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Bengal Partition stories aren’t like Punjab. You won’t find violence, but a world was lost

In 'The Bleeding Border', editors Joyjit Ghosh and Mir Ahammad Ali give a rare insight into the nature of Bengal partition.

‘God chose me for sports’—How MC Mary Kom fought sceptics to punch her way to the top

In 'Iconic Indians', authors Sanjeev Sanyal and Rajesh Singh chronicle the lives of 75 remarkable people who played an important role in transforming India.

Queen who fought Akbar, married out of caste—Rani Durgawati exercised choice 450 years ago

In 'Rani Durgawati: The Forgotten Life of a Warrior Queen’, Nandini Sengupta tells story of the Gond queen who has become footnote in India's history.

‘He used our rage against us’—How Dawood Ibrahim destroyed Bombay in 1993 serial blasts

In ‘Bombay After Ayodhya,’ Jitendra Dixit chronicles how the past three decades have been a period of unprecedented flux in Mumbai.

How an NRI’s attempt to take over 2 Indian firms led to LIC turning invincible

In 'Fifteen Judgments', Saurabh Kirpal talks about the events leading up to the LIC judgment that made the company a pillar of the Indian economy.

Earliest Ramayana paintings were in Persian, commissioned by Mughal king Akbar

In 'Origins of Orchha Painting', Konrad Seitz mentions how Akbar translated Ramayana and Mahabharata into Persian to spread awareness of Hindu culture.

Aurangzeb almost drank wine to prove his love for a courtesan

In ‘The World: A Family History’, British historian Simon Sebag Montefiore tells the story of humanity through the one thing we all have in common: families.

The idea of Dandakaranya as a breeding zone of Maoists took birth at a dinner table

The thirst for land among landless peasants and tribals was at its peak in Andhra Pradesh. It was Indira Gandhi, say veteran Maoist idealogues, who created the thirst.

A Mumbai trip changed Ram Gidoomal’s life, an Indian from a family of silk traders

In 'My Silk Road – The Adventures and Struggles of a British Asian Refugee’, Ram Gidoomal tells story of coming full circle to succeed in ways beyond his imagination.

Nehru read Ramayana every morning for pure joy. He also turned to religion in his old-age

In 'Nehru's India', Nayantara Sahgal presents a collection of essays written about the former Prime Minister of India, personality and his legacy.

On Camera

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.