Bihar polls to be held in two phases, Nov 14 decision day

India, Oct. 7 -- Roughly 74.2 million people across 243 constituencies in Bihar will vote in assembly polls across two phases on November 6 and 11, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced on ... Read More

From Fire to Sabar Bonda: Dhrubo Jyoti writes on the quiet revolution in queer cinema

India, Oct. 3 -- In 2016, Rohan Kanawade lost his father. As the extended family gathered in their ancestral village in Maharashtra's Ahmednagar district to mourn the passing of this man who had worke... Read More

Of historical erasure, identity and trilingualism

India, Aug. 16 -- This particular book is focused on one day in the life of VO Chidambaram Pillai (VOC). At the height of the Swadeshi movement, for about two years from 1906, VOC ran a shipping compa... Read More

Interview: AR Venkatachalapathy, author, Swadeshi Steam

India, Aug. 16 -- Tell us about your new Tamil book, Tirunelveeli Ezucciyum Vaa.Vuu.Vi.yum 1908.This particular book is focused on one day in the life of VOC. At the height of the Swadeshi movement, f... Read More

Modi outlines vision centered around self-reliance, defence, pledges simpler GST

India, Aug. 15 -- Atmanirbharta (self reliance) is the foundation of Viksit Bharat (developed India) and over-dependence on foreign powers can cloud freedom itself, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said o... Read More