What Mumbai’s rulers should realise about devastating rains: The exceptional is the new normal
Why Tamil Nadu and Kerala fare poorly in India’s index of state finances – but Odisha does well
A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire
Bengal: 3 held for minor’s rape and murder in Baruipur, BJP leader detained for helping suspect flee
Naga-Kuki strife began with a drunken brawl. But five months later, Manipur fault lines run deeper
From the biography: How meeting Mao Zedong in 1955 made the Dalai Lama recognise the threat to Tibet
Umar Khalid book excerpt: Exploring the history of Singhbhum’s tribal societies in British India
SIR: Over 22 lakh names removed from draft voter lists of four states
How the blind built a place of their own in Ranchi
Calcutta-Nagar: Anglo-Indian composer John Mayer captures the city in 18 piano sketches
‘Rajani’: How Bankim Chandra Chattopadhyay addressed caste, class, and desire in the 19th century
How Japanese military officers freely scouted colonial India without raising British suspicion
