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How poetry helped me bring back my lost home in Manipur

Hoihnu Hauzel -
In her poetry collection, 'Requiem for a Home in Manipur', Hoihnu Hauzel blends personal memory with the sociopolitical realities of Northeast India.
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When two friends mapped Delhi and its semal trees

Neha Sinha -
In her book 'Wild Capital', nature writer Neha Sinha takes readers on a journey through the hidden wildernesses of Delhi.
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Many men pressure themselves to be good providers—it is irrational

Scott Galloway -
In 'Notes on Being a Man', Scott Galloway has highlighted the growing masculinity crisis in the world.
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Why many Japanese people struggle to explain if they’re Shinto or Buddhist

Hiroko Yoda -
In 'Eight Million Ways to Happiness', Hiroko Yoda reveals the traditions that infuse Japan's culture, from Shinto, Buddhism, and the mountain mysticism of Shugendo.
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Ambedkar and RSS had the same stand on many issues—UCC, Article 370, gram panchayat elections

Uday Mahurkar -
In 'My Idea of Nation First', Uday Mahurkar offers a nationalist view on Indian history.
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How jatra female impersonator Chapal Bhaduri brought Chand Bibi to life—his first lead role

Sandip Roy -
In 'Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal', Sandip Roy traces the career of Bengali stage actor Chapal Bhaduri and his struggle for artistic identity in a changing world.
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How Masaba curated her ‘Hot Mess’ persona

Shefalee Vasudev -
In 'Stories We Wear', Shefalee Vasudev examines how appearance becomes a medium of identity, belonging, and resistance.
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Birla, Dalmia earned surpluses during World War 1—India’s derivatives trade has a long history

Adil Rustomjee -
Adil Rustomjee's 'Running Behind Lakshmi' is a wide-ranging account that combines analytical history, financial practice, and market lore.
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Hamid Ansari’s 5 big ideas for foreign policy

M. Hamid Ansari -
'Arguably Contentious' by M Hamid Ansari explores India's political, social, and cultural realities in an era of rapid change.
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Goan bakers brought bread to Mumbai. Then passed the mantle to Iranians

Pronoti Datta -
In her book, 'In the Beginning There Was Bombay Duck', Pronoti Datta offers a colourful, cosmopolitan food history of Mumbai.
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The oil pipelines that could decide the Iran war

Javier Blas -
Washington: Iran’s strategy in its war with the US and Israel is by now clear: Impose an intolerable economic cost on President Donald Trump,...

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Economy

An economic ‘sagar manthan’ beckons: As IT growth dwindles, manufacturing exports to take driver’s seat

+TFP Nandita Rajhansa -
A depreciating INR, combined with FTAs with the UK, US and EU, gives India tariff advantages over China, Vietnam, and Bangladesh.

Defence

India and Indonesia finalise BrahMos deal, contract to be signed early next fiscal

Snehesh Alex Philip -
One battery of the BrahMos missile is to be procured in the initial phase. The plan is to scale up the procurement in phases.

National Interest

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Shekhar Gupta -
Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.

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