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Why compromise on your dreams? A 28-year-old engineer’s journey to ‘28 jobs’ challenge

In '28 jobs, 28, weeks, 28 states', Jubanashwa Mishra talks about how he took a leap of faith and did a variety of jobs when he embarked on his '28 jobs' project.

Tik Tok: Both men and women have biological clocks, and science is proof

The Wisdom Bridge by Kamlesh D. Patel offers families and individuals nine principles to lead a more fulfilled, inspired life.

How Ambedkar was both ‘Dalitised’ and ‘Brahminised’ by Indian ruling class to own history

In 'The People of India', Suraj Milind Yengde talks about the contentious history constructed around Ambedkar for various political appropriations.

Meat bhooni, barkakhani—When Khansamas won over White memsaabs, Anglo-Indian food was born

In ‘The Anglo-Indians: A Portrait of a community’, Barry O'Brien writes about his community by going into details about its culture.

Shahjahanabad to Old Delhi to Delhi 6 — How Indian Muslims lost the plot

In 'Making Place for Muslims in Contemporary India', Kalyani Devaki Menon traces how Delhi 6 became a safe space for Muslims in an increasingly hostile world.

Not Advani’s Rath Yatra or Ayodhya, something else spurred BJP’s rise in late 1980s

In 'Who Moved My Vote', Goyal and Kaushik talk about how India began drawing inspiration and meaning of its own identity from the televised Ramayana in the '80s.

Each poem by Umrao Jaan opened a new window into Rekha’s soul: Muzaffar Ali

In 'Zikr', Muzaffar Ali takes you behind the scenes of the Rekha's Umrao Jaan—she went through it gracefully, true to a culture completely alien to her.

CavinKare – Shampoo sachet that was the true pioneer of Middle India market

In ‘Winning Middle India’, Bala Srinivasa and T.N. Hari narrate the story of Indian start-ups, audacious founders, and technology-led solutions.

Ukrainians, Russians sacrificing lives for an illusion called ‘nation’

One expects that the Ukrainians and Russians would learn a lesson about the futility of war after a casual visit to Andriyivskyy Descent where WWII insignia is sold on the streets.

The Japanese saw Netaji as the ‘god of war’. They called him Chandora-san

In ‘The War Diary of Asha-san’, Lt Bharati Asha Sahay Choudhry gives a first-hand account of the Azad Hind movement led by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.

On Camera

Trump’s tariff move undermines mutually beneficial India-US relationship, says Suresh Prabhu

Trump and Modi's respective campaigns—MAGA and Make in India—are complementary. Working together is the best way for both countries to uphold democratic values worldwide.

Govt’s earlier FDI limit of 74% in insurance sector has remained underutilised, Parliament told

In the latest budget, the FDI limit was increased to 100 percent, but most foreign companies are not buying such large stakes in the Indian insurance sector.

India to get last of Spain-built C-295 next month, focus now on 1st India-made aircraft

New Delhi: The last of the C-295 transport aircraft that is replacing the ageing Avro fleet of the Indian Air Force (IAF) will be...

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.