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Even in defeat in Assam, Rajput general who led the Mughals praised his Ahom adversaries

In ‘The Ahoms: A Reimagined History’, Arup Kumar Dutta explores the Ahom dynasty’s fascinating 600-year rule over the Brahmaputra valley.

Iran to Kashmir, why I set out to find paradise in conflict: Pico Iyer

In 'The Half Known Life', Pico Iyer travels from Iran to North Korea, the Dalai Lama’s Himalayas to the ghostly temples of Japan, to upend our ideas of utopia.

Magic is nothing but manifestation of anything you desire through energy of the cosmos

In 'Wicca: A Magical Journey With Spells and Rituals', Rashme Oberoi candidly reveals interesting information about secrets of the Wiccan tradition.

Ayodhya after SC verdict: Nirmohi Akhara’s Mahant says Ram temple becoming RSS office

In 'Ayodhya: Past and Present', Sutapa Mukherjee delves into Babri Masjid demolition and why Ayodhya still ‘remains a divided city’.

What traditional ‘Theyyam’ ritual means to Dalit community in Kerala

There are over 600 theyyam rituals today, performed primarily by Dalit communities by incorporating transgression from the established caste and social order.

How NDTV’s ‘Walk the Talk’ was born & some highlights — Sachin Tendulkar to Ustad Bismillah Khan

ThePrint's Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta recounts his experiences with TV & anchoring an iconic programme in introduction to his 2017 book, 'Walk the Talk: Decoding Politicians'.

Why Pakistan lies at the heart of Intelligence Bureau’s lack of imagination in Kashmir

In 'A Life in the Shadows', former R&AW chief A.S. Dulat uncovers why Indian intelligence considers dialogue and engagement as 'soft' strategies.

How the world demonised masturbation—blindness, hairy palms to tuberculosis

In 'Dr Cuterus: Everything Nobody Tells You About Your Body', Dr Tanaya Narendra breaks the stigma around sex, reproduction, and lots more.

The Kamathipura cages: Where women lived and died

In ‘Tales of Crimes Past’, Sunil Nair talks about scandals, murders, poisoning, and delinquency in pre-independence India.

After World War II, how the US established its total dominance over Keynesian Revolution

Paul Samuelson was very much a proselytizer of Keynesian economics. But he added some elegant maths to what came to be known as the Hicks-Hansen Keynesian model.

On Camera

New HAL CMD doesn’t have to be an ‘insider’. Let merit decide

India’s premier defence public sector undertaking, Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, will have a new Chairman and Managing Director in May 2026. The selection process has...

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.