Video interview: ‘The British said it would be impossible. But Indian bureaucrats made it possible’
Writer Ornit Shani uncovers the greatest experiment in India’s democratic history, the creation of universal adult franchise.
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1Kele ki machchli, moong dal ke shami kebab, atte ka keema: The faux ‘meat’ dishes of Kayasth cuisine
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2In the injustice of Bhutan’s ‘mindfulness city’, a plea to King Jigme Khesar
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3How the attacks on Kunal Kamra undermine the freedoms of all Indians
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4Happy but don’t expect police to file FIR, says man who secured court order against Kapil Mishra
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5How Indian artists transformed Western ‘Cubism’
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6A film on Meena Kumari hopes to discover the ‘truly multifaceted being’ beyond the screen
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7A woman’s place is in the kitchen – except if she’s a chef in the male-dominated culinary world
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8A new book recounts how Lal Bahadur Shastri improved third-class train travel as railway minister
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9Police issue notices to audience members who attended Kunal Kamra’s show: Report
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10Classic Odia stories: No task is sordid enough for a cremator as long as he gets the right price
