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The Unexpected Perils of Wokeness

Madhavankutty Pillai

Google’s AI Gemini realises the price of political over-correctness

Pankaj Udhas (1951-2024): Soul Singer

Madhavankutty Pillai

His experiments brought ghazal to a wider audience

The AI Videographer

Madhavankutty Pillai

The wonders and dangers of artificial intelligence-generated videos

The Local Fix

Madhavankutty Pillai

Why some states force their regional languages onto signboards

Ameen Sayani (1932-2024): The Golden Voice

Lhendup G Bhutia

He spoke the language of everyman departing from stuffy radio broadcasting

Fali S Nariman (1929-2024): The Guardian of Constitutional Democracy

Siddharth Singh

Nariman did much more to further the cause of liberty than many others after him. In 1972, he was appointed additional solicitor general. Instead of clinging to that office, Nariman quit when his conscience would not allow him to hold that position anymore

Alexei Navalny (1976-2024): The Death of a Putin Enemy

Sudeep Paul

You can’t go home again… not when home is Russia

Love As Resistance

Kaveree Bamzai

A new series captures real-life love stories in India across cultures, castes and religions

Hitchhiking to the Stars

Lhendup G Bhutia

Amateur astronomy is fuelling a boom in astro-tourism after Chandrayaan-3

The Facts Behind a White Paper

Siddharth Singh

Money was spent on welfare schemes at the cost of vital economic interests like infrastructure in the UPA era and the Modi government had to undo the damage