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A journey through Ladakh—Thiksey Monastery and the many stories within it

Thiksey was established in the mid-fifteenth century by Pon Sherab Raspa, nephew of the monk Je Tsongkhapa, who founded the Gelugpa order.

‘Yaksha Prashna’ of Mahabharata has lessons for modern-day CEOs

In 'Dharma Tales for CEOs', S Prakash presents stories from scriptures that offer insight into leadership, decision-making, and ethical conduct.

Buddhism was used to promote nationalism. It was declared democratic, Aryan and Sanatan

In ‘Democracy’s Dhamma’, Gitanjali Surendran traces the history of buddhism in the South and South-east Asia and how it interacted with nationalism, modernity, caste and more.

Maithil weddings aren’t fixed using horoscope. A phallic ‘Kohbar’ painting is more important

'Mithila Art: A 360 Degree Review of Madhubani Painting' is a detailed study of the artform from northern Bihar of India.

How infusion of drugs, arms, and insurgents into electoral system redefined India’s Northeast

In ‘India’s Near East: A New History’, Avinash Paliwal lays bare the limits of independent India’s influence in its near east.

Don’t dismiss religious sentiments of Indians in US, UK. It affects middle class here

‘The Idea of India’, is a dialogue between historian Romila Thapar and theorist Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak that examines what it means to be Indian.

Amar Chitra Katha promises to make history fun. It pushes upper-caste middle-class hegemony

In Remaking the Citizen for New Times, Deepa Sreenivas explores how Amar Chitra Katha influenced the national consciousness of young readers in a conservative direction.

How the West protects and nurtures its intellectual sepoys in India

In ‘The Battle for Consciousness Theory’, Rajiv Malhotra, Manogna Sastry and Kundan Singh uncovers the systematic co-opting of Sri Aurobindo’s seminal ideas by the American theorist, Ken Wilber.

Women hold other women back in the workplace. It’s called the queen bee syndrome

In 'Letters to Daughters of Tomorrow', Dr Shamoly Khera talks about the importance of cultivating the young women and girls of today into influential and impactful leaders of tomorrow.

Chauri Chaura freedom fighters’ families got a memorial in 1982—getting pension was much harder

In 'In Pursuit of Freedom: Travels Across Patriotic Lands', Pradeep Damodaran documents his travels across important locations in India, following the fault lines of freedom.

On Camera

Fauja Singh’s death shows Indian roads remain a national emergency—474 lives lost every day

Fauja Singh, 114, died after being hit by a speeding car. His death renews questions about India’s deadly roads, rising accidents, and poor traffic discipline.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.