‘The Big Day’ trailer: Go behind the scenes of lavish Indian weddings
The two-part Netflix reality series will feature 12 couples. Out on February 14.

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What the sidelining of a Delhi University professor says about India’s attacks on academic freedom
For children: How infertile lands in the Chambal basin helped biodiversity flourish
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As nilgai destroy crops along India-Nepal border, farmers urge government action
‘The Diplomat’ review: Mission accomplished by barely breaking a sweat
Why you should revisit the classics, even if you did not like them at school
Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group demand to boycott Muslim artisans
‘Perusu’ review: A funeral comedy that gradually rises to the occasion
A new book examines the violent legacy of the Criminal Tribes Act on Tamil Nadu’s Maravar community