A new book shows the many interesting ways Indians eat rice and combine it with other ingredients
Folktale: A hunter’s daughter falls sick from a curse once he begins poaching in the forests
How Japanese military officers freely scouted colonial India without raising British suspicion
How indie film ‘The Ink-Stained Hand & The Missing Thumb’ explores ‘emotional time’
Jayasree Kalathil, Mini Chandran, Murali Ranganathan, Shefali Jha win NIF Translation Fellowships
A new biography of Aurangzeb examines the role of his queens and the harem in his empire
Why Tamil Nadu and Kerala fare poorly in India’s index of state finances – but Odisha does well
What the SIT report on Ram temple donation theft does and does not say
‘Super Subbu’ trailer: Telugu series explores sex education lessons in a village
For children: Five friends stage a play about former Indian men’s cricket team captain, MS Dhoni
‘Aurangzeb Alamgir and the Mughal Empire’ rescues the emperor from both praise and condemnation
A new book shows how stories help readers comprehend climate crises and prepare for the unimaginable