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Chandrashekar said the ghatam is one of the oldest instruments and is found in musical cultures across the world.

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Every inch of the ghatam holds a world of sounds: Sumana Chandrashekhar

The ghatam player, whose memoir has just hit the stands, on her journey to mastering an instrument long kept at the margins of tradition.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Assamese filmmaker Monjul Baruah.

Cinema and Society

Early exposure to literature helped me in filmmaking: Monjul Baruah

The Assamese filmmaker on his journey from reading novels in school to adapting literary works into award-winning films.

Herojit Nongmaithem

New Delhi seems to have underestimated Ladakh’s resolve: Siddiq Wahid

The academic and historian discusses the complexities in Ladakh and the circumstances that led to the escalation.

I started self-censoring myself: Hansda Sowvendra Shekhar

The author of The Adivasi Will Not Dance on how government censorship changed his writing approach, and more.

Baral said the problems lie within the country and the current generation of leaders who claim to represent Nepalese.

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Nepali army was in consultations with stakeholders in India during change: Biswas Baral

Baral discusses infiltrators, the army’s role, the selection of the interim Prime Minister via Discord, and the path to the March 2026 elections.

Nirupama Subramanian

The RSS bites deep into the society: Tanika Sarkar

The historian says the RSS works silently, out of sight, making its reach hard to gauge.

Fabric remembers the hand that touched it: Madhav Agasti

Tailor extraordinaire on how he stitched history across cinema and politics.

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Awwad said when you stand with Palestinians, you are supporting humanity.

India must side with Palestine, send a message to Israel: Waiel Awwad

The senior Syrian journalist examines Israel’s continuing war on Gaza and the expanding conflict across West Asia.

Nirupama Subramanian

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Grouping nomadic castes with touchable Dalits is a betrayal: C.S. Dwarkanath

The former head of the Karnataka State Commission for Backward Classes, speaks on internal reservation in the State.

Vikhar Ahmed Sayeed

Jerry Pinto reveals that he feels comforted by the very presence of books.

More regional voices should be translated across languages: Jerry Pinto

Mumbai-based writer-translator on his secret library, why translations are India’s literary lifelines, and more.

Nepal’s Gen Z leads mass protests demanding accountability and reform.

Nepal at the crossroads: Gen Z uprising and political change after Oli

The protests over censorship and corruption oust Oli, spark army rule, and open fierce debate on the country’s political future.

Nirupama Subramanian

The former Ambassador said India’s strategic autonomy depends on flexible diplomacy anchored in development and poverty reduction.

India’s boastful ‘third largest economy’ narrative undermined trade talks with the US: Vivek Katju

The former diplomat explains the turbulence in India’s foreign policy amidst shifting global power equations.

Nirupama Subramanian

Aatish Taseer in Bengaluru in October 2018.

The romance of home can contain dangers of its own: Aatish Taseer

The author of A Return to Self on what it means to be a writer exiled from his home country.

Abhinav Chakraborty

While Audrey Truschke expertly traces the genealogy of hate in her new book, India: 5,000 Years of History on the Subcontinent, she cautions against blaming history for our prevailing ills and bigotry.

The historian’s charge is not to forget: Audrey Truschke

The author on history’s truths, India’s futures, and the stories we choose to tell.

Shreevatsa Nevatia

The Ventriloquist’s Dream | A Frontline Perspectives Interaction

Michael the puppet and Prabir Das share their 50-year journey of magic, fame, and cultural legacy that inspired generations.

Suhrid Sankar Chattopadhyay

Triloki Nath Pandit, whose pioneering work has enhanced our understanding of the isolated tribal communities of the Andamans.

The Sentinelese are a beacon for the future: Triloki Nath Pandit

The anthropologist offers rare insights into the indigenous communities of the Andamans by tracing their ecology, social behaviour, and more.

Ajay Saini, Nancy

The Chairman speaks about how the IIGC relies on education and mediation to address content disputes in India’s booming creator economy.

Our attempt is to mediate: Sahil Chopra

IIGC Chairman explains why India’s first influencer governing body prefers education and voluntary adoption over punitive enforcement.

Mridula Vijayarangakumar

Jacob said the Modi–Xi meeting reflected only an uneasy stability, not a reset, with China pushing its narrative more effectively than India.

There is a Pakistan problem in India’s China policy: Jabin T. Jacob

The professor discusses Modi–Xi talks, India–China ties, Ladakh disengagement, trade gaps, Pakistan, and South Asia rivalry.

Nirupama Subramanian

According to Gautam Navlakha, reading is a communion. He said that he disappears into different voices when reading a book.

When you read a book, you disappear into different voices: Gautam Navlakha

From his early days with EPW to years in prison, the journalist shows how books sustain dissent, nourish freedom, and open a world beyond captivity.