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‘Mrs G was victim of communalism’ Shiva Naipaul wrote in his personal diary after Indira’s death

Amitava Kumar's 'The Green Book' gives a profound insight into the mind of a writer who observes closely and attempts to capture in images and words what is happening to the world around us.

‘I don’t like men like Vajpayee being allowed free entry’ into J&K: Nehru

In 'Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977' Abhishek Choudhary delves into Hindutva and its first prime minister.

When a German Navy inspector lost his job for asserting ‘need to respect Putin’

‘Just three weeks later, Russia went on to attack Ukraine on Putin’s orders, bombing civilians and denying the country its right to exist,’ writes Walter J Lindner in 'What the West Should Learn from India’.

What is wrong with Indian cinema? Satyajit Ray said melodrama and American influence

In ‘The State and New Cinema in Contemporary India’, Sudha Tiwari examines the setting up and roles of the Film Finance Corporation and the National Film Development Corporation.

AAP govt wanted coffee machines in public schools. Staff should bring coffee, said bureaucracy

In 'The Delhi Model,' Jasmine Shah unpacks the Delhi Model, offering it as an ambitious roadmap for a developed India.

How Goa’s iconic ivory statuettes spread Christianity in the 16th–17th centuries

Under the direction of Portuguese missionaries, large quantities of ivory sourced from their East African colonies came to be used to carve ecclesiastical statuettes by indigenous artisans.

A 9th-century critic freed Ramayana of religious meanings. It was just literature for him

'A Cultural Poetics of Bhasha Literatures', an Orient BlackSwan publication, explores interrelations between languages, literatures, and cultures in South Asia.

How England came to support a Jewish state in Palestine—‘civilizer of the backward countries’

In 'Original Sin', Stanly Johny offers a close view of the Israel-Palestine conflict based on historical understanding, research, and on-the-ground reporting.

When Mani Shankar Aiyar couldn’t wish Rahul Gandhi happy birthday. And what Priyanka said

‘A Maverick in Politics: 1991-2004’, is the second of Mani Shankar Aiyar’s memoirs. He draws a colourful portrait of his life in politics and those around him including Jayalalithaa, Sonia Gandhi, Atal Bihari Vajpayee and more.

Why India is the world’s most unequal rising power

In ‘The Unfinished Quest’, TV Paul offers a comprehensive understanding of the rising power phenomenon in the globalised yet changing world order.

On Camera

India has to move on now. Engage with ‘Nooton Bangladesh’

Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has, in a sense, tasted her own medicine. The International Crimes Tribunal, the special court she instituted for...

The day Dharmendra ‘died’

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.

Drone manufacturer ideaForge wins orders worth over Rs 100 crore from Army

ideaForge has formed a joint venture to manufacture and market UAVs in the US. Its Q6 UAV is now included in NATO and allied procurement systems.

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.