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Nehru was too modern for India. He suffered from a ‘cultural homelessness’

Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee -
In ‘Nehru and The Spirit of India', Manash Firaq Bhattacharjee offers an original perspective on Nehru and Indian history—a ‘minoritarian’ approach.

How women break the India-Pakistan wall over WhatsApp, biryani & banoffee pie in Dubai

Saadia Ahmed -
Through these India-Pakistan friendships we were living our grandmothers’ wildest dreams — the women who had to leave their homes to migrate to lands unknown in 1947.

India created cultural illiteracy in the name of modernity

Yogendra Yadav -
We are okay with Fabindia clothing. But an encounter with popular culture anywhere outside a museum makes us squeamish.

India predates Constitution. It’s cultural nationalism that makes us Indians

Sujan Chinoy -
Reducing India to a civic nation, bound only by revered Constitution, disregards our rich heritage.

Gurugram is finally getting what it lacked. A culture Renaissance of sorts

Tina Das -
You wouldn't associate Gurugram with William Dalrymple evenings or museum visits. Millennium City is moving beyond pubs.

Do-piyaza, blood-spitting paan, camels — The ‘bizarre’ food of Mughals in Western travelogues

Gitanjali Shahani -
In 'Tasting Difference', Gitanjali Shahani writes about the Mughal foods and traditions that early Western travellers considered 'ugly' and disturbing.

Enfant terrible of Indian art, F.N. Souza was not just a painter but also a brilliant writer

Fiza Jha -
Not a painting, but Souza’s essay ‘Nirvana of a Maggot’ was what first got him acclaim before he became one of India’s most successful artists.

Liberalise culture sector to unlock India’s economic potential: NITI Aayog’s Amitabh Kant

Amitabh Kant -
Our heritage is valuable. And there’s a reason why one of the world’s most successful conservation stories is the Humayun’s Tomb project in Delhi’s Nizamuddin area.

What Burger King, Dolce & Gabbana got wrong about China — and how they can fix it

Ruby Chui -
Brands will have to work with behavioural researchers to understand the fast-changing aspirations of young Chinese consumers.

Modi govt plan to make Hindi compulsory averted. But larger message should worry south

Shashi Tharoor -
Since coming to power in 2014, the BJP and its supporters have systematically embarked on their wanton campaign to privilege uniformity over unity.
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Sir Ganga Ram hospital Consultants, Residents and DNB students hold placards during a protest in New Delhi, on 30 December 2021 | PTI

Distrust of Indian doctors isn’t new. Class-caste bias always ruled medical profession

Kiran Kumbhar -
As a practising doctor, I discovered large question marks on claims of a trustful patient-doctor relationship in the past. The routine dehumanisation of underprivileged patients remains a rarely mentioned topic.
Narendra Modi | Wikimedia Commons

Revadi jibe shows Modi govt letting its insecurities do the talking, not economics

Bihar CM Nitish Kumar and Deputy CM Tejashvi Yadav | PTI

What Left parties’ decision to not join Bihar alliance means for India’s Dalits, women, MBCs

Economy

Farmers plant paddy saplings in a field | PTI Photo

Good news from the farm as India’s FY22 foodgrain production estimated at record 316 mn tonnes

Sayantan Bera -
Wheat production estimate sees marginal upward revision to 106.8 million tons, though current rate lowest in 3 years.

Defence

Representational image. A file photo of an Indian Air Force Cheetah helicopter. | Photo: Commons

IAF operation underway to rescue Italian mountaineer stranded on Mount Nun in Ladakh

Amogh Rohmetra -
The IAF deployed its ‘Cheetah’ helicopter to rescue mountaineer Federico Nicoli. Mount Nun is the second highest peak in the Zanskar Valley of Ladakh.

National Interest

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Tiranga vs Tiranga: Gloves are off as Kejriwal joins the ‘nationalism’ battle with Modi

Shekhar Gupta -
Kejriwal’s maun vrat on Modi has ended. This is an important turn in Indian politics. In some ways rivalling the dramatic turn in Bihar.

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