At home: That’s where David Attenborough recorded the commentary for ‘A Perfect Planet’. Watch
How a dining room was turned into a recording studio during the pandemic, with the help of duvets and Zoom.
Watch the trailer for A Perfect Planet here.
‘The Shudra Rebellion’: Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd studies the vital role of oppressed castes in India
Start the week with a film: Why ‘Kishkindha Kaandam’ is all the rage
How an Indian monk contributed to the understanding of Buddhism in China
Cash transfers, caste calculus: What was behind the Mahayuti’s sweep in Maharashtra?
A new book shows why the super-rich in India must strive to alleviate poverty and reduce inequality
Why the imagined opposition between academic and public historians needs to be questioned
Adivasi voters rejected BJP’s infiltration narrative in Jharkhand, election results show
Did Indian culture recognise an independent field of study called philosophy?
Gulzar on his daughter Meghna: ‘A piece of sun mingles in my blood, day and night’
Upamanyu Chatterjee’s ‘Lorenzo Searches for the Meaning of Life’ wins the JCB Prize for Literature
Watch the trailer for A Perfect Planet here.