Aswin Sekhar: From Ottapalam to Outer Space

Restoring Lost Heroes

Honouring lesser-known freedom fighters on independence day will be the culmination of Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav

Getting Better

Two major reports show a dramatic decline in the number of poor across India and the trend is likely to continue

The Perils of Buying a Home

The decision is predicated on assumptions that don’t often come through

Gianluigi Buffon: The Legend of Gigi

The Italian great retires from football after three decades of raising the goalkeeping bar

The Importance of Being Sudha Murty

The Victims Within

A hate campaign and other incidents in Andhra Pradesh expose the relentless persecution of Ahmadiyyas by Sunnis

Tyranny of the Union

On Goa government trying to block Uber

Benjamin Netanyahu: The Provocateur

He’s remaking Israel, for better or worse

Oppenheimer Beats Barbie in India. Why?

Oppenheimer was an event, much like a FIFA World Cup or the Olympics, which cuts across cultures and classes. Greta Gerwig’s Barbie, with its close identification with American girlhood in a pink paradise, did not have the same resonance in India, where the Mattel doll has never been too popular