The eclectic journalist answers these questions and much more.
This is the latest episode of Ask Aakar Anything, a weekly podcast on Audiomatic. For more such podcasts visit audiomatic.in.
Why King Mohammed Quli Qutb Shah and devadasi Bhagmati’s marriage is integral to Hyderabad’s history
Proposed Waqf Act amendments strike a discriminatory note for Muslim charitable organisations
How the Sassoons of Bombay became one of China’s wealthiest families
Trying a ‘digital detox’? Four ways to make it a success
‘No Pausa’ walks with women on long road through menopause
In a new book, a psychologist writes about the three-step process of caring for yourself
Comrades in majoritarianism: Why Sri Lanka’s Left parties are steeped in ethnonationalist politics
A book of real-life accounts from the Indian Air Force honours those who took part in the 1962 war
Why have Indian historians failed to combat ‘WhatsApp history’?
How the Sri Lankan civil war made its way into a French film about an undercover cop