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George Fernandes fought for the unions, took on dictatorship but at the cost of his marriage

In 'The Life and Times of George Fernandes', Rahul Ramagudam talks about the exemplary journey of India's former defence minister.

‘Dhoom’ plot, Maoist angle—how Chelembra money heist became Kerala Police’s biggest obsession

In 'India's Money Heist', Anirban Bhattacharyya gives an account of a major bank heist inspired by a Bollywood movie and rumoured to have political leanings.

‘I’m telling you, you’ll burn’ – How Marathi writer Lakshmibai was tortured by her in-laws

‘Smritichitre’ by Lakshmibai Tilak was first published in Marathi in 1934 and was an instant hit. It talked about her complex marriage and her fight against caste.

‘I’ll become a nun’— Balraj Sahni’s autograph made Deepti Naval want to be an actor

In 'A Country Called Childhood', Deepti Naval talks about her interest in cinema, and experiences that pushed her to be an actress.

‘Get up you sons of coolies, junglees’–How Cdr King sparked 1946 Royal Indian Navy mutiny

In '1946 Last War of Independence', Pramod Kapoor gives a detailed account of the naval mutiny by Indian sailors against the British.

For IAS exams, it’s important to know what not to study. Working like a donkey won’t help

In ‘Win All Your Battles,’ Vishwas Nagre Patil writes about what it takes to become an IPS officer.

‘Gandhi did not stop here at all’—Why people in Dandi don’t say he walked that route

For 'Walking from Dandi: In Search of Vikas,' Harmony Siganporia and team walked close to 400 km over 25 days to trace Gandhi’s journey.

Modernisation, Modi, and Madhya Pradesh: The 3 Ms that reformed the BJP

Ajay Singh's 'The Architect of The New BJP' traces Narendra Modi's tremendous turnaround of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Ganjifa —The Persian game that became symbol of status for Indians in Mughal era

Ganjifa were just not playing cards, they carry with them iconography of imperial courts that existed in medieval India.

‘But she was a Muslim girl’ – Sanjeev Kumar’s singledom started with a first heartbreak

In ‘Sanjeev Kumar’, Reeta Ramamurthy Gupta and Uday Jariwala write about the actor’s complex and eventful love life and its intersection with his career.

On Camera

Imtiaz Ali obsesses over vulgarity, misses Chamkila’s cultural resistance against purity

Peter Manuel's ‘Cassette Culture’ showed the booming Bhakti music during the '80s and '90s when Anoop Jalota, Gulshan Kumar achieved success by singing the sanitised Bhajans.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

India and Japan hold 10th round of consultations on disarmament, non-proliferation, and export control

The two sides also discussed ways to strengthen cooperation in outer space security, conventional weapons, and export control

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.