South India

A Golden Bond

V Shoba

From ancient Roman coins to systematic investments, South Indiaís contract with gold remains unbroken

Gold’s Own Country

PR Ramesh

As gold prices crossed a record ₹1 lakh per 10 grams, PR Ramesh looks at how India came to own one-sixth of the world’s gold while claiming only 1 per cent of its global production

Hindutva with a Difference

Makarand R Paranjape

How BJP can cross the cultural and ideological barriers in the south

Calling the Shots

Kaveree Bamzai

Grabbing attention and coveted roles, women actors from the South are creating a national niche of their own

A Benighted Presidency?

Nanditha Krishna

The daring struggle for freedom in the south has long been neglected

Who’s Afraid of Hindi?

Rajeev Deshpande

The national education policy and political opposition to BJP add a new twist to an old debate

Power and Religion

Ira Mukhoty

The complex evolution of cultures and societies in the Deccan

It’s God’s Gold, Sorry

Nanditha Krishna

No government has the right to take away what’s given to the deity

Kanchipuram: The City of a Thousand Temples

Nanditha Krishna

Why Kanchipuram deserves World Heritage status

The Language of a Simulated Storm

Siddharth Singh

The national language deserves better instead of the periodic barbs of its alleged imposition

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South India

A Golden Bond

Gold’s Own Country

Hindutva with a Difference

Calling the Shots

A Benighted Presidency?

Who’s Afraid of Hindi?

Power and Religion

It’s God’s Gold, Sorry

Kanchipuram: The City of a Thousand Temples

The Language of a Simulated Storm

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