Interview: ‘There is no data that shows large-scale religious conversions in India’
Claim of forcible conversions is fictitious, says senior lawyer Colin Gonsalves. The Supreme Court recently described conversions as ‘a serious issue’.

The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
As nilgai destroy crops along India-Nepal border, farmers urge government action
Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group demand to boycott Muslim artisans
‘Perusu’ review: A funeral comedy that gradually rises to the occasion
Why you should revisit the classics, even if you did not like them at school
For children: How infertile lands in the Chambal basin helped biodiversity flourish
With silence as his ally, mridangam stalwart K Arun Prakash is rewriting the rules of drumming
Can Indian Muslims be represented only by Muslim leaders?
‘There was no mention of our food’: Shahu Patole on why he wrote a book on Marathi Dalit cuisine
A new book examines the violent legacy of the Criminal Tribes Act on Tamil Nadu’s Maravar community