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Queer phobias

An academic studies tribal folktales through a queer lens to highlight how they speak out against colonial-era moral policing that, ironically, still prevails in contemporary India

Choosing to remember

Memorialising in order to prevent history from repeating itself sounds like an honourable intention, but the nature of memory is fraught with chaos

Think like a CFO

What the authors do offer is the valuable experience of being in six different masterclasses

In India, veganism is spawning a robust plant-based industry

Companies selling plant-based products are innovating and making available foods that are not part of any traditional Indian palette

Japan beyond the cliches

Pallavi Aiyar offers a thoughtful and entertaining portrait of the country

The power of compassion

A memorable volume that places Ardern in her own local and national context for international readers

'My Father': Arvind Panagariya pays tribute to his father's hard work

The former vice-chairman of NITI Aayog has written a biography of his father that is very much a son's perspective

The hidden history of spas

Book review of Health, Hedonism and Hypochondria

Children of the pandemic

Why is it important to tell stories in ways that outlive the news cycle? Read author-filmmaker Samina Mishra and illustrator Tarique Aziz's book Jamlo Walks (2021) to look for answers

Tuning into pain: How Begum Akhtar channeled her struggles into art

Book review of Akhtari: The Life and Music of Begum Akhtar

The legacy of Phalke

Trained in art at Bombay's J J School of Art, and Baroda's Maharaja Sayajirao University, he drew on a vast treasure of mythological lore

Unlocking an Urdu writer's treasure for scholars

The Sajjad Zaheer Digital Archive is the result of a collaboration between two varsities and the communist ideologue's family

We the people

Book review of On Citizenship

IIMA report bats for inclusion in academia amid lack of political support

Prof. Errol D'souza, Director, IIM-A, says, 'An inclusive culture is indispensable for students to be who they are, openly express themselves, and grow holistically'

A case for India, Bangladesh weaving new ties in textile and apparel

India could become a big market for Bangladeshi suppliers if the central government pursues this as a priority but India also has a robust apparel sector of its own, which it cannot neglect

Lockdown taught the poor atmanirbharta

Book review of Locking Down the Poor

In bad taste

What appears smart may not necessarily be sensitive. A tweet by Burger King UK on International Women's Day touched a raw nerve. It employed language that is usually characterised as misogynist

Foreign hand: Help or hindrance?

Book review of The Role of External Support in Nonviolent Campaigns: Poisoned Chalice or Holy Grail?

Namaste Wahala, a new Netflix release, brings together India and Nigeria

Two of the world's biggest film industries, Bollywood and Nollywood have collaborated in the past as well

'Love jihad' in the time of nationalism?

Book review of Title of the book: A Forgotten Ambassador in Cairo