‘The Shudra Rebellion’: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd studies the vital role of oppressed castes in India
The Carnatic world is dominated by vocalists. How can instrumentalists find larger audiences?
Did Indian culture recognise an independent field of study called philosophy?
How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
Jharkhand election: 8 factors that helped JMM-led alliance to beat out the BJP
Why the imagined opposition between academic and public historians needs to be questioned
Sugar is terrible for our health – and the environment
Nepal should conduct ‘haze diplomacy’ to get India and Pakistan to cooperate on pollution control
In today’s edition, the disappearance of a same-sex couple in Rajasthan has sparked “Love Jihad” protests, Ajit Pawar has told the Election Commission that he removed Sharad Pawar as Nationalist Congress Party’s president, and a Hindutva mob in Pune has assaulted a school principal for asking students to sing Christian prayer.
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