a bully’

In 'The Many Faces of Nehru', Tapan Chattopadhyay offers insights into the less-known facets of Jawaharlal Nehru's personality and life.

Rani of Jhansi has no place in Manipuri culture, said a journalist. He was jailed for it

In 'The Feared', Neeta Kolhatkar brings together interviews with 11 political prisoners—and in some cases, their loved ones—to highlight grave injustices meted out to them in jail.

Sitting on world records to begging for the benefit match—how Syed Kirmani was stumped out

'Due to my popularity my career was on the rise, and this created a feeling of envy in many, ' Syed Kirmani writes in his new book, 'Stumped'.

When a Sindhi refugee asked for milk & was shot dead in Kolhapur

In 'Sunrise over Valivade', Susheel Gajwani narrates how Sindhis faced their displacement and devastation with resilience and determination.

Indian middle class was once an agent of change. It now takes comfort in militant nationalism

In 'Middle Class India', Manisha Pande traces the evolution of the Indian middle class during the pre-Independence era, through the freedom struggle, and following the 1991 crisis.

Threads that bind: A history of Punjab through phulkari embroidery

Phulkari embroidery is done using a running stitch with brightly coloured untwisted silk thread historically imported from Kashmir and Bengal.

Nehru used Bodh Gaya to make India a culture superpower. ‘Navel of the earth’

In 'Casting The Buddha,' Shashank Shekhar Sinha explores the journey of Buddhism in India through historical sites, stupas, temples, monasteries, and caves.

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.