Watch: First teaser of ‘Game of Thrones’ prequel ‘House of the Dragon’ is out
The series about House Targaryen, created by George RR Martin and Ryan J Condal, will be streamed on HBO Max in 2022.

Fiction: Two Indian institutions are keen to produce silicon, but someone wants to spoil their plans
‘Gods, Guns and Missionaries’: A thorough study of how Hindu identity was shaped by colonialism
From Pune to Delhi, riverfront projects are all the rage. But evidence shows they harm rivers
‘The way a sari is worn is a living dictionary of India’s stories’: Cultural historian Malvika Singh
Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him
Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
Congress questions BJP about Trump’s USAID funds ‘for friend Modi’ claim
‘Wonderland of Words’: Shashi Tharoor’s ‘seriously funny’ book on the quirks of the English language