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Was Ambedkar an avatar of God? A group of Mahar Sadhus thought so

In 'Becoming Babasaheb: The Life and Times of Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Volume I)', Aakash Singh Rathore explores Ambedkar’s personality beyond his intellectual pursuits.

‘Government must be open to ideas’—Former IAS officer’s book has lessons for new India

Sanjay Kaul launched his book ‘An Alternative Development Agenda’ at New Delhi’s India International Centre. And his target group was the country's political class.

What you didn’t know about Ambedkar’s Poona Pact journey: celebration to criticism

Ashok Gopal’s A Part Apart: The Life and Thought of B.R. Ambedkar, the first complete biography of Ambedkar published by Navayana on the eve of the 132nd birth anniversary, sheds new light on the Ambedkar–Gandhi debate by paying attention to Ambedkar’s writings in Marathi on the Poona Pact and his evolving views on Gandhi.

How old is the Gudimallam stone Lingam? Historians debate age of ancient Shiva linga

Located at a small village temple in Andhra Pradesh, this Shiva linga is carved from highly polished, reddish-brown rock and is enclosed in an apsidal sanctum, or garbhagriha.

British-era censorship did not spare Aurobindo’s letter from being circulated in his magazine

In Banned & Censored, Devika Sethi explores and compiles banned literature from the British colonial era to show exactly how merciless and tactful censorship was.

Indian civil servants must shed ‘distanced and aloof’ image—the British Raj is behind us

In ‘Transforming the Steel Frame’, Vinod Rai examines the roles and responsibilities of Indian bureaucracy in modern times.

Why has India’s steel frame turned laid back? Vinod Rai’s book talks modernising civil services

The book launch had a panel comprising decorated members from politics and civil services. And Jaishankar turned the 'specialists versus generalists' debate on its head.

1976 and 1993—the two moments in Indian history that show secularism’s fall from grace

In 'Hurt Sentiments', Neeti Nair reveals the growing disjuncture between faith in the state ideology of secularism, in theory and praxis.

Children with autism have great potential for music. Why it must be a part of their learning

In 'I Have Autism and I Like To Play Good Bad Tennis', Debashis Paul narrates anecdotes from his life as a father with an autistic son.

Tailor Kinthup, disguised as monk was sent by British govt to Tibet in 1880 to map Tsangpo

In 'Bells of Shangri-La, Parimal Bhattacharya explores the stories of British espionage into Tibet to trace the Brahmaputra.

On Camera

CBDT signs record 125 Advance Pricing Agreements, 31% more than last year

The 125 APAs include 86 Unilateral APAs (UAPAs) and 39 Bilateral APAs (BAPAs). The total number of APAs since the start of the APA programme has risen to 641, with 506 UAPAs and 135 BAPAs.

India to start delivery of BrahMos missiles and launchers to Philippines tomorrow

India has completed storage-building space in one of the Philippines' islands as part of $374.96 million deal signed in January 2022.

44 years on, two things that have changed in Modi’s BJP, and one that hasn’t

As the BJP heads for a likely third successive term in power, it's fascinating to debate how true it looks to the original proposition: a party with a difference.