Romila Thapar

Books of the week: From Barack Obama's A Promised Land to A Foot in the Door, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar.

Ravana in the Ram Rajya age: A look at cultures that revere the mythological figure

Several communities in India are resisting, both knowingly and unknowingly, the imposition of a universal telling of the Ramayana that seeks to deny their particular histories.

The Friday List: From a taxidermy workshop to a lecture on migrant cultures in early India, your weekly calendar of virtual events

Every Friday, we'll bring you a curated list of online experiences — performances, talks, tours, screenings — to mark on your weekly calendar.

Books of the week: From Romila Thapar's Voices of Dissent to The Best Stories of Dhumketu, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar.

Over 300 personalities including actor Naseeruddin Shah, historian Romila Thapar issue statement against CAA, NRC

Over 300 eminent personalities from the creative and scholarly community of India, including actor Naseeruddin Shah, filmmaker Mira Nair, vocalist TM Krishna, author Amitav Ghosh have expressed solidarity with people protesting against the CAA and NRC.

Row over RSS chief’s remarks overblown, the institution is only seeking to define Hindutva as pluralistic

Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh sarsanghchalak Mohan Bhagwat’s recent comments, that the organisation regards the entire 130 crore population of India as members of “Hindu society”, has come at a time when the country is witnessing large-scale protests over a legislation that critics say is ‘anti-Muslim’, ‘divisive’ and part of BJP’s ‘majoritarian project’.

Books of the week: From Viswanathan Anand's autobiography to The Great Nicobar Island, our picks

Our weekly roundup of books that should be on your radar.

Citizenship Amendment Bill: Over 700 civil society members demand CAB's withdrawal in joint statement, ask govt not to 'betray the Constitution'

In the statement, they threw light on how 'the CAB 2019 tears to shreds the inclusive, composite vision of India that guided our freedom struggle,' and the execution of the bill would fundamentally alter the character of the Indian republic.

'More of us will speak every day': Cultural community deplores FIR against 49 celebs who wrote to Modi condemning 'lynchings'

Over 180 members of the cultural community, including actor Naseeruddin Shah, cinematographer Anand Pradhan, historian Romila Thapar and activist Harsh Mander among others, condemned the FIR lodged against 49 celebrities for an open letter they wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Protesting sedition charge against peers, TM Krishna, Romila Thapar among 180 signees on open letter to PM Modi

Among the 180 signatories are TM Krishna, Ranjit Hoskote, Romila Thapar, Mallika Sarabhai and Naseeruddin Shah, whose letter reads: 'More of us will speak every day. Against mob lynching. Against the silencing of people’s voices. Against the misuse of courts to harass citizens'.