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Not wearing a saree may be an issue in Carnatic music. Wearing one won’t be a bed of roses either

Sumana Chandrashekar -
In the book, Songs of the Clay Pot: My Journey With Ghatam, Sumana Chandrasekar talks about those issues that we ponder about when we consider women and percussion.

When a Dalit man refused quota: ‘You are blocking an open category seat of an upper caste’

Rakshit Sonawane -
In 'Scum of the Earth', Rakshit Sonawane traces one man's journey from the margins to the mainstream.

Rahul Bajaj was an intense haggler. A Turkish rug salesman was no match for him

Thomas Beach -
Hamara Rahul, edited by Tarun Das and Kiran Pasricha, compiles tributes to Rahul Bajaj from a list of luminaries.

Nathu La battle hero didn’t recognise Talat Mahmood. Then he heard him sing ‘Hokey majboor’

Sahar Zaman -
In her book, 'Talat Mahmood', author Sahar Zaman writes about the singer dedication toward entertaining troops of the Indian army.

The West needs yoga as much as India and the East needs modern science

Rizwan Virk -
In 'Wisdom of a Yogi’, Rizwan Virk recontextualises the lessons from Paramahansa Yogananda’s book ‘Autobiography of a Yogi’ for a modern audience.

Kodaikanal’s radioactive seafood diet, how mercury was added to the menu

Ameer Shahul -
In 'Heavy Metal: How a Global Corporation Poisoned Kodaikanal', author Ameer Shahul explores the mercury poisoning that rocked the hill station.

Jamkhed was a picture of death—until these two doctors showed up

Vikram Singh Mehta -
In 'Anchoring Change,' Vikram Singh Mehta, Neelima Khetan and Jayapadma RV explore 75 years of grassroots interventions that made a difference.

‘I’m telling you, you’ll burn’ – How Marathi writer Lakshmibai was tortured by her in-laws

Lakshmibai Tilak -
‘Smritichitre’ by Lakshmibai Tilak was first published in Marathi in 1934 and was an instant hit. It talked about her complex marriage and her fight against caste.

Agyeya wanted to publish a Nehru-at-60 journal. Indian and global writers told him this

Akshaya Mukul -
In ‘Writer, Rebel, Soldier, Lover: The Many lives of Agyeya’, Akshaya Mukul talks about Agyeya, the pioneer of experimentalism in modern Hindi literature.

English in taste, Indian at heart—JC Bose was nationalist first, scientist later

Kunal Ghosh -
In ‘Unsung Genius: A Life of Jagadish Chandra Bose’, Kunal Ghosh paints a striking portrait of Bose—a patriot with a flair for invention.
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Opinion

Trump stoked the Epstein scandal. It’s come back to bite him

Bloomberg Opinion -
The disgraced financier also seemed to allege in documents that Trump kept company for hours with one of Epstein’s victims.

India’s much-maligned intelligence agencies are our only hope against terror attacks

TV reporters wandered through Delhi blast debris like a Sunday market. ‘Oh, there’s a hand’

Economy

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Bloomberg News -
Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Defence

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

National Interest

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Shekhar Gupta -
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.

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