Madhavankutty Pillai

And the tiny village of Pisdura in Maharashtra where this unusual research is being done

What the Twitter feeds of Bollywood personalities say about them

Aamir Khan has his audience just right in Satyamev Jayate, but there are some inconvenient truths about the show.

It is the legacy of Baba Amte. Everyone in this family—the third generation does it now—works for the weakest and most disabled in Indian society

Where a houseboat is not a houseboat and everything else is not always what it seems

Akbar Padamsee, whose paintings are suddenly finding huge valuations in the art market, talks about why numbers matter, the process of art and an obscenity case with amusing moments

From battle tanks to mosquito repellents to dosas in space, the DRDO is a laboratory of sweeping ideas, many of which will take a lifetime to execute

Michael Sandel, whose Harvard course ‘Justice’ has a cult following, talks about philosophy and the building of good societies

Welcome to the world of augmented reality. All it will take is a pair of Terminator-style hi-tech glasses, and your wish will be the web’s command

And a government that thinks it can discipline it by cracking a whip