The nation’s democratic foundations are firm but our pluralism is on trial

Leave aside the Constitution, the hardware of the State. The Republic was in reality brought into being by an elite consensus around a ‘pure’ culture, what it should have and what must be left out. And Exhibit-A is dance.

The old grammar of aesthetics boiled things down to their essence. Expansivist Hindu ‘Kultur’ killed that delicate dance.

Renowned Hindustani classical vocalist Shubha Mudgal talks about folk music and its revival.

Pre-Independence, our cinemas too dreamt of a nation in the making. After ’47, they sought to heal the wounds.

What we know as the emblematic ‘­traditional’ wear is a modern yarn

Both medium and message, art shadowed the concerns of India’s ‘architects’. And art history rewrote its lexicon.

The nuts and bolts of ‘culinary Indianness’ are a bit loose, all floating in a borderless ma­­­rinade

We ask little of our buildings, yet agonise over mere spectacle

The rally was as much the story of Mamata’s own personal ambitions as it was about the Opposition’s show of unity.

The scheme promises Rs 5, 000 for each farmer, irrespective of his holding, spread over five seasons till 2021-22; livelihood assistance of Rs 12, 500 to each landless family; interest-free crop loans and Rs 2 lakh insurance cover for each farmer.

Despite keeping it low-key, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra's appointment could be the Congress’ boldest gamble to regain as much space as possible in Uttar Pradesh.

As India embraces Africa, older ties are reinforced by newer realities of mutual benefit

Barring a short period of surge due to Reliance’s output from the Krishna-Godavari basin, natural gas production in the country has failed to rise meaningfully, negating expe­ctations of having assured green fuel supplies at economic rates on long-term basis.

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Journalist and writer Rahul Singh's diary from Goa.

From biryani as prasad at a temple near Madurai to soap made of donkey's milk, read this and much more in The Subcontinental Menu this week.

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