‘Alma Matters: Inside The IIT Dream’: A look at academic pressure and the quest for glory
Directed by Pratik Patra and Prashant Raj, the series features comedian and IIT alumnus Biswa Kalyan Rath. Out on Netflix on May 14.

The UK wants to ban first-cousin marriages – but there’s an ethical challenge
‘Perusu’ review: A funeral comedy that gradually rises to the occasion
A new book examines urban India’s changing attitudes to marriage and the reasons for this
Delhi HC orders removal of YouTuber Shyam Meera’s video on Jaggi Vasudev, Isha Foundation
With silence as his ally, mridangam stalwart K Arun Prakash is rewriting the rules of drumming
Can Indian Muslims be represented only by Muslim leaders?
Vrindavan’s Banke Bihari temple rejects Hindutva group demand to boycott Muslim artisans
Translated Hindi nonfiction: An excerpt from ‘Kesav Sunhu Prabeen,’ by Allison Busch
Why you should revisit the classics, even if you did not like them at school
Gujarat: Dalit man beaten, paraded naked for alleged extramarital affair in Sabarkantha