Daily Brief | A decade under Modi: Violence dips in Kashmir, turf lost to China and a civil war in Manipur, and more

A decade under Modi: Violence dips in Kashmir, turf lost to China and a civil war in Manipur

A quick look at how the Modi government fared on dealing with external threats and internal conflicts, and reforming the defence forces.

A brief history of Patanjali’s dangerous claims

From claiming to cure Covid to defying the Supreme Court, the ayurvedic company founded by yoga guru Ramdev has flouted the law several times.

Lok Sabha polls top updates: AAP observes mass fast against Arvind Kejriwal’s arrest

Prime Minister Narendra Modi reiterated his statement that the Congress’ poll manifesto ‘appears as if it was the manifesto of Muslim League’.

How ‘decolonial Hindutva’ marries nativist politics with left-wing vocabulary

Postcolonial populists are dressing up contemporary authoritarian politics as a project of decolonial liberation.

Searching for solace: A requiem for Rizwan

The Ram bhajans of DV Paluskar that once provided comfort seem to have little relevance in today’s shrill Hindutva nation.

‘A storm in an ocean’: Hindustani vocalist Kumar refused to be bound by orthodoxy

He exemplified the generative aspects of art well beyond narrowly construed genres.

‘Ma is Scared’: Anjali Kajal’s short stories step into the lives of ordinary women in northern India

The stories, selected and translated by Kavita Bhanot, represent a writing career spanning two and a half decades.

Start the week with a film: ‘Yannick’ is a comic take on trolls taking charge of art

Quentin Dupieux’s French-language movie is being streamed on MUBI.

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