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Many men pressure themselves to be good providers—it is irrational

Scott Galloway -
In 'Notes on Being a Man', Scott Galloway has highlighted the growing masculinity crisis in the world.
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Why many Japanese people struggle to explain if they’re Shinto or Buddhist

Hiroko Yoda -
In 'Eight Million Ways to Happiness', Hiroko Yoda reveals the traditions that infuse Japan's culture, from Shinto, Buddhism, and the mountain mysticism of Shugendo.
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Ambedkar and RSS had the same stand on many issues—UCC, Article 370, gram panchayat elections

Uday Mahurkar -
In 'My Idea of Nation First', Uday Mahurkar offers a nationalist view on Indian history.
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How jatra female impersonator Chapal Bhaduri brought Chand Bibi to life—his first lead role

Sandip Roy -
In 'Chapal Rani, the Last Queen of Bengal', Sandip Roy traces the career of Bengali stage actor Chapal Bhaduri and his struggle for artistic identity in a changing world.
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How Masaba curated her ‘Hot Mess’ persona

Shefalee Vasudev -
In 'Stories We Wear', Shefalee Vasudev examines how appearance becomes a medium of identity, belonging, and resistance.
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Birla, Dalmia earned surpluses during World War 1—India’s derivatives trade has a long history

Adil Rustomjee -
Adil Rustomjee's 'Running Behind Lakshmi' is a wide-ranging account that combines analytical history, financial practice, and market lore.
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Hamid Ansari’s 5 big ideas for foreign policy

M. Hamid Ansari -
'Arguably Contentious' by M Hamid Ansari explores India's political, social, and cultural realities in an era of rapid change.
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Goan bakers brought bread to Mumbai. Then passed the mantle to Iranians

Pronoti Datta -
In her book, 'In the Beginning There Was Bombay Duck', Pronoti Datta offers a colourful, cosmopolitan food history of Mumbai.
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What Mughal and British rule did to India’s forests

Yogesh Chandra -
In 'An Officer and a Tiger', Yogesh Chandra offers a sensory portrait of the Terai jungles in their full, untamed splendour.
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My married life with Rajendra Yadav began with a bizarre rupture: Mannu Bhandari

Mannu Bhandari -
In 'This Too Is a Story', trailblazing Hindi writer Mannu Bhandari lays bare the faultlines of her controversial marriage to Rajendra Yadav.
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Opinion

Pew’s religious diversity study is producing perverse results

R Jagannathan -
Pew’s survey on religious diversity around the world is interesting, but simply lacks enough nuance to warrant serious consideration.

To trade coders for Legos, India needs a better deal

Joining Pax Silica is not all positives for India. We must guard strategic autonomy

Economy

China absorbs more Russian crude as India recalibrates with a Middle East pivot

Udit Bubna -
As discounted Russian barrels increasingly flow to China, Indian refiners lift more from Saudi Arabia, Iraq and the UAE, while also eyeing Venezuelan cargoes to diversify risk.

Defence

What to expect on the defence front as Modi embarks on Israel visit, second since 2017

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The two sides will sign a framework agreement on defence cooperation that will allow companies from both sides to collaborate deeper.

National Interest

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

Shekhar Gupta -
India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.

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