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When the political times change, the civil servants learn to adapt. In the Old Testament the rule was to do nothing; in the new you learn to cook (not fry) a…

A YouTube channel with more than a million followers is participating in the current surge in competitiveness of Indian chess. Chessbase India has a host,…

The (erstwhile) Empire is under threat and the old heroes are recruited once more to vanquish the enemy. Their bravery is not to be questioned but there is a…

"We were, in many ways, coached into listening—casually, closely, intimately, itinerantly—by the cassette tape. It made sound available to us beyond…

A photo essay on the struggles of Indians in cities and towns for existence and dignity as they negotiate their lives every day.

Sahir's lyrics for the Hindi film 'Didi' (1959) continue to have great contemporary relevance.

Conversations between writers across India reveal similar processes of marginalisation spanning multiple communities. These insights offer ways for mutually…

What can social science researchers discover if they stepped out of rigid frameworks of understanding deprivation and asked ‘subjects’ about their joys and…

A teacher of many decades in schools and colleges reflects on what students get energised by and what teachers could stimulate in their pupils.

From the early 20th century onwards, US Immigrants of South Asian origin—referred to as 'Hindus'—had to confront laws in many states against '…

Godavari Dange developed a model of farming that enabled vulnerable women farmers in drought-struck Marathwada to stay food secure. Her life story captures the…

In the 1930s, a spate of murders claimed the lives of several Punjabi men in California’s Central Valley region. US police and press were quick to ascribe…