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D Gukesh at Stavanger in the sixth round of Norway Chess
Features
Stavanger Shock: Gukesh Defeats Carlsen in Classical First

Carlsen stood up, struck the table, and exclaimed, “Oh my God.” Across from him, the reigning world champion had just won a game he thought he was losing

02 June 2025
Where Did the Temples Go?
Feature
Lokmata Rising: The Many Afterlives of Ahilyabai Holkar

Three hundred years after her birth, the queen is stepping back into the national spotlight

31 May 2025
Politics
Language Controversy Shadows Kamal Haasan’s Political Ascent

The convergence of art and politics in Kamal Haasan’s career faces a litmus test as his statement on linguistic heritage provokes Kannada regional sensitivities, coinciding with his nomination to the Rajya Sabha

31 May 2025
A life-saving surgery underway at Indraprastha Apollo Hospital in New Delhi, August 16 (Photo: Raul Irani)
Special
A Cut Too Deep

As cosmetic procedures spill beyond hospitals into shady clinics and beauty parlours, India’s regulatory vacuum is turning beauty into a dangerous gamble

23 May 2025
Special
Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan (1930-2025): The Quiet Engineer of the Indian Atom

Malur Ramaswamy Srinivasan was not a household name, but without him, India’s nuclear power programme might never have moved beyond the drawing board

20 May 2025
Special
The March of the Monsoon

The last time it came this soon was in 2009, a year that opened with promise and closed in drought

16 May 2025
The Inward Gaze
Feature
The Politics of Refusal: Boycott and the Fabric of Indian Nationalism

From British cloth to Chinese apps, and now to cancelled holidays in Türkiye, Indians have used their wallets to make a political point

15 May 2025
Special
Why magnesium glycinate is the sleeper hit of the year

The mineral making the rounds in wellness circles—not for weight loss or productivity, but for something more radical: sleep without apology

15 May 2025
Feature
Ashwatthama Is Dead: On the Theatre of Lies in Wartime

From the moment Yudhishthira whispered a half-truth on the battlefield of Kurukshetra, the lie became a tool of war

14 May 2025
Special
On the Brink of the 2025 Indian Monsoon

The monsoon has touched the south Bay of Bengal and the Andaman Sea, ushering in, with rain-scented breath, India’s most awaited season

13 May 2025

Authors

Brahma Chellaney

Brahma Chellaney is a geostrategist and the author of two award-winning books on water: Water, Peace, and War and Water: Asia’s New Battleground

MJ Akbar

MJ Akbar is the author of, among several titles, Tinderbox: The Past and Future of Pakistan. His latest book is Gandhi: A Life in Three Campaigns

Ram Madhav

Ram Madhav is president, India Foundation, and is with BJP

Makarand R Paranjape

Makarand R Paranjape is an author and columnist. Views are personal.

TCA Raghavan

TCA Raghavan is a former Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan and Singapore. His first book, Attendant Lords: Abdur Rahim and Bairam Khan: Courtiers and Poets in Mughal India, was awarded the Mohammad Habib Prize by the Indian History Congress. He is also the author of The People Next Door: The Curious History of India’s Relations with Pakistan and History Men: Jadunath Sarkar, G S Sardesai, Raghubir Sinh and Their Quest for India’s Past. His latest book is Circles of Freedom: Love, Friendship and Loyalty in the Indian National Struggle

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