How did political corruption begin in Tamil Nadu? N Ram has some answers

An excerpt from the editor’s book examining the anatomy of corruption in India.

N Ram

· 2 hours ago

‘Quit India!’ This story by Ismat Chughtai considers the fate of one man who was left behind

An excerpt from a newly translated collection of the writer’s short stories.

Ismat Chughtai

· 11 hours ago

In 1942, this is how a Goan family trekked through wartime Burma to escape to India

A recent book chronicles the great Indian exodus from Burma, which took place by sea and by land, in ships and on foot.

Yvonne Vaz Ezdani

· Yesterday · 07:30 am

Artist Manu Parekh on the art market, Rabindranath Tagore, and pop culture

A new book reveals the hidden facets of the artist’s work over 60 years.

Manu Parekh

· Sep 22, 2017 · 01:30 pm

The echo chamber: We are no longer listening to people who are not like us

Management consultant and planning specialist Arun Maira illustrates his argument with this example.

Arun Maira

· Sep 20, 2017 · 05:30 pm

Why Westerners (including Mark Twain) failed to understand the multiplicity of idols in India

The bafflement of many who first behold the array of Hindu images springs from the deep-rooted Western antagonism to imaging the divine at all.

Diana L Eck

· Sep 20, 2017 · 03:30 pm

A Burmese backstory: How Aung San Su Kyi’s father was assassinated after winning the elections

Myanmar, formerly Burma, began its life with a legacy of violence that it has never quite escaped.

Prasenjit K Basu

· Sep 20, 2017 · 08:30 am

How far from (or near) are we to the India depicted in Nayantara Sehgal’s new novel?

In this excerpt, an art gallery owner seeks to rescue a Muslim painter who has been put into a ghetto with others of his faith.

Nayantara Sahgal

· Sep 19, 2017 · 06:30 pm

Inside view: How the BJP’s social engineering helps it win one election after another

Prashant Jha, who has been closely observing the BJP’s electoral strategies, explains how the party has triumphed.

Prashant Jha

· Sep 19, 2017 · 08:30 am

A literary mystery: Why did Premchand pose for a photograph in a torn shoe?

The photograph inspired Harishankar Parsai’s classic essay in Hindi, now available in an English translation.

Harishankar Parsai

· Sep 18, 2017 · 08:30 am

‘Pink’ revisited: The anatomy of the ‘No means no’ scene, and the original ending

Excerpts from a book about the making of the acclaimed legal drama, directed by Aniruddha Roy Chowdhury, produced by Shoojit Sircar and written by Ritesh Shah.

Gautam Chintamani

· Sep 16, 2017 · 08:15 am

Memoir: How a woman must be ‘worthy’ of a man for marriage (and what happens when she isn’t)

An outspoken memoir of a woman’s journey with her body has just been published.

Shreya Sen Handley

· Sep 15, 2017 · 08:30 am