Mahesh Bhatt to UG Krishnamurti: I was in a spiritual coma. Why did you wake me up?
In 'The Ashes Are Warm', Mahesh Bhatt recounts his memories with his 'anti-guru' UG Krishnamurti.
India can’t rely on global tech giants for its digital systems. Prioritise sovereignty
In 'India Innovates: Technological Sovereignty in a Weaponized World', Pranjal Sharma assesses the recent acceleration of the nation's quest for attaining technological sovereignty in a weaponised world.
My darshan of god is always through my camera: Raghu Rai
In ‘Portrait of an Artist’, published by Kiran Nadar Museum of Art and Mapin Publishing in 2026, Rohit Chawla revisits a conversation with Raghu Rai on art, obsession and photography.
Is Kerala a true healthcare pioneer? NITI Aayog index is flawed
'The Kerala Club', edited by KM Chandrasekhar and TP Sreenivasan, explores one of India's most debated states, its triumphs, contradictions, and unresolved dilemmas.
Nehru’s enthusiasm, Jinnah’s silence, and Gandhi’s baffling indifference to Mohenjo-daro
In 'The Indus', Andrew Robinson looks at the vital legacy of the Indus Valley Civiliation within modern India.
From Heracles to Krishna—wrestlers’ weights and cultural exchange in the Kushan Empire
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It is speculated that the Mathura weights were considered especially novel or valuable, distinguished not only by material but also by their iconography.
When Guru Gobind Singh forgave a man for aiding enemy Mughal soldiers
In 'The Power of Doing Good', Harteerath Singh Ahluwalia shares the story of Sikh 'seva'—through the legacy of eleven Gurus.
The 1949 Tata heist—how a trusted clerk robbed Bombay House for lakhs
In 'The Bombay House Heist' Sunil Nair brings together some of the most astonishing and colourful crimes in India.
When a mill worker’s clenched fist in a 1934 film worried British censors in colonial Bombay
Photographing Civil Disobedience: Bombay 1930–31 brings together a rare collection of documentary photographs compiled in a historical album held in the Alkazi Collection of Photography, New Delhi.
Scientists are looking for the perfect anti-ageing blood cocktail. Billionaires can’t wait
In 'A Touch of Genius', editor Rudrangshu Mukherjee brings together, for the very first time, the work of all Indian winners of the Nobel Prize.
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Vijay’s promises will now face politics. Defeating Tamil Nadu behemoths was easy
The unexpected nature and scale of Vijay’s victory has left not just political observers but even sections within the TVK in a daze.
India-linked supertanker laden with LPG attempting Hormuz exit
If successful, its exit would mark the first observed passage by an India-linked tanker since a weeks-old US blockade of ships tied to Iran began, pushing Hormuz transits to nearly zero.
76 yrs on, exhibition on Korean War brings to life independent India’s 1st overseas military deployment
'Guardians of Neutrality: India's Korean Mission', organised in Delhi, brought out unknown and forgotten aspects of the war.
Muslim vote, X factor & limitations of regional politics: Takeaways from Bengal, TN, Kerala elections
On counting day, this special edition of National Interest looks at key takeaways from verdicts in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Assam. You’d err if you credit or blame BJP’s success only on Hindutva. It’s more than that.
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