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Manu Patolia built his $250 million empire with just 75 cents. Taravada Gurukul to New York

Manu Patolia - 24 March, 2023

How an Assamese engineer quit his job to become a ‘plant doctor’ and help farmers

Under Ashoka, Chandragupta, India accounted for 32% of the world’s GDP

SH Raza’s art was rooted in Hindu metaphysics. It was complimentary to his faith not binary

APPLE and IMAGE—attitudinal and behavioral traits that make for a humble leader

PV Ramana Murthy - 27 February, 2023

PV Ramana Murthy's 'The Power of Humility' is about the personality traits and characteristics that a leader must have to show humility and be successful.

‘Best and most boring’—Brezhnev’s rule wasn’t USSR’s worst era

Sheila Fitzpatrick - 26 February, 2023

Sheila Fitzpatrick gives you a fast run through the entire history of the Soviet Union yet doesn't miss out on the minute details.

126 songs, 35 ragas, 6 talas—Odisha’s ‘Prahlad Natak’ a musical play like no other

MAP Academy - 26 February, 2023

The director of a Prahlad Natak may also serve as the lead vocalist or the gahaka. He sings praises of characters, leads the chorus and directs musicians.

At BCCI, I held CoA Vinod Rai in high regard. Until this happened

Neeraj Kumar - 20 February, 2023

During all my interactions, Vinod Rai had been courteous, but with my experience of that morning, I had seen a different side of him.

How Maharaja Hari Singh’s indecision led to Pakistan’s economic blockade of Kashmir

Sandeep Bamzai - 18 February, 2023

In 'Gilded Cage: Years that Made and Unmade Kashmir', author Sandeep Bamzai looks back at the years leading to and following the Partition.

Why a new airport in Kanpur won’t make the city fly, nor electric buses or a metro

Varun Gandhi - 18 February, 2023

Ideally, Kanpur would be well-positioned to jump up the value curve in its industry specializations—it has over 50 institutes of higher education, including an IIT.

Meenakari—enamel art that travelled from 16th-century Persia to modern-day India

MAP Academy - 12 February, 2023

Apart from being used on the reverse side of kundan jewellery, Meenakari is also done on decorative objects in the shape of elephants, horses and masks.

‘One more fight, the last and the best’—How Bose planned great escape from British custody

Sanjeev Sanyal - 12 February, 2023

Sanjeev Sanyal's 'Revolutionaries' documents India's struggle for Independence with a sharp focus on armed resistance against the British Raj.

From scientific fervour to social reform, a new book brings out little known facets of Hindutva

Aravindan Neelakandan - 11 February, 2023

Aravindan Neelakandan uses history, sociology, politics, and science as tools to analyse the many facets of Hindutva in his 816-page book.

Bahadur Shah Zafar resented Raja Ram Mohan Roy. So he complained to East India Company

Swapna Liddle - 11 February, 2023

In 'The Broken Script: Delhi Under the East India Company and the Fall of the Mughal Dynasty' Swapna Liddle details the complex tussle between the last two Mughal emperors and the East India company.

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Book Excerpts

Manu Patolia built his $250 million empire with just 75 cents. Taravada Gurukul to New York

How an Assamese engineer quit his job to become a ‘plant doctor’ and help farmers

Under Ashoka, Chandragupta, India accounted for 32% of the world’s GDP

SH Raza’s art was rooted in Hindu metaphysics. It was complimentary to his faith not binary

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India-France space alliance key to Delhi’s ambitions. But it must deepen...

Muslim intellectuals defend madrasas, but their kids don’t go there. Only...

Lower, lowered, Shudra or OBC caste—What to call more than half...

Economy

Finance Bill 2023 amendment removes long-term capital gain benefit for debt...

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With joint ‘Vayu Prahar’ exercise in eastern sector, Army & Air...

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You’ve heard of jobless growth. But Tata, Birla, Ambani, Adani, have...

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