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With love, from Khan Market—How Mira Kulkarni made Forest Essentials more than a store

In her book ‘Essentially Mira’, Mira Kulkarni about how she built India’s first luxury Ayurveda beauty empire.

Weaving Jamdani — a 40-inch piece of saree that lived through Partition

Both men and women made Jamdani, a saree that came out of the Dhaka muslin industry and was brought to India by Persian craftsmen.

At 1:45 am, as India slept, SC heard case on who would form Karnataka govt—Congress or BJP

In ‘From the Trenches’, lawyer Abhishek Singhvi writes about his dramatic legal battles — from Sabarimala to Cyrus Mistry v Tata, and late-night government formations.

Fight today not with Congress, but with China – When Jana Sangh supported Nehru

In 'The Rise of the BJP', Bhupender Yadav and Ila Patnaik write how the Jana Sangh tried to draw the government’s attention to Chineseadventurism across the Indo-China border in 1962.

‘Dreams crushed, savings gone’—How Vigneshwara Developers scammed hundreds, escaped liability

In ‘Progress of the Indian Economy: Legislative Proactivism since 2015, Vivek Sood discusses the importance of economic reforms in the judicial system.

Why Salman Khan is the most-discussed but least-studied stars of Bollywood

In 'Bombay Cinema's Islamicate Histories', Ira Bhaskar and Richard Allen outline the history and influence of Muslim cultures in Indian cinema.

T1 or Avni knew when to stay away from humans. She was a smart man-eating tigress

In ‘Avni’, Nawab Shafath Ali Khan, the man who led the operation to kill T1, reveals the true story behind the biggest man-eating tiger operation in independent India.

How Punjabi journalists became ‘willing tool’ for extremists and police after Blue Star

In 'Turmoil in Punjab', Ramesh Inder Singh gives an eyewitness account of Operation Blue Star and how the strife in the state led to terrorism in the media.

‘Born out of personal trauma’: Why this Polish novel speaks to war-torn Ukraine

Zanna Sloniowska’s ‘The House with the Stained-Glass Window’, about four generations of women surviving war, is allowing Ukrainians to express trauma.

Big brother problem — Unlike India, China’s ties with our neighbourhood not marred by history

In ‘The China Factor’, Shantanu Roy-Chaudhury writes that while China’s strategic interests in India’s neighbourhood have increased, this has not been an entirely unilateral decision.

On Camera

Stop asking fans to explain why they like Taylor Swift. Belittling Swifties reeks of sexism

She’s perhaps the only artist that one still has to offer a ‘reason’ for liking. No one bats an eye if you like Harry Styles or Beyonce. But god forbid you express your love for Swift publicly.

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.

Agniveer applicants in Army up nearly 10% compared to last year

This year, the Army has scheduled an online combined examination that will span 174 locations across the country. The examination window is from April 22 to May 7.

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.