Podcast: Does Suriya’s ‘Jai Bhim’ accurately depict reality?
Justice Chandru, who inspired the role of the crusading lawyer played by Suriya, reviews the film and reflects on the state of India’s criminal justice system.

How Indian school teachers are trying to battle Bollywood’s Hindutva history deluge
Sajni Mukherji (1945–2025): Beloved literature professor at Jadavpur University and a friend to all
‘A warning to all’: What Rajiv Gandhi wrote in the guestbook of a WWII memorial in Belarus
How the ghats of Banaras became a defining image of the ancient city
‘Sikandar’ review: Film that champions organ donation is in dire need of a brain transplant
The erasure of Tibet’s linguistic diversity
‘What is in life cannot be ignored in books’: Duckbill editor Sayoni Basu on publishing for children
Why India has the worst amputation epidemic in the world
Pramoedya Ananta Toer: Hundred years of a fearless Indonesian literary icon
‘The Owl, the River and the Valley’: Short stories with incisive knowledge of common Assamese woman