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Review: There’s a Disconnect Between What ‘Kuttey’ Is and What It Wants To Be
I don’t remember the last time I kept hoping for a Bollywood film to get better, and it only got worse.

‘Buried Monolgues’: An Art Project Integrating Archaeology and Aesthetics
The ongoing art and history show at Kerala's Kashi Hallegua Art Gallery in Mattancherry is bringing together artists, academics, and performers to explore the unnoticed pasts and the fluid …

‘Spare’, Prince Harry’s Hotly Touted New Memoir Is a Deluge of Unsolicited Information
The meat of the book lies in the deeply intimate portrait Harry paints of his rather private, very dysfunctional family – a brother with unhealthy sibling rivalry issues, an …

Adi Shankaracharya: An Advocate of Caste System Or a Liberal Hindu Thinker?
Critical remarks made by Kerala minister M.B. Rajesh about the Vedantic exponent were rebuked by the Union minister V. Muraleedharan. Excerpts from Shankara's philosophy vindicate the former's views.

A Battle Against Forgetting: Recording the Sordid Saga of Kashmir Since August 2019
Anuradha Bhasin’s new book, 'A Dismantled State: The Untold Story of Kashmir After Article 370', goes deep into the saga of a people betrayed and promises broken.

What’s a ‘Corrected’ Version of Indian History?
The Indian Council of Historical Research circulated a concept note, which, in its endeavour to present the ancient Indian political systems in a good light, draws a false equivalence …

Remembering the Two Pelés: The Pathbreaking Black Athlete and the Global Celebrity
There remain many ways to remember Pelé but each of them are united as markers of a remarkable life.

India Release of Pakistani Film ‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ Postponed Indefinitely
According to an industry insider, the highest-grossing Pakistani film of all time release was stalled due to resistance from certain sections.

Can Bharat Jodo Yatra Give a New Lease of Life to Rahul Gandhi?
The four-month long foot march may not have altered the political landscape but has strengthened the democratic process and put the Congress at the centre stage of opposition politics.