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Kashmiris have nicknames for all political leaders—‘If we don’t laugh, how can we live?’

In 'Kashmir Under 370', Mahendra Sabharwal and Manish Sabharwal document a personal history of Jammu & Kashmir.

One of 15 women in India’s Constituent Assembly, Kamala Chaudhri defended the Hindu Code Bill

In 'The Fifteen', Angellica Aribam and Akash Satyawali document the extraordinary lives of the women who helped shape the Constitution of India.

Why Chhota Ghallughara is called the ‘Smaller Holocaust’. 7000 Sikhs were massacred in 1746

In 'Cauldron, Sword and Victory', Sarbpreet Singh explores the eighteenth-century history of the Sikhs, focusing on the rise of Sikh chiefs amid the decline of the Mughals.

How unfair, low-wage jobs at electronics factories helped women escape abusive families

In ‘The Many Lives of Syeda X’, Neha Dixit chronicles the life of Syeda, a Muslim migrant worker, and the people in her life.

Naukri.com started with 1,000 job postings. Only 14,000 Indians used the Internet back then

In 'The Earnicons: Stories of Rare Profitable Unicorns', Dhruv Nath narrates how Naukri.com, Zerodha, Zoho, and Dream11 became market leaders.

‘Why should boys have all the fun’—When Hero Honda took a marketing risk on Pleasure

In 'Culture Eats Creativity for Lunch', Arvind Wable, the former executive director and CEO of FCB Ulka, reveals the key elements of building a strong organisational culture.

How Dalits, Muslims, Adivasis encounter the State. ‘It has its boots on our necks’

In ‘How Long Can The Moon Be Caged’, Suchitra Vijayan and Francesca Recchia look at present-day India through the lived experiences of political prisoners.

India must be patient to resolve China border dispute. First make economic strength comparable

In his book ‘Strategic Conundrums: Reshaping India's Foreign Policy’, Rajiv Sikri examines India’s current and looming foreign policy challenges from a strategic and policy-oriented perspective.

‘Throne of Indira will crumble. They will chew iron lentils’—Bhindranwale in 1984

In ‘Poles Apart’, Aditya Sondhi investigates the comparative roles of the military in the Indian subcontinent, to study their influences on the growth of democracy in the region.

Delhi poet Mir Taqi Mir called Lucknow ghazals mere descriptions of ‘kissing and licking’, not poetry

During the 18th century, Awadh grew into a region of leading wealth. Ira Mukhoty brings back the lost life of the region, it recounts its important figures, artists, and poets.

On Camera

Nobel committee, note how Trump allowed Munir to make nuclear threat against India from US soil

So far, India has responded to his threats with a measured, diplomatic, strategic, and multi-dimensional approach. Now, it needs to react firmly.

Modi’s ‘Diwali bonanza’ for the common man—next-gen GST reforms, lower tax on daily-use items soon

Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.

What is Project Sudarshan Chakra, announced by Modi from ramparts of Red Fort

The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.