Daily Brief: A Tamilian in Kalinga: Why state pride is at the centre of Odisha’s election, and more

A Tamilian in Kalinga: Why state pride is at the centre of Odisha’s election

How a Tamil bureacrat-turned-politician became Odisha’s most powerful man.

In the rise and fall of voter turnout in 2024, a sharp regional divide

Compared to 2019, turnout has largely fallen in northern states and risen in southern and western states.

The personal toll of political vitriol: A decade under Modi has torn apart families, friendships

The global rise of the far-right has been defined by an emotive politics that is less given to reason and facts and an extremist tilt.

Why is the penalty for a drunk driver killing people less severe than the punishment for murder?

In India, seven people are killed due to drunken driving each day. The maximum punishment for such deaths is two years’ imprisonment.

A new book of essays highlights the ways ‘development projects’ in Nicobar will endanger the island

An excerpt from the Introduction to ‘The Great Nicobar Betrayal’, edited by Pankaj Sekhsaria.

How Rukmini Devi Arundale modernised the Kalakshetra sari and made ‘Ahimsa silk’ fashionable

An excerpt from ‘Rukmini Devi Arundale: Arts Revivalist and Institution Builder’, by VR Devika.

Fiction: In her forties and divorced, Maya is enjoying a halcyon spell in Bombay, the city she loves

An excerpt from ‘The Enclave’, by Rohit Manchanda.

Death by delay: Revamping India’s ambulance services could save lives lost to road crashes

The country suffers a high burden of road accidents, but the medical emergency system is disorganised and lacks equipment and trained staff.

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