The question is who the ideal ruler was, which Aurangzeb was not. Some say it was Akbar, but the Hindu right hates him with often greater zeal.
Updated25 Mar, 202509:37am
It’s the centenary year of India’s left-right battles, though the journey also witnessed moments of the left’s self-harming collusion with the right.
Updated11 Mar, 202509:17am
Would the horror movie end with any degree of finality or does peace at least look likely to return even if a tad tenuously for now?
Updated28 Jan, 202509:32am
One hopes for the sake of diplomatic dignity with which one grew up in Nehru’s India that the stories about denied invitations are untrue.
Updated21 Jan, 202508:53am
Zakir Hussain’s fans, many of them in the West, were always entranced by his ability to produce kaleidoscopic cycles of rhythm on the tabla.
Updated24 Dec, 202409:17am
Significantly, although the storm did rock the boat for Iran and Russia, their boats still remain tethered to the Syrian jetty.
Updated10 Dec, 202409:01am
The high-stake elections in the state, the view goes, are why India are held back from announcing its participation in Champions Trophy.
Updated19 Nov, 202409:18am