Journalist Aakar Patel turns his attention to these pressing questions and more.
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Beyond the hype, millet cultivation is a challenge
A new book studies ancient texts and ideas to identify six systems of Indian philosophy
Ramachandra Guha: Ignored by the ‘national’ media, a disaster is unfolding in Great Nicobar
‘Test’ review: Testing times for the film’s characters and viewers
‘Sita in Exile’: A novel about gender expectations of women in the Ramayana (and the modern world)
The art of long, immersive pauses: What links Vinod Kumar Shukla to a 20th-century Carnatic singer
Jane Austen at 250: Shashi Deshpande on the ‘perfect artist’ who reinvented the novel
India’s passport ranking drops to 148 among 199 countries
April fiction: Six newly published novels and short story collections about contemporary Indian life
Aam Aadmi Party MLA Amanatullah Khan challenges Waqf Bill in Supreme Court