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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.

How Ramiz Raja made extraordinary efforts to halt a Pakistan women cricket series

The high-profile cricket and political movement—India’s rare 2004 tour of Pakistan—overshadowed one of the finest moments in Pakistan women’s cricket.

Jangarh Singh Shyam—tribal painter from Madhya Pradesh who put India on global art map

Jangarh Singh Shyam is credited as the originator of the Pardhan style of painting, also known as Jangarh Kalam.

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.