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RSS and the akharas

The militant orders of Hindu asceticism have great influence on ordinary people and the Hindutva project has depended on their support. Now, it seems they cannot take the akharas for granted.

Mysteries of an ancient migration from India

The ancient relics found at the Bujang Valley site in Kedah, northern Malaysia, are Indian in origin, but there are more questions than answers.

A chorus of denials

Surreal hauntings

Mythology and military in Thailand.

A new era of chaos in Afghanistan

The US pullout decision has had an electrifying effect on countries like Russia, which is playing the honest broker, while China waits for the final rites to be read before it makes its move.

Finding his own way in a world of tradition

Zakir Hussain comes from a long line of classical percussionists yet he has played play for the movies as well as produce a fusion with western pop music while staying true to his classical roots.

The elephant in the room

The sea and the people

Mudra: Promise and reality

No jobs wave, and the makings of a banking crisis.

The birth of a political affinity

How do young people turn to politics? Sometimes it is an accident of birth, but others learn through protest, inquiry and by following their natural bent.

Crimes that must not be forgotten

Different nations have dealt with mass extermination in their own ways, but a public discussion on what happened and why is essential for everyone, to remember the past honestly and move on from

The Mahua story

Modern times and an iconic brew.

BB cream and the skin regime

Korean beauty products are all the rage. They’ve invaded the west and are setting the tone, whether it is pure and flawless or glass skin. In South Korea, apparently, that is the key to paradise.

China's belt loses its charm

The world’s biggest ever infrastructure initiative is attracting increasing flak but its author, China, seems undeterred by the controversy.

The complex business of predicting a flood

It happens every year during the monsoon but there’s precious little planning for the kind of deluge that hit Kerala.

The unknown Indian

No one knew of Sanjay Pradhan’s death. He was just one of the millions who traverse the country, working where they can, building a nation and dying alone.