‘Soorarai Pottru’ trailer: Suriya in film inspired by Air Deccan founder GR Gopinath
Directed by Sudha Kongara and co-starring Aparna Balamurali, the Tamil-language drama will be out on Amazon Prime Video on November 12.

A new book brings a Rampur family’s culinary history and cherished recipes created by the matriarch
For Jane Austen and her heroines, walking was more than a pastime – it was a form of resistance
‘Tell the judge he has done no crime’: The struggles of Hany Babu’s family
Bihar voter roll revision: Why having to prove you are an Indian citizen is a nightmare
A beginner’s guide to weight-lifting in the gym
Review: ‘Uppu Kappurambu’ finds the comedy in death and burial
Mount Everest: A new route avoids treacherous Khumbu Icefall in safer path to summit
This book is an alternative account of literary beginnings in modern India through women’s writings
A Swiss court’s decision on use of a pesticide sends a hopeful message to Indian farmers
This book studies gender in Bengal’s nationalist policies (and the evolution of the ‘bhadramahila’)