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This is how world’s largest crowdfunding project was achieved in Ayodhya

In 'Ayodhya Ram Mandir: Bharat’s Quest for Ram-Rajya', Swadesh Singh captures the important transformation of the ancient sacred city of Ayodhya.

In ’62, India prioritised keeping distance from the West over securing the nation: Jaishankar

Nehru felt that Patel was overly suspicious and stated in a note to him on 18 November 1950 that it was inconceivable that China would ‘undertake a wild adventure across the Himalayas’

Del Tufo & Co – India’s earliest photo studio with branches from Madras to Colombo

Photographs produced by the studio were shown at the 2015 exhibition, Imaging the Isle Across, and shown at the National Museum, New Delhi.

Before meeting Narayana Murthy, Sudha hoped he looked like Rajesh Khanna

In 'An Uncommon Love', Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni tells us the story of Sudha and Narayana Murthy, taking us 'deep inside their minds, hearts and values'.

Arun Nehru opened Ayodhya locks without informing Rajiv Gandhi. Gave him a fait accompli

In 'The Rajiv I Knew' Mani Shankar Aiyar delves into Rajiv Gandhi's accords with insurgents, and the controversies that marked his tenure.

Rapes by policemen made me feel like a worm, never left my conscience—ex-top cop Julio Ribeiro

In 'Hope for Sanity', former Mumbai supercop Julio Ribeiro collates his most important writings for readers.

Sheikh Abdullah got rid of Hari Singh. Then imposed many more maharajas on J&K people

In ‘Sheikh Abdullah’, Chitralekha Zutshi places the Kashmiri leader’s life in the context of global developments and illustrates his political trajectory.

If secularism was defined thinly, Jinnah was one. Go deeper & he was majoritarian not theocrat

Retaining their Muslimness and Indian nationality in full, the notion of equality-as-parity challenged Mohammad Ali Jinnah's supposedly dangerous demand for Pakistan.

When Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit was picked up by police for attempted assassination of Mussolini

In ‘Vijaya Lakshmi Pandit’, Manu Baghavan provides a throughly researched account of Jawaharlal Nehru’s sister and how her story is intertwined with that of India.

Paris Agreement almost didn’t happen. Then a Turkish economist moved the world

In 'Climate Capitalism', Akshat Rathi tracks the unlikely heroes leading the battle against climate change.

On Camera

Gen Z break up recovery is an Olympic sport. Aura cleansing, 75-hard & brown rice

Post-break-up girlies regulate their dopamine and serotonin levels. It's a careful chemical experiment with vegan ice cream, Taylor Swift workout hits, and by-weekly cardio on a rebound’s mattress.

Rs 40 trillion investment, 20 lakh jobs: What Naidu wants to achieve in 5 yrs with 6 industrial policies

Andhra Pradesh cabinet approved the policies in one go at Amaravati this week. The proposed incentives will attract industries back to the state, says CM Chandrababu Naidu.

US-Australia AUKUS submarine deal in trouble? US Congressional paper suggests drastic tweaks

The AUKUS deal was signed in 2021 with the US pushing out France, which was in talks with Australia to sell 12 conventional diesel-electric submarines.

Sikh separatists & their gang wars in Canada are not India’s problem. Call the troops back

If Sikh separatists are a nuisance, it should worry their host countries. Should it bother India if they keep killing their own in gang rivalries and making their neighbourhoods unsafe?