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200 paintings, 274 folios—Why Abul Fazl’s ‘Akbarnama’ remains an unmatched document

Unlike historical records such as the Baburnama, the Akbarnama was created during Akbar's lifetime, allowing creators to be eye-witnesses to his life.

Only two kinds of women can survive in science — the rebels and the ones with support

In ‘Lab Hopping’, Aashima Dogra and Nandita Jayaraj explore the stories of women scientists and the challenges they’ve overcome and still face.

India’s regulators and govt are writing many rules about our lives without consulting MPs

In 'Caged Tiger', Subhashish Bhadra comments on the faulty institutional design eating away at the foundations of Indian society.

Bengaluru’s Oota, Bombay Canteen, Gurugram’s Comorin—Indian chefs dig into regional cuisine

In 'Eating the Present, Tasting the Future', Charmaine O'Brien  explores India’s changing food eating, producing and trading habits.

When Spielberg got a lesson in flip-thinking from Harrison Ford on the sets of Indiana Jones

The strategy of acceptance is the first of the 15 strategies for good reason. You could look at acceptance as the mother of all strategies.

How Latin American fiction influenced India’s ‘magical and fabulous’ literary mind

In ‘Under the Bhasha Gaze’, PP Raveendran studies Indian literature in the context of modernity and its theoretical extensions.

Why you should not copy Rakesh Jhunjhunwala completely

For retail investors, borrowing to trade is not a great strategy. The market can be irrational in the short run, longer than you can stay solvent—even if you’ve made the right bets.

Science borrowed salvation from Christianity. Then came new religious movement—Apocalyptic AI

In 'Futures of Artificial Intelligence: Perspectives from India and the U.S.' Robert M Geraci takes a novel approach to the study of religion and Artificial Intelligence across multiple domains.

‘Fearless, pugnacious’—How 9-year-old Ambedkar rose from depths of caste degradation

In ‘Ambedkar: A Life’, Congress leader Shashi Tharoor chronicles the life and times of the father of India’s Constitution.

How HCL-Nokia partnership made mobile phones affordable for Indians in the 1990s

In 'Just Aspire', HCL co-founder Ajai Chowdhry traces how the average Indian started using their first affordable mobile phone.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.