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Private sector good, public healthcare bad? Here’s how Chhattisgarh broke the myth

In 'Dreams of a Healthy India', TS Singh Deo writes about how Chhattisgarh focused on increasing the government healthcare infrastructure to reach the poor and the marginalised.

Jotiba Phule’s 1869 satirical poem against Brahmin teachers is relevant even today

In ‘The Third Eye and Other Works’, Rohini Mokashi-Punekar looks back at Jotiba Phule's writings in education and contextualises them for the 21st century.

How NTR’s romance isolated him from his family and his party

In ‘NTR: A Political Biography’, Ramachandra Murthy Kondubhatla traces NT Rama Rao’s journey from a remote Andhra village to the forefront of the national stage.

Pakistani jawans are haunted by the imaginings of the British Indian Army

In 'Dying to Serve', Maria Rashid elaborates on the two competing visions between which British imaginings of the Indian soldier operated.

‘Did the Chinese beat you?’ A Tibetan writer has an answer to this old question in Dharamshala

In 'The Penguin Book of Modern Tibetan Essays', edited by Tenzin Dickie, Bhuchung D Sonam talks about life in exile.

How Karnataka’s Jogathis find feminine power, dignity through Goddess Yellama

In Manjunath to Manjamma, transgender folk artiste Manjamma Jogathi recalls her arduous transformation with remarkable honesty.

How Droupadi Murmu became the ‘people’s Governor’ in Jharkhand

In 'Madam President', Sandeep Sahu shows why Droupadi Murmu was an exceptional governor.

After Rajiv Gandhi assassination, Pawar, Chidambaram wanted poll dates advanced: TN Seshan

In ‘Through the Looking Glass’ former Chief Election Commissioner TN Seshan chronicles his years of struggle to bring electoral reforms in India.

Bleeding Madras, George Cloth – How ‘Real Madras Handkerchiefs’ gained global popularity

Colonial merchants in the 19th century added the word ‘Real’ to Madras Handkerchief’s name to distinguish the handwoven cloth from imitations made in Europe.

Irrfan was no prisoner to image. He singlehandedly lifted the status of ‘character actors’

In ‘Irrfan: A Life in Movies’, film critic Shubhra Gupta engages Bollywood and beyond in conversation about the star’s art, craft, life and legacy.

On Camera

DPDP Act will change how we interact with the internet. Get ready for the consent mails

India does not have a data protection regulator to make good on the DPDP Act’s promise and articulate clear future standards.

At Charcha 2025: Local entrepreneurship, not just big IT, will drive next wave of distributed AI work

While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.

US pilot says his team pulled out of Dubai Air Show after Tejas crash out of respect for IAF pilot

Taylor ‘Fema’ Hiester, commander of USAF F-16 Viper Demo Team, hit out at air show organisers for continuing with the show after Wing Commander Namansh Syal lost his life in the incident.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.