‘Naxalbari’ trailer: In new web series, it’s Rajeev Khandelwal versus Maoists
Directed by Partho Mitra. The cast includes Satyadeep Mishra, Shakti Anand, Tina Datta and Sreejita Dey. Out on Zee5 on November 28.

Historical romance: In 1906, an Englishwoman is infatuated by the handsome Indian groom of her horse
Review: Rekha is the life and soul of Muzaffar’s Ali’s classic ‘Umrao Jaan’
Through a reader’s eyes: Bloomsday celebrations in James Joyce’s city, Dublin
‘Map of Memories’: Experimental poems resonate with the poet’s identity as migrant, scholar, thinker
Maharashtra withdraws orders to teach Hindi as third language in primary schools
What Iranians in India think about the war and Tehran
‘Vanishing World’: Sayaka Murata’s new novel warns readers of a world bereft of love and belonging
Andhra Pradesh: Mango farmers battle erratic weather, crop pests
Harsh Mander: The plunder and loot by private healthcare in India
Fiction: A scheme to unearth the ‘lost’ Saraswati river becomes an act of Hindu nationalist pride