Indian biscuit company that made migration of the Sindhi population to Gwalior possible
In ‘Branded in History’, Ramya Ramamurthy explores how colonial Indian brands — both home-grown and foreign — were produced, distributed and marketed.
RSS ‘Seva’ mixing religion and patriotic duty wrong: Jagat Narain
In ‘Competing Nationalisms’, Rajshree Chandra shows how Jagat Narain was a Hindu nationalist, but not a violent one.
How Shah Rukh Khan ‘romantically ruined’ women – married, working, mothers
In ‘Desperately Seeking Shah Rukh’, Shrayana Bhattacharya writes about talking to the women fans who made SRK a superstar in the 1990s and their domestic hardships.
The ghosts of Nehru and Syama Prasad Mookerjee are back. Modi’s India is reliving 1951
In 'Nehru: The Debates that Defined India', Tripurdaman Singh and Adeel Hussain highlight the former PM's encounters with his contemporaries.
‘This govt is of Ram bhakts, and Gita is above the Constitution’—Inside Modi’s India
In 'Modi's India', Christophe Jaffrelot takes a panoramic, yet detailed view of Modi's politics that transformed India.
How Hinduism incorporated Buddha and then distanced the religion
In ‘Ancient India’, Upinder Singh tells readers to abandon simplistic stereotypes and instead think of ancient India in terms of coexistence of contradictions.
Revolutions aren’t silent, but TVS’s is. Giver of India’s 1st two-wheeler is shaping legacy
In 'A Silent Revolution', Snigdha Parupudi talks about how the social arm of the TVS Motor Company transformed lives.
Some clerics think they are above Quran. It’s making Indian Muslims sectarian and backward
In ‘Indian Muslims’, K. Rahman Khan writes that more Muslim religious leaders, especially younger ones, need to promote the message of genuine spirituality.
How Mughal India celebrated Diwali — from ‘Akash diya’ to Red Fort
In ‘Shahjahanabad’, Rana Safvi writes about how the ‘Rang Mahal’ in Delhi’s Red Fort was lit up to celebrate Diwali.
A British scientist’s quest to scientifically explain the ‘mythical powers of the Ganges’
In 'Invisible Empire: The Natural History of Viruses’, Pranay Lal tells the story of viruses as major actors across human civilisation.
YourTurn
Calorie count model is passe. Obesity is about what you eat, not how much
Good nutrition is beyond weight loss or theories. Obesity needs whole, practical, and sustainable diet planning.
IMF warns of ‘economic collapse’ in some low-income countries without debt fix
Afghanistan and Ethiopia are among the 30 nations at high risk of debt distress while while Grenada, Mozambique, Republic of Congo and Somalia are already experiencing it.
Defence
Armed forces get breather from negative list, can import items in ‘immediate’ cases
A committee chaired by Gen. Bipin Rawat will oversee indigenisation efforts, and recommend the removal of items from the negative import list if needed.
What farm laws retreat by Modi govt tells us about ruling India like a CM with brute majority
No matter how dominant BJP is, India is a federation of states and it has CMs in only 12. Agriculture is largely a state issue, and most of India doesn’t follow it unquestioningly.