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Ambedkar dismissed bhakti saints for not questioning chaturvarna forcefully enough

The ‘Notbook of Kabir’ is the story of how author Anand loses himself in the pursuit of the saint.

British art, literature couldn’t get enough of Tipu Sultan in 1700s. Oriental exoticism ruled

‘Tipu Sultan: The Saga of Mysore’s Interregnum (1760–1799)’ by Vikram Sampath opens a window to the life and times of one of the most debated figures from India’s history.

This Nagpur poha shop never skimps on onion—customers have to chop it themselves

In ‘Bazaar Bites’, Priya Bala and Jayanth Narayanan travel across India to document the best street food trails and the stories behind the dishes.

Govt’s fuzzy notion of Amrit Kaal won’t take us anywhere. It doesn’t define a developed India

In 'The Ten Trillion Dream Dented', Subhash Chandra Garg analyses the performance of the Indian economy under the Modi govt.

If you are lucky, your organisation might already be supporting your non-work passions

In 'Headstart', Vivek Gambhir and Sunder Ramachandran unlock secrets to career success—from acing job transitions to mastering new skills.

Pakistan foreign minister was in Delhi on 26/11. India’s only ‘retribution’ was expelling him

With telling revelations, memoir, and account of history, Ajay Bisaria's Anger Management is a study of the diplomatic engagement between India and Pakistan.

How was the great Tanjore Renaissance born? When the British took over Maharaja Serfoji’s land

In 'Gods, Guns and Missionaries', Manu Pillai describes how the British Raj led to the birth of Hindu nationalism in India.

Israeli firms fortified Mumbai’s buildings after 26/11—metal gates, bollard systems

In 'After 26/11', Rhys Machold reveals how India mimicked the US' post-9/11 'homeland security' paradigm following the 2008 Mumbai attacks.

How Hind Pocket Books brought a ‘paperback revolution’ in Hindi publishing

In 'Everyday Reading', Akriti Mandhwani analyses the popularity of Hindi middlebrow literature among the North Indian middle-class.

Tech in US created a narrow elite of billionaires. India’s story is different

In 'Behold the Leviathan', Saurabh Mukherjea and Nandita Rajhansa trace the unusual and unexpected rise of the Indian economy.

On Camera

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

Steady growth rooted in ‘Dravidian model’. How Tamil Nadu more than doubled its GSDP in 10 yrs

RBI Handbook of Statistics shows state’s GSDP has more than doubled in past decade, finishing second behind Maharashtra. It has performed well across health & education parameters as well.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.