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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

Why nose strips and peel-off masks are an overhyped quick fix for blackheads

Deepali Bhardwaj -
Nose strips and black masks aren’t evil, but these solutions can backfire, especially when used on Indian skin that scars and pigments easily.

Should you pick your partner from the airport? It can be the ultimate gesture or a lovebomb

Price rise, worsening economy can be managed, but nation’s moral decline cannot: Jagjivan Ram

Economy

SEBI proposes return of open market share buybacks to support stocks

Alex Gabriel Simon Thattil -
Regulator seeks feedback on allowing firms to repurchase shares via exchanges after tax changes, as markets reel from war-led selloff and foreign outflows.

Defence

South Korea’s Cheongung-II missile system makes its mark in West Asia war. Here’s why

Keshav Padmanabhan -
UAE has been using this defence system, which is similar to America's Patriots, against Iranian missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles.

National Interest

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

Shekhar Gupta -
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.

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