‘Bhoomi’ trailer: Tamil actor Jayam Ravi plays a NASA scientist who becomes a crusading farmer
Directed by Lakshman and also starring Nidhhi Agerwal and Ronit Roy. Out on Disney+ Hotstar on January 14.

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
Perumal Murugan’s intimate look into the lives of his college students from small-town Tamil Nadu
‘They will beat me again’: What led to the death of a young man in Jammu village?
Ramachandra Guha: Can India forge its own environmentally responsible path to economic growth?
Germany’s firewall against the far right has crumbled – the consequences are immeasurable
The psychology of making a change to your life – and sticking with it
‘Golwalkar’: MS Golwalkar’s single-minded pursuit of a Hindu Rashtra and the forces that aided him