‘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.

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Hindi: The ‘national language’ that marginalises its own
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India’s complex history cannot be wished away through textbook revisions – it must be confronted
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In a new book, a young naturalist writes about helping clear an invasive weed from Bandipur forest
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