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‘Could be a communal thing’: AR Rahman says Hindi film industry changed in past eight years

The musician’s remarks sparked row, with the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party rejecting his claims and Opposition leaders expressing concern.

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GRAP 4 restrictions reimposed in Delhi as air quality turns ‘severe’

The India Meteorological Department and the Indian Institute of Technology-Madras have forecast further deterioration of AQI, the CAQM stated.

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Being a Dalit, being a cockroach: A self-reflective note on Kafka’s ‘Metamorphosis’

I know what will happen if I dare breach boundaries, like the cockroach which must never come out of the sewer, until the day I metamorphose into a human being.

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India’s knotty China problem

There is a crucial reason why the BJP-led government is turning a blind eye to geopolitical impediments to boost cooperation with Beijing.

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Sudan’s 1,000 days of devastating war: A retired UN official on the deep roots of the conflict

The country is now the site of the world’s largest displacement crisis, but response efforts are dangerously inadequate.

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Give Hindi a chance: Lessons for Indian readers from New Zealand’s revival of the Māori language

In many ways, Hindi fiction is more authentic than most English-language fiction about India. For one, contemporary Hindi writing is more democratic.

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A career forged in Calcutta journalism ended in disgrace for Sandford Arnot

Once a critic of the East India Company, Arnot was expelled from India, survived a ship fire, fell into bitter feuds and died with his reputation in doubt.

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‘Other Skies, Other Stories’: Sara Rai’s stories are born from astute understanding of the everyday

Rai guides the reader’s gaze to what they might otherwise miss – and how to listen for the voices that never quite arrive.

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‘Songs Our Bodies Sing’: An uneven yet memorable collection of stories about lives on the margins

Lindsay Pereira’s collection of short stories walks the reader through unexamined lives left behind by a discriminatory, self-centred, and capital-driven world.

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Eco India, Episode 311: How saving vital water sources help protect lives and livelihoods

Every week, Eco India brings you stories that inspire you to build a cleaner, greener and better tomorrow.

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