The emphatic Congress win in Karnataka highlights again the limits of BJP’s strategy of communal polarisation.

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02-06-202341 STORIES

Who really were the Aryans?

In posthumously published Aryans, Charles Allen explores in meticulous detail the contentious history and politicisation of the Aryan identity.

Manu V. Devadevan

The genius of Miss Elanius

Which home does not have at least one Miss Elanius drawer, jammed with randomly assorted objects?

Ramakrishna Desiraju

‘The Kerala Story’ is greedy in its impulse to demonise Muslims

In it, expressions of love for India and Hinduism are intertwined with hostility towards Islam.

Prathyush Parasuraman

Girl power revolution: Anupama Hireholi from Saundatti creates history

Half a century after Vijay Tendulkar’s controversial play about the jogtin practice, the town will be known for something besides the Yellamma temple.

Go First filing for bankruptcy raises questions about ‘open skies’ policy

The government has constantly tweaked policy to favour private entrants in the airlines sector.

C.P. Chandrasekhar

Why India needs a museum for its fossils

We are losing invaluable palaeontological history because we have neither a legal framework nor the awareness to protect fossils.

Nandita Jayaraj

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